The Netherlands Became the First County to Grant Equal Marriage Rights 21 Years Ago Today
Twenty-one years ago today, on April 1st, 2001, The Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. According to The...
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Mar 31, 2022
Conservatorships Since Britney Spears
Lately, the issue of conservators has been in the news a lot. In Oregon, a conservator is appointed by the courts to manage a person’s...
Mar 29, 2022
The Reynolds Law Firm - Proud Sponsor of the ABC House "Celebrate Hope" Fundraise & Awareness Event
The Reynolds Law Firm is proud to be a sponsor for the ABC House 13th Celebrate Hope event on April 7th, 2022, to celebrate 25 Years of...
Mar 28, 2022
$73m Settlement Reached Between the Families of the Victims of the Sandy Hook Shooting and Remington
Seven years after the family of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting filed a lawsuit...
Mar 27, 2022
The Parents of Gabby Petito File a Lawsuit Against the Parents of their Daughter's Murderer
Gabby Petito’s parents, Joseph Petito and Nicole Schmidt, have filed a civil lawsuit in Sarasota County, Florida, for damages against...
Mar 26, 2022
Trevor Noah Urges the Public to Take Kanye West's Harassment of Kim Kardashian More Seriously
While many shy away from celebrity divorce drama, sometimes these cases reflect interpersonal dynamics that play out in other divorces....
Mar 25, 2022
Juror #50 in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Failed to Disclose That They Were Abused
In late 2021, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of crimes, including sex trafficking of a minor, after being arrested by the FBI in July of...
Mar 24, 2022
Sen. Braun Comments on Interracial Marriage and State's Rights
Which legislative issues should federalism (states rights) accommodate, and which should the federal government's power be expanded to?...
Mar 23, 2022
New Law Ends Forced Arbitration in Workplace Sexual Assault and Harassment Cases
President Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act into law a few weeks ago. The new law...
Feb 25, 2022
Biden Announces Ketanji Brown Jackson Will Replace Justice Steven Breyer
Today, President Biden announced that he is nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the...
Feb 21, 2022
Presidents' Day 2022
It’s Presidents' Day. For some, it’s a day off or a time to look for good shopping deals. At TRFL, we usually focus more on the judicial...
Feb 17, 2022
SFPD Using DNA from Rape Victims to Identify Potential Suspects
There are a lot of reasons why survivors do not file charges and this yet is another example of how their experiences are weaponized...
Feb 15, 2022
Prince Andrew Settles Sex Abuse Lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre
For years, Andrew Edward, who is widely known as Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and the son of Queen Elizabeth of England, accused Virginia...
Feb 8, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Plans to Retire
"(CNN) Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, setting up a seismic confirmation battle at the start of a midterm election...
Sep 13, 2021
Oregon says people fired for refusing vaccines generally can’t collect jobless benefits
Unemployment assistance is likely unavailable to those who lose employment for refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine without a recognized...
Jul 1, 2021
Agreement not to prosecute Cosby leads to his freedom, exposes prosecution's missteps
Bill Cosby’s criminal conviction has been overturned and he has been released from prison. In 2018, Mr. Cosby was found guilty on three...
Jun 30, 2021
Americans Will Now Be Able To Choose “X” As A Gender On Their Passports
HUGE exciting win today related to some of our cases! For the first time ever, the federal government will allow nonbinary and intersex...
Jun 28, 2021
Supreme Court won't hear dispute over bathrooms for transgender students
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined, without comment, to hear the case of Gavin Grimm. When the Supreme Court decides not to hear a...
Jun 25, 2021
Supreme Court sides with cheerleader who wrote profane social media post slamming her school
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court sided (8-1) with a former cheerleader who, after posting a profanity-laced snapchat on social media, was...
Jun 17, 2021
Supreme Court backs Nestle, Cargill in child slave labor suit
Today, in Nestle v. Doe, the Supreme Court ruled against six former child slaves who sued Nestle and Cargill, two major corporations, for...
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