Mental Disability and Capacity to Consent to Sexual Activity
Learn how courts weigh mental disability and capacity to consent to sexual activity, from assessing understanding to guardianship, supports, and reporting.
Is a Temporary Restraining Order Immediately Appealable?
Learn whether a temporary restraining order is immediately appealable in federal court, from the narrow exceptions that allow review to faster trial-court remedies.
Michael Kenyon: Attacks, Arrest, Plea, and Zappa Song
Learn how the Michael Kenyon Illinois Enema Bandit case unfolded, from his pattern of attacks through arrest and prosecution to his place in popular song.
What to Do If Someone Breaks Into Your House: Rights, Claims, and Recovery
Learn what to do if someone breaks into your house, from staying safe and working with police to filing insurance claims and understanding your legal rights.
Organized Retail Crime: Federal Charges, RICO, and State Felonies
Learn how organized retail crime penalties work across state and federal law, from felony theft charges to racketeering exposure, forfeiture, and civil liability.
Emergency Situations: Protection Orders, Withdrawals, and FEMA Aid
Learn how emergency petitions, orders, and financial aid work, from urgent court protection to accessing retirement funds and federal disaster relief.
If You File a Police Report, Is It Public Record?
Learn how police reports function as public records, from what agencies release and withhold to how to request copies and push back on a denial.
Permanent Protective Order: Filing, Hearing, and Enforcement
Learn how a permanent protective order works, from filing and the court hearing through what it can require, how it's enforced, and modifying or ending it.
What to Do If You’re Falsely Accused of a Crime?
Learn what to do if you're falsely accused of a crime, from protecting your rights and building a defense through the stages of a case and life afterward.
What Is Access Device Fraud? Penalties, Sentencing, and Defenses
Learn how federal access device fraud charges work, from the conduct the law covers and how sentences get calculated to the defenses that fight the case.