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The criminal justice system is unfair. Some people cant afford expensive lawyers meaning they will be treated differently and more than likely not win their case due to not having money for a expensive lawyer.

The criminal justice system is unfair. Some people cant afford expensive lawyers meaning they will be treated differently and more than likely not win their case due to not having money for a expensive lawyer.

Every year immigration lawyers help thousands of clients begin a new life in America the legal way. Unfortunately there's is 11 million illegal immigrants living in America currently, the effects of having this many is loss of job opportunities for citizens, loss of billions of dollars in tax money, and dealing with crime rate involving illegal immigrants.

Article about a class-action suit against the cities of Mt. Vernon and Burlington (both in Washington) for failing to provide meaningful representation to poor defendants facing misdemeanor charges. The lawyers handled 1,000 cases a year, way more than the cap of 400 allowed annually. In result, they were spending less than an hour per case.

Yes, you have the right to an attorney, even if you cannot afford one. But do you stand a chance? This article mentions how court-appointed lawyers typically spend less than six minutes per case, thanks to the lack of funding of public defender's offices. What happened to equal justice?

The first amendment is the freedom to speak, that includes while students are at school. Schools are trying to make all students the same. They want them to have the same beliefs and dress the same.

Findlaw is a website dedicated to providing legal information for lawyers, businesses and individuals. Findlaw is dedicated to educating everyone from CEO's to salesman on their legal protection under the Constitution.

This year in May the state of Maryland had capital punishment eliminated. Supporters claim that the death penalty is unjust because often times a person can be found innocent years later.

This article talks about a poor person's chance at justice. 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of Gideon Vs. Wainwright and sadly, most are no longer getting the fair defense Clarence Earl Gideon received.

Breastfeeding is one of the healthiest things to do for new born babies. But now it is not permitted to do so in public. Mothers are being embarrassed in front of the public by police or even lawyers.

by Dianna Graveman | April 12, 2012 6 Comments Health professionals and nutritionists have declared for years that breast milk if the best food for newborns. What people haven't always agreed on is whether breastfeeding is acceptable in public.

As a general rule employers are allowed to choose not not hire a candidate if in there pre-screening they screen for such toxins as nicotine. The employer has the right to choose who they hire but in most cases can not fire you for later becoming a smoker. American Civil Rights activists continue to argue that this can be and is a potential discrimination issue.

This article states that capital punishment isn't always fair. The sentences are predicted by race, defense lawyers, and state that the crime was committed in. Another role that comes into play is the mental illnesses that the criminal may suffer from.

This article is about discrimination against mentally ill people in the workplace. It includes negative experiences of those who have mentioned their illness during interviews, and those who are already employed.

I do have a problem with this because I have Asperger Syndrome. I do hear of some getting fired just because of their disability. I would never want to get fired because of a disability. If they did that to me, I'm hiring a lawyer. I'm sure that I'd win the case because they would find it as discrimination.

People with mental illnesses should not be treated differently, they did not ask to be born with an illness it just happens. Humans should be look for more ways to help people then discriminate them. It saddens me that mental illnesses seem to be frowned upon more then saying you have been to jail.