The NRA Released An iPhone App That Teaches You How To Shoot
Amid tons of recent criticism, the NRA has decided to release an iPhone and iPad app that tests users' shooting prowess and provides information on state to state gun rights."NRA: Practice Range" is...
View ArticleOne Law Firm Is Asking Law Grads To PAY For The Chance To Work
We know job prospects in the legal industry are few and far between right now, but are they really bad enough that legal grads are willing to pay for the chance to be inside a law firm?Connecticut law...
View ArticleAmericans Applied To Buy More Than 5.5 Million Guns In The Last Two Months
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) received more than 2 million requests for background checks in November and more than 2.7 million in December, Jim Hoft of The Gateway...
View Article24 Must-See Charts That Will Make You So Much Smarter In The Gun-Control Debate
Many people agree that something should be done to curb mass shootings in America.But a dearth of data about domestic gun use has sometimes hamstrung the debate.Elisabeth Fosslien, a web analytics guru...
View ArticleThis Might Be Why Clarence Thomas Didn't Speak For Nearly Seven Years
Clarence Thomas shocked many U.S. Supreme Court observers today when he uttered his first phrase during oral arguments in nearly seven years.Still, Thomas wasn't actually asking a question.The...
View Article16,000 People Are Asking President Obama To Fire Aaron Swartz's Prosecutor
People are outraged over the death of Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old Reddit cofounder, at his own hands on Friday, a few months before he was scheduled to go to trial for the alleged theft of scholarly...
View Article12-Year-Old Boy Was Found Criminally Responsible For Killing Neo-Nazi Dad
A 12-year-old boy has been convicted of murdering his neo-Nazi father after a judge found he was fully aware that he was committing a crime.Joseph Hall, who was 10 at the time of the shooting, was...
View ArticleCosmo's Lawyer 'Bachelor Of The Year' Gives The Most Awkward Interview Ever
Cosmopolitan Magazine's newest Bachelor of the Year competed against Olympic athletes and a professional soccer player, but he thinks his legal background is what really set him over the edge.In a...
View ArticleProsecutor's Husband Fights Back Against Everyone Criticizing The Case...
U.S. District Attorney Carmen Ortiz's husband has had enough of people attacking his wife.Thousands of people have called on President Barack Obama to fire Ortiz after Reddit cofounder Aaron Swartz...
View ArticleHarry Reid: The Assault Weapons Ban Is Probably Doomed
The Democratically-controlled U.S. Senate will not be a free-for-all of new gun regulations following the shooting at Sandy Hook, according to Majority Leader Harry Reid.Instead, Senators will focus on...
View ArticleJoe Scarborough Held Up The Cover Of The Daily News And Called The NRA 'Sick'...
Joe Scarborough added a new chapter to his continued assault on the National Rifle Association on "Morning Joe" today, calling the organization "sick" for releasing a new video game that allows users...
View ArticleNew York Agrees To Implement The First Sweeping Gun Control Laws After The...
The New York Senate on Monday passed the first sweeping new gun measures since the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn., last month. The bill will be taken up by the New York assembly this...
View ArticleNY Law Would Protect Firearm Owners' Privacy After Gun Map Controversy
In addition to placing landmark restrictions on gun ownership, the gun bill working its way through the New York legislature could give gun owners new privacy rights.After The Journal News in...
View ArticleHere's What Clarence Thomas' Joke About Yale Yesterday Really Meant
Clarence Thomas finally spoke during oral arguments yesterday after a nearly seven-year silence, and it's pretty clear he was making a joke at the expense of Yale.The Supreme Court transcriber failed...
View ArticleA Box Of Human Heads Was Shipped From Rome To Chicago's O'Hare Airport
A box of 18 human heads designated for a potentially suspicious research facility in suburban Chicago has been detained at O'Hare Airport.The heads, shipped from Rome, were meant for a facility that is...
View ArticleLindsay Lohan Fired Her Lawyer Right Before Her 20th Court Appearance
Lindsay Lohan has fired her attorney Shawn Holley, who has kept her out of jail on several different occasions, TMZ and ABC 7 New York report.Lohan, 26, will be arraigned Tuesday in Los Angeles on...
View ArticleDid The Federal Prosecutors Treat Aaron Swartz Too Harshly?
After 26-year old entrepreneur and activist Aaron Swartz killed himself last week, his family and friends laid some of the blame on federal prosecutors who had charged him with crimes for a 2011...
View ArticleREPORT: Obama Will Announce His New Gun Control Proposals Wednesday, And He...
Politico's Reid Epstein reports that President Barack Obama will announce Wednesday his new plan to reduce gun violence, including proposals to ban high-capacity magazines, universal background checks...
View ArticleExperts Fear NY Gun Law Could Stop Dangerous People From Getting Help
NEW YORK (AP) — Mental health experts say a proposed New York state gun control law might interfere with treatment of potentially dangerous people and even discourage them from seeking help.One...
View ArticleSurvey Shows More Than A Few Law Students Would Use A Sugar Daddy To Pay Off...
After The New York Daily News ran an article Monday about college students using "sugar daddies" to offset the costs of an education, Above The Law decided to see what the legal community had to...
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