J. Ken Thompson, Attorney At Law

12/17/2021

07/31/2020

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The strap connects the back of the helmet with the shoulder pads and has a safety snap that breaks free when a player uses improper technique and looks at the ground.

12/26/2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/26/us/politics/charged-a-fee-for-getting-arrested-whether-guilty-or-not.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

The Supreme Court will weigh hearing a challenge to a Minnesota county’s policy of charging “booking fees” — a growing trend in strapped municipalities.

12/19/2016

Judge rules that expansion of BWWB is lawful.

09/01/2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/us/court-costs-entrap-nonwhite-poor-juvenile-offenders.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

Fees and fines are levied on young offenders in every state but have an outsize effect on racial minorities and the poor, creating a two-tiered system of justice.

08/20/2016

http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/local/those-without-a-will-have-little-say-in-who-inherits/article_846bed62-663a-11e6-9225-0b28f384b79e.html?mode=jqm

That is if you have anything left after the intestate administration is finished.

If you don’t have a will, you’re not alone, but you may want to consider getting one if you’d like to dispose of your property as you see fit, rather than letting the state handle it after you die.

08/10/2016

The opinion won't take effect until 60 days after it was made on Aug. 3 to allow for public opinion.

08/09/2016

Recent reforms to Mobile's municipal court system may or not make the city a shining example to the nation, as proponents claim – but they've definitely had a bottom-line impact that any citizen can appreciate.

07/30/2016

http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/07/small_town_fire_chief_stole_mo.html

Collins Chapel Fire Chief Shawn Carlisle was arrested July 28, 2016 on a felony charge of first-degree theft.

06/16/2016

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2016/06/16/longtime-regions-exec-birmingham-attorney-launch.html

A new Birmingham company plans to fight municipal fraud.

06/14/2016

One of the last great tax shelters.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/home-sales-and-taxes-how-much-will-you-owe-1465783501

Tax columnist Tom Herman answers readers’ questions about taxes on home sales.

06/12/2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/opinion/sunday/is-it-a-crime-to-be-poor.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

The modern equivalent of debtors’ prisons lock people up if they cannot pay.