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Concealed carry laws are already in place in 49 states, and now Illinois is joining their ranks. Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a law that will allow residents to carry concealed guns. The legislature actually passed the concealed carry law more than a month ago, but Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed it and suggested particular changes. However, both chambers of the state legislature voted to override the governor’s veto. With the law now on the books, Illinois is the last state in the nation to permit some form of public gun possession, USA Today reports....

When a federal judge ruled that President Trump violated Twitter users’ First Amendment rights by blocking them from his @realDonaldTrump account, she warned: “Because no government official is above the law … we must assume that the President … will remedy the blocking we have held to be unconstitutional.” From that Twitter case to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation to alleged violations of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause, the words “President Trump” and “not above the law” are often colliding in headlines recently....

Freedom of the press is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution. Still, it doesn’t mean journalists can just do anything in pursuit of a scoop. There are rules and even the most dedicated reporter must adhere to them, however devoted to the truth. Questions about what journalists are allowed to do were recently considered in a reporter’s legal primer published by the Columbia Journalism Review. It looked at recording police in public and regular people on the phone, asking how far a reporter can go to get us what we want to know....

We here at FindLaw know that legal jargon can be confusing. We hear people misusing legal words and phrases all the time. So we’ve decided to help you better understand all the legal phrases tossed around on Law & Order. Here is a new educational series we like to call FindLaw’s Legalese 101. Per se is a latin phrase that means “through itself.” It also means “by itself or “in itself....

Ohio has executed its second death row inmate using a single shot lethal injection. The state executed Vernon Smith with its new shot lethal injection method. Vernon Smith was executed for the shooting death of a shopkeeper during a 1993 robbery. According to the Associated Press, this was the second time the new one drug method was used since it replaced the standard three-chemical combination. The death row inmate was pronounced dead eight minutes after the single dose of sodium thiopental began flowing at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility....

As the tumultuous last few years at MoviePass have proven, a subscription-based movie ticketing service is not the easiest thing to figure out. It turns out trying to price a monthly or yearly cost for unlimited movies is pretty tricky. MoviePass competitor Sinemia is also having trouble with its pricing model. Or, more accurately, is getting into legal trouble for allegedly adding hidden fees to its subscriptions. A group of Sinemia customers is claiming in a lawsuit that the subscription-based service “essentially became a bait-and-switch scheme....

Over the last few decades, electronic music has grown at an electrifying rate. Now, all someone needs to qualify as a musician is a computer and some software to mix up songs other people made. Capitalizing on the changing times, a new startup is hoping to mix up the music world of remixing by bringing order to the current chaos. The company, MetaPop, has created a new platform for not just the fans and creators of remixes, but also for the music labels that spend countless dollars on lawyers trying to enforce their copyrights....

The Internet is full of information about how to trick red light cameras and beat a red light ticket. Much of the information is dubious. What if you argue it wasn’t you driving the car? What if you spray reflective materials on your plates? What if you argue the light wasn’t yellow long enough? What if the photo is blurry? What if you were making a right turn on red? The list goes on and on…...

For years, state and local police departments have been piggybacking on federal investigations and statutes that allow for the forfeiture of property derived from or involved in criminal activity. While the law was intended to deprive criminals of the ill-gotten fruits of their illegal labor, too many police departments began seizing cash and property from people who were never convicted or even charged with a crime. (So much so that in 2014, Americans lost more to civil asset forfeiture than they did to burglary or robbery....

Just because someone injures you doesn’t mean you have the right to sue. Under the law, all lawsuits are subject to a statute of limitations. A statute of limitations is a defined time period that creates a definitive end to an injured party’s right to bring suit, with the goal of preventing a lawsuit from lingering indefinitely. If you don’t file a lawsuit before the time limit runs out, you no longer have an actionable legal claim....

Denied. If that was the response you got after filing an unemployment insurance claim, all is not lost. An unemployment hearing provides the recently unemployed a chance to contest their unemployment eligibility. Be sure to act promptly as there is usually a small window (typically 30 days) to request a hearing. To begin, knowing the reason for your denial is key to preparing for an unemployment hearing. Claims can be denied for various reasons, including: quitting voluntarily without good cause, misconduct, failing to make a timely request, and making false statements....

Click here! Update your login information, or your account will be frozen! Give us all of your personal information! Do it now! A phishing scam involves emails or websites that try to trick people into entering confidential information such as account usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, social security numbers, etc. Some phishing emails are obvious junk. They say you’ve won a contest for a trip to Bermuda. Some are trickier. They claim to be from Microsoft or Bank of America or the IRS....

Getting sued is always a pain – there is really no other way to put it. Even if you have done nothing wrong, you’ll need to respond to filings on deadline and submit to questions and spend your time on a complaint. Negligence in hiring suits are no different in this regard. But they are a little harder than some other claims insofar as you’re being blamed for systems you may not have put in place, or which you do not now oversee personally, rather than a negligent action you took....

If you’re injured in an accident, you might not think you have a legal claim for compensation. In fact, you may not even realize you’ve been injured right away. So do you lose your legal rights to damages if you don’t file a lawsuit first thing after an accident? Not quite, but there are time limits to bringing an injury lawsuit, after which you lose your right to sue. These statutes of limitation can vary depending on where you live, what kind of claim you’re filing, and when you discovered your injury....

If you get into a winter crash, can you blame the weather to avoid liability? Meeting challenging winter conditions on the road takes skill, experience and attentiveness. Unfortunately, each winter many drivers come up short, causing thousands of automobile accidents on the road. Winter car accidents often involve snow, ice or slush, or dense fog. But when you get into a crash during bad weather, will you face liability? Here’s a general overview of what drivers need to know:...

Eleven months of pre-death pain and suffering is worth a whopping $3 million under New York medical malpractice law. At least until it’s appealed to the state’s highest court. Theresa Capwell was admitted to Westchester Medical Center on September 18, 2000 with a diagnosis of pancreatitis. After being placed on a ventilator due to acute respiratory distress, she suffered a heart attack. The heart attack resulted in brain damage, leaving her in a persistent vegetative state....

One in three Americans are sitting on a patentable idea, but very few of them have actually applied for a patent. According to a recent FindLaw.com survey, 32 percent of Americans have an idea that they would deem patent-worthy, but only 10 percent of home inventors have even taken the first step toward obtaining a patent for an invention. What else does this survey reveal about American desire to innovate and invent, and how can patents help?...

Selling to big businesses can be intimidating for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Although making a deal with a big company can often be the key to success for small companies, it can also lead to the end if your small business can’t meet or afford to produce for the big business demand. After getting the deal done, scaling the business is frequently a substantial hurdle small businesses face. The following 5 legal tips will help your small business make that sale and deliver....

Much has been written of late about the activities of health insurance provider Anthem Blue Cross in California. First, the insurer announced a rate hike of 39 percent, resulting in hearings in Washington and Sacramento. Then, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced an investigation into possible violations by the company of California regulations and law. Now, according to The Los Angeles Times, Anthem is being sued by Consumer Watchdog for claimed violations of the state’s health and safety and business codes....

An Arizona couple had to regain custody of their children after Wal-Mart employees and local authorities deemed their bath time photos child pornography. Their horror story has many wondering: what exactly constitutes child pornography? As the Arizona Republic reports, the three girls of Lisa and Anthony Demaree were 5, 4 and 1 and a half years old when 8 photos of the kids in the bathtub and playing were amongst 144 vacation photos the family took to Wal-Mart for processing....