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College athletes are often seen as role models, but in the wake of recent scandals like the one at Baylor, certain universities are taking a strong stance on who they are going to allow to play for them.
The University of Illinois may be next on that list.
UI Plans to Ban Athletes with Domestic and Sexual Violence Histories
The University of Illinois is the second of the Big Ten schools – Indiana University was the first [...]
Recently thirteen people were arrested on drug trafficking charges in the Chicago area. Federal agents conducted a two-year investigation on Chicago’s Northwest side and in western suburbs and discovered an operation that distributed fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine. Many transactions allegedly occurred, including one at an Aurora gas station.
Arrests like these are becoming more common as the federal government cracks down on drug trafficking. Federal, state, and local agencies are acting in cooperation to put a stop to drug [...]
Just because a crime doesn’t involve violence, that doesn’t mean the penalties will be any less severe.
If you commit a white collar crime – a nonviolent, financially motivated crime such as fraud, embezzlement, bribery, money laundering, forgery, and others – you could be punished with a number of consequences, including:
Being falsely accused of a crime like shoplifting can be confusing and unsettling, and you may not know what to do. How do you fight back against the word of a store manager or security personnel? What kind of evidence can help your case? What are your rights?
Unfortunately, this isn’t just some imaginary “what if” scenario. False shoplifting accusations occur all the time.
Case-in-point? Last year, a 12-year-old girl and her 13-year-old friend were falsely accused of [...]
Asset forfeiture has recently come under scrutiny in our country. Many police officers are abusing their power and seizing assets from people of color and those with lower incomes as opposed to large-scale drug enterprises, which is why the law was passed in the first place.
Luckily, our state – along with numerous other states – is seeking to reform these unfair laws that violate a person’s due process rights.
Let’s first look at what happens during asset [...]
