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Injuries Caused by Recalled Vehicles

One of the last thing that a driver imagines happening when they get behind the wheel, start the ignition, pull out into the street and merge onto the highway is to get stuck in cruise control and barrel at top speed into the back of braking tractor trailer.

Charges Stemming from Paintball Fights

In Detroit, paintball enthusiasts began staging mini gun fights and drive-bys with paintball guns, instead of real guns.

Condoms as Instruments of Crime

Under the touted banner of fighting human trafficking, Pennsylvania law enforcement is cracking down on sex workers, and in an unusual way.

Why Semi-Trucks Are the Most Dangerous Vehicle on St Louis Roads

Semi-trucks can be very dangerous. They are big, carry dangerous cargo, and sometimes have negligent drivers behind the wheel.

Parenting After Divorce

Time-sharing in Florida.

The Emergence of Aboriginal Jurisprudence: Decolonizing the Canadian Legal System

This paper argues that the Canadian legal and constitutional framework needs to be constructed on a broader, multi-juridical base, namely one that recognizes Aboriginal legal traditions as “giving rise to jurisdictional rights and obligations.”

INTRODUCTION TO SETTLER COLONIAL LEGAL THEORY

There is growing demand for reflection and critical scholarship on settler colonialism as a distinct social and historical formation. This need arises from the fact that settlers ‘come to stay’: they bring with them political orders, and assert claims to sovereignty in the lands they occupy.

How to Determine Whether Another Driver Was Negligent

As anyone who’s ever been in a car accident can tell you, it can be an overwhelmingly stressful experience. In addition to any damage to the vehicles involved, people are sometimes injured, in which case a whole slew of additional problems may arise, such as lost time at work, doctors’ bills, and pain and suffering.

The Tragic Dangers of Duck Boats

A recent, preventable disaster involving duck boats happened near Branson, Missouri, killing 17 people (nine of them belonged to one family) on July 19. The outing was used as part of a tour of the area, including a ride on Table Rock Lake. Soon after the 74-year-old vehicle went into the water, high waves caused by a sudden storm swamped it, causing it to capsize and sink.

MARYLAND SEX CRIMES: PRIEST/MINISTER/SPIRITUAL ADVISOR

A priest who once worked at Loyola University Maryland was removed from his ministry duties in Pennsylvania after allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with two minors surfaced, according to news reports.

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