On Wed. April 3, defendants Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman and other lesser known celebrities and parents will appear in a federal court in Boston to appear before a judge at their preliminary hearing. The two actresses along with more than 30 other individuals are charged with crimes of using money to gain admission to elite colleges for their children in amounts up to over $1 million. In some alleged instances, the defendants paid a bogus charity to fake athletic activities, cheat on college entrance exams and through other nefarious means to gain college acceptance. The old fashion way of study hard, get good grades and/or work hard at athletics wasn't working for them. So they chose the side door entrance. It’s one thing for actors to use celebrity status and money to gain admission into exclusive parties and events via the side door. It’s quite another thing to use celebrity status and money to fake their children’s test scores and school activities to gain admission into … [Read more...] about College Admissions Scandal Goes to Court
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Women’s History Month and the Supreme Court
As we wind down Women’s History month, the role women played in Supreme Court cases is pivotal in understanding the huge impact of women on the laws of this country. For centuries, women advanced the law in cases involving civil rights, women’s right, marriage equality, health care and a myriad of other issues. For all that remains to be done in the area of women’s rights, we have largely come from the second class status barring women from practicing professions, attending schools and marrying the person of their choosing without infringement of the government. Beginning in 1869, Myra Bradwell applied for admission to the Illinois bar in accordance with a state statute that permitted any adult of good character and with sufficient training to be admitted to the practice of law. Because she was a woman, however, the Illinois Supreme Court denied her admission, noting that the "strife" of the bar would surely destroy femininity. Chief Justice Charles B. Lawrence of the … [Read more...] about Women’s History Month and the Supreme Court