How One Texas Judge Can Affect Your Life as an Immigrant
Like every other President before him, President Obama has issued a number of executive orders in his two terms in office. Some of them relate directly to immigration in America. One judge in Texas however put on hold the President’s entire plan, which was supposed to go into effect on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Here…
Read MoreGifted Education
Education is important in American society, and from pre-school through twelfth-grade, there are three types of educational programming: regular education, special education, and gifted education. This post explains “gifted education.” Currently, there are no uniform standards for gifted education in all situations, and the makeup of gifted education differs from state to state. However, the…
Read MoreRehabilitation Act and ADA: The Rights of Disabled Americans on the Job and in School
People with disabilities often face many difficulties: getting to work or school, receiving an education, or doing the chores, tasks, and activities of everyday life. To address the legal hurdles the disabled encounter in the schools, the workplace, and in America’s public spaces, Congress enacted two laws, the Rehabilitation Act of 1974 and the Americans…
Read MoreIDEA and IEP: The Rights of Students with Disabilities
Public schools are available to all of America’s children, including children with special needs. While many students struggle with particular courses or subjects, students with special needs require additional assistance. Finding that schools were not giving students with special needs adequate services to allow them to develop their potential, Congress enacted a law, the Individuals…
Read MoreWhat to do When Injured by a Big Commercial Truck
Vehicular wrecks involving large trucks occur frequently. They are far deadlier or involve serious injuries than wrecks involving just cars. Factors such as bad weather, driver error, and vehicle trouble lead to truck accidents. But what do you do when you are in a truck accident? Seek immediate medical care, even if you think your…
Read MoreNashville and Chattanooga Join “Cities for Citizenship”
On December 15, 2014, Mayor Karl Dean’s administration announced the city’s participation in Cities for Citizenship at the National Immigrant Integration Conference in Los Angeles. Chattanooga also signed the same day, bringing the number of participating cities to 14. This national initiative aims to increase citizenship among eligible U.S. permanent residents by cooperating and sharing…
Read MoreWhat Do You Do When You Are in a Bus Wreck?
Some people feel safer on a bus than they do in a car; however, buses are not necessarily safer than cars. Though buses have benefits for travelers, many of them lack safety features such as airbags and seat belts. A respected publication, journalistresource.org, reports that vehicular accidents involving buses happen almost weekly in America and…
Read MorePerry Craft to Speak at Conference for Lawyers
Attorney Perry Craft will speak to lawyers at a conference sponsored by the Tennessee Bar Association in Vail, Colorado on January 19, 2015. Mr. Craft will speak about the United States Supreme Court and its recently decided cases. For many years, Mr. Craft has been a speaker at Tennessee Bar Association conferences for lawyers. He…
Read MoreCIA: Practitioners of Torture?
In 1947, Congress created the Central intelligence Agency (CIA) to coordinate and centralize all the intelligence agencies and branches of the United States. The CIA’s goal is to preserve and protect the freedoms of Americans. For some time, the press has scrutinized the CIA. Lately, critics contend that the agency tortured prisoners, but CIA supporters…
Read MoreTennessee Joins Lawsuit Against Obama: Opinions Divided
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery released a statement on December 22 , 2014 in which he said that the state will join a lawsuit to challenge the President’s recent executive action on immigration. Slatery said in the statement that it is in the state’s best interest to sue the president. Obama announced in early…
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