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Several school districts in the Charlotte metro area head back to school this Monday morning. In North Carolina, students in Ashe County and Avery County start school. In South Carolina schools in Lancaster, Chester, Fort Mill, Chesterfield, and Clover counties will also resume. The school year brings the typical symptoms: back-to-school sales, first-day jitters, new […]
Why did the bicycle fall over? It was two-tired. Horrible jokes aside, bicycles are a common sight on the roads of North Carolina, and, as bike lanes become more prevalent, their numbers will only increase. Appropriately, the North Carolina General Assembly has just made some important changes to laws concerning cyclist safety. Starting December 1, […]
I’m not about to dive into the ins and outs of the law of concealed carry in North Carolina. You can read the laws at your leisure. I’m not going to dive into the controversy over the right to bear arms and the right to carry a concealed firearm. You can have that discussion with […]
The criminal defense attorney’s quiver contains several arrows, useful in defending clients against government overreach and constitutional violations. One of these arrows is the US Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio. The main holding of that case is that an officer must have reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to perform an investigative stop of a person. […]
This is a letter written by an AILA Member and credit is provided at the end of the article. During my week as a volunteer attorney in San Antonio, I visited with a mother and child at the Karnes family detention center who had been transferred from the Artesia detention center when it closed. The […]
This article is provided and authored by LegalShield, Unwanted sales calls and text messages can be a major annoyance. You can prevent most unwanted sales calls by registering on the National Do Not Call Registry. Scammers and unscrupulous businesses do not adhere to the Do Not Call List and may use robocalls and spam texts […]
This article is provided and authored by LegalShield, Along with the joy and fun pets bring to our lives, they also bring the occasional headache. These tips may help you avoid common legal disputes involving your family pets. Call your LegalShield provider law firm if you need assistance. Keep your pet under control at all times. You […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the American Immigration Council (Council) welcome a decision released Friday evening by U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Flores v. Lynch, No. 85-04544 (C.D.Ca.), which ruled that children should generally be released from detention within five days-preferably to a parent, including a parent with whom they […]
With a crime on someone’s record, there’s a good chance that an arrest by immigration authorities will be followed by detention. When a noncitizen comes into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), one of the first things that the deportation officer will do is determine whether or not to grant a bond. A […]
This article is provided and authored by LegalShield, Many people believe all of their online communication is protected and private but in many cases this is not true. Your online communications may impact attorney confidentiality, be used against you in legal proceedings or lead to civil defamation suits. It is vital to protect yourself by […]