Will Alec Baldwin Go to Jail for Involuntary Manslaughter?
Prosecutors in New Mexico say they will charge Alec Baldwin with two counts of involuntary manslaughter arising out of the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of …
Kayne West Has Many Issues … Estate Planning Issues
Rapper Ye, the artist formerly known as Kayne West, can’t stay out of the news for one reason or another. However, lately, he has been making many life changes affecting …
‘What You Need to Know’ About Morality Clauses
You’d have to be living under a rock not to have heard of the recent scandal at ABC’s “GMA3: What You Need to Know,” the third hour of its popular …
Does Jen Shah Need a Power of Attorney in Jail?
Now that “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah has been sentenced, she’s probably thinking about what she should do before serving 6.5 years in federal prison. While …
Can a Blog Post Get You Convicted of Murder?
Last year, a jury in Portland, Oregon, convicted romance novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy of second-degree murder for the 2018 death of her husband, Daniel Brophy. The state’s case against her was pretty …
No, Santa Claus Is Not a Criminal
An impassioned, poignant, and 100% legally accurate defense of Santa Claus. Thank you for your attention, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, on this very important case. My client, Santa …
It’s Not ‘Assault’ if You Run Onto an NFL Field and Get Tackled
Don’t expect the law to support you if you do something stupid. At least that’s the lesson NFL linebacker Bobby Wagner will have taught a protester during Week 4’s Monday …
What Can You Do If Your House Has a ‘Watcher?’
True crime and thriller fans alike probably took notice of the release of Ryan Murphy’s “The Watcher” on Netflix earlier this fall. The limited series is fiction, but many of …
LOL or SOL?: When a Prank Goes Too Far
Americans love pranks. Hidden camera tv shows fooling people have been popular since 1960’s “Candid Camera” and even 40 years later with Ashton Kutcher’s Punk’d. Pranks and challenges go viral …
What Sally McNeil and Brittany Smith’s Murder Cases Teach Us About Self-Defense
The true crime documentary machine continues churning out content, with two new Netflix documentaries highlighting what it means to act in self-defense. “Killer Sally” and “State of Alabama vs. Brittany …