Getting a record of your tax returns is now easy. You don't have to request a copy or wait to receive it in the mail. The United States Department of the Treasury recently launched a web application that allows Americans to directly download their tax returns from the...
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Illinois Supreme Court Finds Eavesdropping Law Unconstitutional
The Illinois Supreme Court struck down the eavesdropping law that sent an Illinois citizen to prison for recording a telephone conversation with a court-reporter supervisor without the latter's consent, and posting it on her website. As she could not make bail, she...
Low Levels of Vitamin D Result from and Not the Cause of an Illness
Serious diseases such as cancer and diabetes have been attributed to low levels of vitamin D. A 2012 study published in Dermato-Endocrinology Journal said the mortality rate for cancer among African-Americans is 30 percent higher than that of others, specifically due...
Ohio Continues to Lead in Metal Theft Insurance Claims
The Metal Theft Report released in May 2014 by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reveals that Ohio ranks first for metal theft insurance claims in the U.S. once again, despite the overall decline in claims. While Ohio ranked first in metal theft claims to...
Court Reporters in North Carolina Facing Uncertainty
Will court reporters become a symbol of the past? North Carolina is considering reducing the number of human reporters in courtrooms and using more digital recorders. It seems to be a battle of man vs. machine and the question is about saving time and money. Read More
An Overview on How Social Media Impacts the Legal Industry
Online networks are increasingly serving as great platforms to investigate and help solve crimes with the help of the significant evidence they provide. As such, social media monitoring plays a crucial part in a legal firm’s trial preparation process. Read More
New Research Finds Possibilities to Predict Melanoma Risk
A team of researchers at Oregon State University have found a specific biochemical process that can make normal, healthy skin cells change into cancerous melanoma cells. Their research findings can help assess melanoma vulnerability and also lead to the development of...
Harlem’s Stories to be Preserved and Documented
An oral history project is being carried out with Harlem, New York City in focus. The Harlem neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City carries much history, and it isn't those details alone that would fill the pages of a history book. There are histories at a personal...
General Motors Announces Compensation
General Motors has finally come up with a compensation plan for victims of the company's ignition-switch failure that caused many fatal as well as non-fatal accidents and led to the recall of 2.6 million cars by the company, most of which were the Chevrolet Cobalt and...
The Appellate Process – Important Cog in the Legal Mechanism
Law firms would need to safeguard all the transcripts of proceedings with them, particularly trial transcripts, since these are critical to the success of appeals. Read More