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Miami rapper Rick Ross had a seizure on a flight departing from Fort Lauderdale today. In fact, the seizure was serious enough that pilots turned around and landed Rick Ross’ plane. After the abrupt landing, Ross was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. After today’s Delta flight from Fort Lauderdale to Memphis made the emergency landing, EMTs performed CPR on the rapper who had lost consciousness. The plane’s abrupt turnaround and emergency landing begs the question: are airlines liable if someone suffers a medical emergency on a plane and they don’t land?...

In a 5-3 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Arizona on Thursday, stating that federal immigration statutes do not preempt a 2007 mandatory E-Verify law that also punishes businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants. This decision is a big coup for Arizona and other states that have sought to curb the hiring of undocumented workers, also marking the state’s first big “win” in its battle against illegal immigration....

Even if you’ve never been arrested, you’ve probably heard enough to know that the first thing you probably want to happen is to get bailed out. Bail is an exchange of money for a criminal defendant’s freedom pending trial. The payment is designed to ensure a defendant’s appearance at subsequent trial proceedings, and can either be a pre-determined amount based on the offense or vary depending on a defendant’s criminal history or the circumstances of the case....

The New York Times reports that the Florida Highway Patrol will not criminally charge the famous golfer Tiger Woods for anything more than a citation for careless driving. The Florida Highway Patrol also announced that the evidence was not conducive to further investigation. They also noted that no claims of domestic abuse were made. The Tiger Woods drama started when he crashed his car into a fire hydrant and tree in front of his estate in the wee hours of the morning this past Friday....

Another shot was fired in the vaccine wars on Friday, March 12. The Vaccine Court, a special court set up within the federal system to handle only those cases related to the vaccines given to children, found against plaintiffs claiming that the vaccine preservative thimerosal was to blame for their children’s autism. The Vaccine Court has a different standard of proof than is applicable in other courts. According to the Associated Press report, parents need not prove the vaccine was the actual cause of the disorder, just that it was the probable cause....

You may already know that if you are arrested, the officer may be obligated to read you certain rights. They’re commonly known as Miranda warnings. In fact, you may be able to recite a few of these well-known rights: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law…” But beyond that, you may not know what the arresting officers are supposed to say, and what that legally means for you....

Colleen R. LaRose, a suburban Pennsylvania woman, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges alleging that she conspired to engage in terrorist acts abroad, help terrorists, lied to federal agents, and tried to steal the identity of a U.S. man by taking his passport so that violent jihadists overseas could use it. The grand jury indictment accuses LaRose of agreeing to travel to Sweden to find a certain Swedish resident “and kill him....

Who owns the “Pawn Stars” trademark - Frank Bishop, pawnbroker and owner of Pawn Star, or A&E Television Network, the television station that broadcasts the reality TV show, “Pawn Stars”? A&E certainly thinks they own the rights to the “Pawn Stars” moniker. Bishop filed papers for his business’ name, located in Florida, in February of 2006. The show started using it on July 2009, reports The Tampa Tribune. Note, however, that the A&E show is called “Pawn Stars” and is about a pawn shop located in Las Vegas, Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, reports The Tampa Tribune....

A self-help guru is about to become much more widely known, but for all the wrong reasons. Karen Salmansohn, the author of How to Make Your Man Behave in 21 Days or Less Using the Secrets of Successful Dog Trainers, is suing her ex-boyfriend because he just didn’t. Behave that is, or even follow up on his alleged promise to support her and the baby she says he fathered through fertility treatments....

The gloves are officially off at “The Good Wife.” In this week’s aptly titled episode, “Hitting the Fan,” Lockhart & Gardner and the brand spankin’ new Florrick, Agos & Associates go toe-to-toe over top clients. It was brutal, it was vindictive, and it was sinfully enjoyable to watch. But was the depiction of a clientele tug-of-war legally accurate? Here’s what happened this week when you-know-what finally hit the fan: The episode opens with Diane informing Will that Alicia and Cary are leaving the firm – and are taking their top clients with them....

Although celebrities may be immune from many of the potential pitfalls facing everyday people, being arrested for DUI is certainly not one of them. The latest celebrity to face drunken driving charges is 18-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, who was arrested and charged with DUI Tuesday after being pulled over for speeding in a Maryland tunnel, reports ESPN. What legal lessons can be gleaned from Phelps’ (latest) DUI arrest? Here are five:...

Officer, anything you do will be recorded and can be used against you in the court of public opinion. It all started with the video of Rodney King being beaten by police. In the years since then, almost every man, woman, and even child has come to have a camera on their phone with which to record the police’s actions on the street. While police may not be happy about being recorded, it’s your right to do so....

A gun-toting tourist hoping to visit NYC’s 9/11 Memorial did not have much time to reflect after she was arrested for carrying a semi-automatic weapon in her purse. According to Gothamist, New York City is one of the stricter cities for concealed carry permits. So even though tourist Ursula Jerry had a valid Wisconsin permit, she was still allegedly violating the city’s gun laws. How can you travel to the Big Apple without your piece getting you in trouble?...

After a six-month undercover investigation, Phoenix police have indicted 33 employees of the Phoenix Goddess Temple–a spiritual facility that focuses on neo-tantric healing and sex therapies. Though police have been unable to arrest a number of the suspects, they remain accused of conspiracy, operating a criminal enterprise, massaging without a license, and of course, prostitution. Law enforcement allegedly found evidence that the church’s “practitioners”–both men and women–performed sexual acts in exchange for “donations....

Life imitating art. Or art imitating life? Ex-Hot Boys rapper B.G. was sentenced to 14 years in prison for weapons possession and witness tampering charges. Prosecutors also tried to link the former Cash Money rapper to two notorious local criminals. The link was allegedly provided by B.G. himself, in his own rap lyrics. At the time, one of B.G.’s cohorts, Demounde Pollard, took the rap for the guns. But after realizing the stiff penalty he faced for the weapons charge, Pollard changed his tune and claimed that B....

For Rick Harrison of “Pawn Stars” fame, his third wedding will (hopefully) be the charm. But does he need a prenup? It’s been about a year since Harrison proposed to girlfriend DeAnne Burditt, but their wedding date and venue have finally been nailed down. Originally, the couple had planned a wedding in Las Vegas. But plans have changed, and now they’ll tie the knot in California on July 21, the Los Angeles Times reports....

We see it all the time on TV and in movies: the protagonist is walking down the street, and police officers in plain clothes are following him. Or the suspect starts driving, and there’s an unmarked police car tailing a few cars back. But just because it’s commonplace in dramatized versions of real life, does that make it legal? Do the police need a warrant to follow you? The Fourth Amendment prohibits “unreasonable searches and seizures,” and what is and isn’t reasonable can be up for debate....

Thanks to the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitutional, individuals are guaranteed protection from unreasonable search and seizure. This right not only requires federal, state, and local law enforcement to meet specific requirements before conducting a search, it also permits individuals to sue the police when an officer conducts an unreasonable search. One officer and police department in Dunwoody, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, are learning some hard and expensive lessons about the limits of reasonableness....

On December 31st, U.S. District Court Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed the widely publicized case against five employees of the company formerly known as Blackwater USA for weapons and manslaughter charges. In 2007, the indicted Blackwater agents claimed they fired their weapons into the crowded Nisour Square in Baghdad in response to an attack by insurgents. The shooting left 17 unarmed Iraqi civilians dead. After the initial shooting, the State Department, under which Blackwater (now known as Xe Services) worked, told the defendants they were required to give detailed statements about the shooting, including whether or not they actually fired their weapons, under threat of loosing their jobs....

Dating has changed. Now people inspect profiles and assess suitable matches online. It seems safe enough, which must be why so many seek romance with dating apps like Tinder and Grindr. But there is some concern that this sense of safety is deceptive as dating apps are increasingly mentioned in connection with crime reports. Are these apps responsible for more crime, asks The Guardian? Or are the apps now simply a part of our dating stories?...