Statutory rape differs from other types of rape in that, if all participants are over the age of consent (in California, that’s 18 years old), the act is considered a crime even if the minors involved ...

The U.S. House Ethics Committee found "substantial evidence" that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to a dozen women for sex or drugs, used or possessed cocaine, ecstasy and ...

In December, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a series of amendments that made significant changes to the requirements for statutory powers of attorney in the state of New York. The changes, as discussed by C ...

When you’re coping with overdue debt, you may read or hear about something called the “statute of limitations.” This legal lingo refers to the window of time a creditor or debt collector has to file a ...

I’ve returned again and again (and again) to the subject of property rights in information. As regular readers know, a 2018 Supreme Court case called Carpenter v. United States posed the question of ...

Title IX, the 37-word statute that helped spur a decades-long women’s sports boom, turns 50 years old on Thursday. And yet, roughly 87% of American adults say they’ve heard a little or nothing about ...

A statute of limitations is a time window in which someone can pursue a legal remedy for a civil or criminal infraction. Learn more about how this applies to investors inside.