Never backing down from your fight
In most U.S. states, a person must be at least 18 years old in order to consent to get married. However, these age requirements can easily be set aside when certain legal “exceptions” apply, whether it’s a parent consenting to the marriage or a judge providing official judicial consent to the child marriage. These exceptions mean that, often, it is not…
The United States Supreme Court has said that it will not hear a case challenging Colorado’s legalized marijuana laws. The lawsuit was filed by Colorado’s neighboring states, Nebraska and Oklahoma, with the plaintiffs alleging that the legalization of pot in Colorado had caused illegal drug activity in their own states as users, and distributors, crossed state borders. Nebraska and Oklahoma sought to…
The NJ Supreme Court recently handed down a decision that potentially expands the ability of state law enforcement to use roving wiretaps in criminal cases. The important decision was issued in the case of Hector Feliciano, a convicted drug dealer who had been accused of trafficking heroin throughout Camden, New Jersey. Camden County prosecutors had argued that Feliciano was the leader of a…
More Americans than ever are addicted to prescription drugs, with prescription drug overdose deaths at an all-time high, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The federal government has responded by pushing states, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania, to require doctors to log in to a national database that tracks painkiller prescriptions. The official drug czar for…