Veteran’s Day
Veterans Day became a legal holiday in the United States in 1938. Originally known as Armistice Day, it commemorated the end of World War I fighting on November 11, 1918. The term "Veterans Day" was first used in 1947 at a parade in Birmingham, Alabama, organized by World War II veteran Raymond Weeks.
Please remember that without these veterans and their sacrifices, we would not enjoy the blessings of the present in this wonderful country. Due to this fact, there are multiple laws related to Veterans Day, including federal, state, and employer laws:
Jack Nicklaus Is Enmeshed in a Life Rights Dispute
Perhaps there’s something in the air, but life and likeness rights appear to be rumbling around the collective unconscious right now. Pink Floyd’s recent blockbuster catalog sale included name and likeness rights, and the current season of Only Murders in the Building has also included a subplot about life rights. While this can seem like a pretty standard part of entertainment industry deal making, there are some downsides to it — and few things illustrate that as well as the case of legendary golfer, Jack Nicklaus.
Inmates sue SCDC, alleging underpayment for prison labor and deductions for room and board
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are switching it up on y'all this week, with the classic Copy and Paste.
Last week we had motion hearings to protect a class of people often over looked in SC court systems - inmates. I understand many of y'all may have a different perspective (which I love), but all people have rights, including inmates.
DOJ sues Virginia for allegedly purging noncitizens from voting rolls too close to election
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Virginia, alleging that the commonwealth removed noncitizens from its voter rolls too close to Election Day.
The complaint alleges that the state Board of Elections and Virginia Commissioner of Elections Susan Beals violated the federal National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), which mandates that states must complete their maintenance program no later than 90 days before an election under a clause known as the Quiet Period Provision.
You are a Superhero!
"On Thursday, September 26th, 2024, a tribunal of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)’s Trademark Trial and Appeals Board issued a single decision canceling four separate trademarks. The trademarks, all featuring variants of the word “superhero” and owned jointly by comics colossi DC and Marvel, have been in force since 1967.
Police Say Just Give Criminals Your Car Keys
A while ago news broke that Toronto police, facing a crime wave, have offered new instructions to citizens: leave your keys at the front door for criminals.
“To prevent the possibility of being attacked in your home, leave your [key] fobs at your front door,” Const. Marco Ricciardi is heard telling citizens and reporters at a recent community meeting.
How a Facebook Joke sparked a SWAT Raid that created a Major Step Toward Police Reform
As a society, we like to talk a lot about "protecting our Rights". But changes in this direction are unlikely to happen if we continue to protect political actors and agencies from civil liability, simply because they’re wearing a badge or have a title when they violate our rights.
US judge strikes down FTC ban on worker 'noncompete' agreements
A federal judge in Texas barred a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers' rivals or launch competing businesses. U.S. District Judge Ada Brown in Dallas said the FTC, which enforces federal antitrust laws, does not have the authority to ban practices it deems unfair methods of competition by adopting broad rules.
COME JOIN GO-GIVERS ON TUESDAY MORNING
We start this book and study, Tuesday from 7:30am - 8:30am, in the Ground Zero Building right downtown Myrtle Beach, SC, to study the original Go-Giver Book. Meet with other professionals to learn how to be better at work and at home, also a chance to network your business.
Oh, it is all free - including the book.
Group tells members it’s OK to criticize, but don’t dare call Trump conviction 'partisan'
Recently, the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) members about a message posted by President Maggie Castinado, President-Elect James T. (Tim) Shearin, and Vice President Emily A. Gianquinto warning them about criticizing the prosecutions of former President Donald Trump. The message from the bar leadership is chilling for those lawyers who view cases like the one in Manhattan as a raw political prosecution.
New Jersey’s Plastic Bag Law
A new study published by Freedonia Custom Research confirmed that New Jersey’s law, which went into effect in 2022, backfired badly.
While the state’s ban — which, unlike those of other states, also prohibited single-use paper bags — led to a more than 60 percent decline in total bag volumes, it also had an unintended consequence: a threefold increase in plastic consumption for grocery bags.
Are shoppers legally required to stop for receipt checkers at store exits?
Recently, in response to an uptick in thefts from retail stores receipt checkers are being placed at store exits to check receipts as a person leaves as proof of purchase for merchandise. But are shoppers legally required to stop? Let’s talk about it!
Sharks test positive for cocaine off Brazil's coast
I have never represented a shark - sure some people described as sharks, but not a shark. However, I am open to it as sharks have now tested positive for cocaine off Brazil’s coast.
Scientists with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation tested 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks who all tested positive for the drug, and 12 out of the 13 also tested positive for benzoylecgonine, cocaine’s primary metabolite.
Assassination attempts against US Presidents and candidates
Candidate and Former United States President Donald Trump was wounded in an assassination bid during a campaign rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania over the weekend. As you know, assassination is a homicide or attempted homicide of a prominent or important person.
South Carolina bride killed on her wedding night DUI settlement
A South Carolina judge signed off on a $1.3 million settlement in the case of a bride who was killed, allegedly by a drunken driver, just hours after getting married, according to media reports. Jamie Lee Komoroski, 26, allegedly barreled her rental car into a golf cart carrying the victim, Samantha Miller, 34, and her new spouse Aric Hutchinson near Charleston, South Carolina, on April 28, 2023.
Treason against the state: America declares Independence
Treason doth never prosper; what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason.
John Harington
Saint Thomas More
To be an excellent attorney, you must focus on nothing but your business and clients. To be a good father, you must sacrifice your professional duties. To be Godly, you must only focus on God. Saint Thomas More proved these all to be myths.
June 22nd, is the Feast Day of Saint Thomas More, the day in which Christians celebrate and honor the heroic virtue of this holy man who went before us.
When a 20th Century US President Prosecuted His Political Opponent
“Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime,” Lavrentiy Beria, the minister of internal affairs of the Soviet Union, famously said.
What is Next for Donald Trump?
Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records, a class E felony that is punishable by a fine, probation or up to four years in prison per count.
What does this look like with elections right around the corner?
This will be an interesting election and time for our country for all those involved - which should be every single Citizen of the United States.
Memorial Day
Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared it should be May 30. It is believed the date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country.