A non-profit, non-partisan group, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), which advocates for free-speech and due process rights in higher education, last year surveyed 53 top-ranked U.S. colleges and universities and found major deficiencies in how those rights are protected in campus investigations of alleged sexual misconduct. That leads to a related question: […]
Month: January 2019
Article: What a Criminal Defense Attorney Tells His Children About Pledging a Fraternity or Sorority
On many campuses, college culture is synonymous with Greek life. Every year students attend rush events hoping to be picked to pledge a fraternity or sorority both to be part of a social group, and to enjoy what is usually an active party scene. With the spring semester now in full swing, many students are […]
Article: For Parole Violation, Father Blocked from Donating Kidney to Severely Ill Son
UPDATE: Despite the cancellation of his father’s donation due to parole violation, A.J. Burgess received a kidney transplant from a deceased donor in November 2017. He is now a happy and thriving three-year-old boy whose life is celebrated by friends and family. Beyond incarceration, criminal offenses often have other unfortunate ramifications, in areas like employment […]