A federal appellate panel has upheld a lower court ruling barring provisions of a state immigration law from being enforced. States and individuals all across the country, including in Florida are watching as the legal wrangling continues. Many states are considering...
Month: April 2011
Florida teacher crashes vehicle head-on into dump truck
In Florida on Monday morning, a car accident occurred when a car crashed into a dump truck. The driver of the car was a middle school band teacher who was likely on his way to work. He was seriously injured in the crash and flown to a nearby hospital. Accidents can...
Would proposed Florida bill let nursing homes off the hook?
At a House committee meeting last week, a man shared the story of his father's death in a nursing home. His father had been eating dinner and was left alone by the staff, a situation that should not have occurred. He died after choking on his food because no one was...
Jacksonville man raises his albinism in deportation defense
A 36-year-old Nigerian man came to the United States with his family when he was the age of ten. The man's family left Nigeria because of their skin color. The 36-year-old has lived in this country since he was 10-years-old; he is married to a United States citizen...
USCIS quickly reverses itself in same sex spousal visa cases
Immigration authorities say they have changed course again on how it will handle applications for green cards in cases involving same sex couples. Last week U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) officials announced that applications from foreign nationals...
Are food products with artificial dyes unsafe?
When consumers think of dangerous products, defective car parts and sharp-edged play equipment comes to mind. In fact, past posts have discussed unsafe products like drop-side cribs and pool drain covers. But not all unsafe products are as obvious as those mentioned....
HB-1 visas are addressed in a provision of new Startup Visa bill
The Startup Visa Bill was recently reintroduced in Congress. A version of the bill was introduced last year, but never became law. In the current proposal there is a new little discussed provision that relates to certain current non-immigrant visa holders. Anyone who...