September 17, 2020
The media often presents white collar crime as big corporation embezzlement or public corruption. Any charge involving nonviolent crimes for financial gain may fall under the term. But as The Herald-Mail reports, a Missouri man exploited a computer system glitch to swindle from the airline and his family and friends. Refunding the nonrefundable A Ladue...
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September 16, 2020
The right to be left alone, the right to silence, and to be free from harassment are rights often cited as essential to the First Amendment, but are being put to the test in the communications age due to the abusive potential of modern electronic communication. Free speech and anti-harassment laws are being considered by...
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September 9, 2020
One of the most common methods that law enforcement agencies use to catch would-be child sexual abusers is the online sting operation. Police officers will post profiles or ads on sites like Craigslist, pretending to either be an underage person or pretending to offer an underage person for sex. People respond to the posts, agree...
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September 9, 2020
Missouri law prohibits knowingly communicating a threat to another person if it frightens, intimidates, or causes emotional distress. You cannot use coarse language, offensive to one’s “average sensibility” that puts another person in reasonable apprehension of offensive physical conduct, contact, or harm. Court decisions are sorting out just how First Amendment protection extends to the...
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August 27, 2020
On January 1, 2017, there were substantial revisions to current Missouri criminal federal laws which have a significant effect on school districts. Student misconduct must be reported under the Safe Schools Act. Felony harassment covers a person who “without good cause, engages in any act with a purpose to cause emotional distress to another person, and...
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August 12, 2020
Title IX states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” In far too many schools across America, students with Title IX claims made against them...
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July 1, 2020
The Second Amendment in the United States Constitution protects and guarantees the right of individuals to keep and bear arms. It affirms our rights and was designed to prohibit the government from infringing upon that right. It is our constitutional right to own a gun to protect ourselves and our families. In times of desperation...
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