Monthly Archives: July 2026
Community Service As A Criminal Penalty
When you were a child, you probably sometimes saw men in orange jumpsuits picking up trash by the side of the road in the Florida heat as you drove down a decidedly pedestrian-unfriendly road, such as the Florida Turnpike. Your parents might have tried to turn it into a cautionary tale about why you… Read More »
Your Social Media Accounts Can Testify Against You
In the old days, musicians used to promote their music and their performances by taping posters to telephone poles and selling cassette tapes out of the trunks of their cars. Today, they can reach an exponentially bigger audience by posting their music on social media and updating their content with new photos frequently to… Read More »
Acting Attorney General Moves Cannabis From Schedule I To Schedule III
If your policy has been to smoke a joint every time a state or local government allows a new cannabis product for medical or recreational use or every time someone in the federal government says that it is time that federal law stopped counting cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, you have probably… Read More »
Solicitation Of An Adult Is Worse Than The Average Misdemeanor Conviction
Most sex-related offenses require convicted defendants to register on the sex offender registry for at least a few years after they have completed their prison or probation sentences. The only sexual crimes that do not require sex offender registration are the ones that do not involve minors and do not involve physical violence. Simply… Read More »