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Fact or Fiction: It’s Illegal to Sell Cakes out of Your Home in Some States
May 20, 2018
This is a fact! New Jersey completely bans the sale of homemade food. In Rhode Island, only farmers can legally sell food made at home, while if they wish to sell jams, fruits pies or syrups, they have to grow the main ingredient.
The biggest issue, of course, is health
Does Seattle Have the Craziest Rental Laws in the Country?
May 12, 2018
Does Seattle have the kookiest rental laws in the country?
In most states existing laws already prohibited landlords from choosing renters based on characteristics such as race, gender and sexual orientation.
But in 2016 the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance requiring landlords to pick the first
Is Your DNA Private? How Investigators Used Public DNA Data to Catch A Killer
May 6, 2018
You may have never heard of the “Golden State Killer,” who went on a spree of murder and rape back in the 1970s and 80s. He killed at least 12 people, raped more than 50 and committed 100 burglaries between 1974 and 1986 in Northern and Southern California, without leaving
Guilty! What was Different in Bill Cosby’s Second Trial?
April 27, 2018
In recent years, more than 50 women have accused Bill Cosby of sexual abuses, including rape. Cosby admitted to philandering, and to giving quaaludes to women as part of an effort to have consensual sex.
This week a jury found Bill Cosby guilty of drugging and sexually
Scary Uber Rides. Will Lawsuits Force Change?
April 20, 2018
In 2014 a woman in Los Angeles ended up on a nightmare ride to an abandoned lot almost 20 miles off the route to her home. Once at the lot, her Uber driver locked the doors. Only when she screamed did he finally return her home. In
How did the FBI Raid the President’s Personal Attorney?
April 13, 2018
In a historic development, President Trump’s personal attorney of “What Polls??” viral fame, Michael Cohen, has had his office, home, and even hotel room raided by the FBI.
Cohen has worked for Trump since 2006 and served for a decade as
Should Parents be Charged When Their Kids Roam Free? Utah Says No!
April 8, 2018
Should children be allowed to do these activities without adult supervision:
Walk around their neighborhood?
Walk to school?
Take the subway home?
Play in a public park?
Walk home from a friend’s house?
Believe it or not, many parents have been arrested, had their children taken away by authorities, and
Court Rules Starbucks Must Post Cancer Warnings, But Not Diabetes?
March 30, 2018
If you’ve ever been to California, you’ll have noticed large black and white signs posted in seemingly every kind of establishment and next to all kinds of products.
California state law requires all businesses with at least 10 employees to notify Californians about chemical exposure that can cause cancer and
Are the Trump White House Nondisclosure Agreements Enforceable?
March 24, 2018
A few weeks after he was elected president of the United States, Donald Trump decided he would require his White House staff to sign non-disclosure agreements (aka NDAs) — just as Trump Organization employees and Trump wives were required to. Although Trump was advised that NDAs for federal government
Can a Totally Inexperienced Person Become a Federal Judge?
March 16, 2018
Believe it or not, the U.S. Constitution sets forth no specific requirements about who can become a federal judge.
Federal judges include Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges. These are all nominated by the President and confirmed by the