Cat adopted, then abused – some call for background checks
Excerpted from a Palm Beach Daily News story by Kristina Webb The black-and-white cat shivered as it walked slowly along the Midtown Beach seawall. Mary Adam de Villiers couldn’t believe […]
Story of dead KS official shows why background checks matter
Excerpted from a Kansas City Star Editorial by Joel Mathis Good intentions can sometimes meet harsh realities. No one can doubt that then-Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer, a Republican, had the […]
Court rules Lyft isn’t required to do background checks
Earlier this summer, there was an interesting case before the California Court of Appeal. The question was does Lyft have an obligation to conduct background checks on passengers to protect […]
My criminal record somehow vanished
Excerpted from an article in The Atlantic by Mark O’Brien Sixteen years ago, during my last semester of law school, I caused a drunk-driving crash that killed my girlfriend. I […]