Most people look up to their attorney for advice during a difficult situation, and while the information they receive might be the same, clients are finding themselves looking down at Attorney Lori Fospal, who recently became the state’s youngest lawyer admitted to the bar. Clients aren’t looking down on Fospal because of her lack of […]
The Legal Side of Snapchat
My brother is an attorney in Illinois, and a post he shared yesterday about schools forcing students to divulge their social media passwords in the event of a student policy infraction got me thinking. Facebook, Twitter or Ask.FM accounts make it pretty easy for investigators to find evidence of cyber bullying or another crime, but what […]
Minnesota Criminal Records Could Soon Move Online
The Minnesota Supreme Court appears poised to move forward with a plan to put the majority of court records online. Currently, if you want to view a person’s criminal complaints or pending lawsuits, you have to go down to the courthouse, and you typically have to pay money to get a printout of the document. […]
How Police Get You To Confess To A Crime You Didn’t Commit
You’ve all seen the way Hollywood portrays interrogations on television. A dark room, spotlight on the accused, maybe a little good cop-bad cop action. Now, that’s not exactly how interrogations go down in the real world, but police officers are very good at getting people to admit to things or to implicate themselves during these sessions. […]
Preliminary Hearing Scheduled in Slender Man Stabbing
Two Wisconsin teens accused of stabbing a classmate to appease a fictional horror character will find out this week if they’ll be tried on attempted homicide charges. The “Slender Man” case has garnered national attention for its absurdity and for the ages of those involved. Prosecutors allege that the two Waukesha girls planned to kill another […]
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