Author: Aron Solomon

First appeared in BOXSCORE By Aron Solomon Can you imagine a world where the type of Grizzlies that play in Memphis become less grizzly and a lot more fun? This amazing creator who runs the NBA Paint Twitter account already has. Uproxx was the first to bring NBA Paint into the broader public consciousness back in 2021. But NBA Paint at least seemed less commercial back then, focusing more on fun takes on player names (I loved this one on one of my favorite role players in the league). The social media phenomenon now has a website where the fantastic NBA Paint creations are sold. But even as an…

First appeared in NewsBreak By Aron Solomon Arguably more than anyone in the world, Americans have a finely-developed taste for legal dramas. Americans also love stories of people who became fantastically rich, pursuing what the reader of such stories perceives as the embodiment of the American Dream. Imagine the story of a billionaire, a legend in some circles, colluding with his former company, who became his enemies and then his co-conspirators in defrauding his own family. According to a lawsuit filed last week, that’s exactly what we have in a brand new court filing in the Court of Common Pleas, Delaware…

First appeared in NewsBreak By Aron Solomon When it comes to family matters and domestic relations, family law covers a wide range of legal issues such as divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, and property division. Child custody seems to grow the most contentious year after year because it’s all about figuring out who gets legal and physical custody of the child after a divorce or separation. Child custody disputes can get intense and messy, leaving parents and children emotionally scarred. But there’s another way to handle it – one that’s often far less hostile and more effective. Enter child…

First appeared in DC Journal By Aron Solomon Commercial vehicle accidents can wreak havoc on individuals and communities, causing immense harm. It is essential for victims seeking justice to comprehend the legal framework that surrounds these incidents. It is vital for all to understand the most critical aspects of the legal landscape concerning commercial vehicle accidents, including liability, regulations and insurance. Determining who is at fault in commercial vehicle accidents can be intricate. Multiple parties can be held accountable, such as the driver, vehicle owner, employer, and even the vehicle manufacturer or parts supplier. Vicarious liability often comes into play when…

First appeared in Florida Daily By Aron Solomon The Supreme Court is in their usual end-of-term madness, where they have to release many more decisions in important cases than there is realistically time. For the term that began in October and ends in 10 days, there were, as of last Thursday morning, 18 decisions left to release. On Thursday morning, they cut into the total by four cases, the most interesting and arguably important of which was Jones v. Hendrix, which was argued back in November. On November 1, 2022, Marcus DeAngelo Jones was found guilty of making false statements to acquire a firearm and possessing…

First appeared in BOXSCORE By Aron Solomon For those of us who write, advocate, and fight for gender equity in sports, particularly those like me whose sports focus is professional tennis, this week began with a real news bang, which is summarized in one handy image: I learned about all of this in an email from Valérie Tétreault, the new Tournament Director of the Montréal National Bank Open, For those of you unfamiliar with the event, it used to be commonly known as the Canadian Open and now has a fancy bank related name. The way it works is that the women…

First appeared in NewsBreak By Aron Solomon Friday was an important day in New Jersey legislative history, as state officials came face-to-face with a legislative process they have known was coming since last year‘s election. What New Jersey has been dealing with should be something that legislatures and advocacy groups in all states considering a similar policy change watch very closely. New Jersey lawmakers subjected officials from the Cannabis Regulatory Committee to an intense grilling during a lengthy hearing on Friday afternoon. The hearing, the first of its kind in front of the Joint (one would think they could have found…

First appeared in NewsBreak By Aron Solomon In a surprising turn of events, the Supreme Court made a significant decision on Monday in Ardoin v. Robinson, a case centered around Louisiana’s congressional voting districts. The Court’s ruling, as first reported by Bloomberg, reinstated an order calling for a second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana. By doing so, the Court avoided a potential clash on the issue and opened up important discussions about voting rights in the United States. The case has now been sent back to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals for further proceedings. The legal battle began in March 2022…

First appeared in NewsBreak By Aron Solomon Late Wednesday, a New Jersey judge ordered Ocean City to allow Orsted to proceed with groundwork for its 1,100-megawatt offshore wind project that has received significant pushback over environmental and tourism season concerns, finding the Danish energy company met the statutory requirements for the permit. The issue with Orsted and wind farm work in New Jersey has been a contentious one, with some communities calling for a halt to work on the first offshore wind farm in the state. However, other communities have accepted money from Orsted-backed grants. Here are some of the key points…

First appeared in BOXSCORE By Aron Solomon On Tuesday morning, the tennis world learned that one of the most beloved WTA players is hanging up her racquet right after Wimbledon: This is a huge loss for tennis on many levels. Kontaveit not only rose a little over a year ago to world number 2, she is a player through whom we see not only the human frailties of professional athletes (because of how wonderfully open she is on social media) but how absolutely brutal a sport tennis can be. She is also a truly amazing person – the pride of Estonia.…