HLPROnline Symposium, Keynote Address: Lessons from Gideon and The Struggle...
1:50: Gene Nichol, setting a modest tone for his address: “If George Bush taught us anything, it’s the importance of diminished expectations.” 1:52: Nichol won’t be measuring things, “The bigger I get,...
View ArticleIMMEDIATE VICINITY AND UNREASONABLE DETENTION
To understand the Chunon Bailey case, one must begin with a basic understanding of two Supreme Court decisions: Michigan v. Summers and Terry v. Ohio. Summers was decided in 1981 and Terry in 1968....
View ArticlePanel 3: The Future of Law and Policy
2:20 — Jacqui Bowman of Greater Boston Legal Services kicks off the final panel of the day with a picture of a day at GBLS. 2:24 — Bowman: GBLS makes difficult choices between serving people in dire...
View ArticleSANCTIONS FOR DISCOVERY VIOLATIONS IN OHIO CRIMINAL AND D.U.I./O.V.I. CASES
How are sanctions to be imposed for violations of Ohio's discovery rules? That question was the subject of a recent decision by the Ohio Supreme Court. In a previous post, this blog described the...
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New York Times: Majority of Americans Now Support Decriminalization
Majority of Americans now favor decriminalization of marijuana. Read Charles Blow’s Op Ed http://nyti.ms/10Ei41r
View ArticleAlexander on Yaffe on Attempts
Larry Alexander (University of San Diego School of Law) has posted Yaffe on Attempts (Legal Theory, 2014, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Gideon Yaffe’s Attempts is a masterfully executed...
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Drug Charges Involving Immigrants
Federal, State, and Local Drug LawsThough there is a longstanding federal strategy in place to combat the abuse and distribution of controlled substances, each state also has its own set of drug laws....
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Making Babies Is a Tricky Business
With the extraordinary science that benefits childless couples and the growing popularity of reproductive technologies, the prediction from early naysayers that baby-making would create criminal,...
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OK - Sex offenders make easy target for Okla. lawmakers
Original Article 04/06/2013 By SEAN MURPHY OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoman sex offenders who claim state laws make it practically impossible to return to productive lives are finding little... [[ This...
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OR - Sex offender clinic getting heat from Portland neighborhood
Original Article 04/06/2013 PORTLAND - A clinic that treats sex offenders was forced to move at the end of last year, but now there's a push to force it out of its new location. - Of course,... [[ This...
View ArticleCA7 explains a Stone v. Powell denial of a "full and fair hearing"
While the trial court erred in determining the probable cause question, the appellate court did not. Any error that allegedly qualified as a denial of a full and fair hearing for Stone v. Powell...
View ArticleProm Season Sparks Fears About Underage Drinking And Driving
An especially busy time of the year for high school students is fast approaching. As the prom and graduation season draws near, law enforcement officials across the country and here in Minnesota are...
View ArticleProm Season Sparks Fears About Underage Drinking And Driving
An especially busy time of the year for high school students is fast approaching. As the prom and graduation season draws near, law enforcement officials across the country and here in Minnesota are...
View ArticleGag order latest stumbling block on discovery reform
From Shannon Edmonds' weekly TDCAA legislative update,Discovery reform is still reforming. One thing that makes the Legislature entertaining is its unpredictability. For instance, the latest version...
View ArticleCA4: One can't make a claim from how an entry occurred that happened to lead...
Firing a Taser at somebody doesn’t make a constitutional violation without hitting him. The shooting of plaintiff’s decedent during a dynamic entry was entitled to qualified immunity. The planning...
View ArticleLA Sheriff's Deputies Charged With Lying About An Arrest
After two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies were charged with the crime of filing false police reports after they lied about a drug arrest how come the same sheriff's department is conducting...
View ArticleSeparate bills, committees, contemplate different-themed revamps of Texas...
Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off for a biennium. Apparently this is the week when Texas House committees will study whether to study the penal code to consider making recommendations...
View ArticleSalt Lake City Marijuana Defense Lawyer | Utah Pot Laws
Marijuana charges are extremely common in Utah. Unlike some of the sister states here in the west like Colorado, Oregon, and California, Utah Pot Laws are extremely harsh. If you have been charged with...
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Conservative Think Tank Supports Less Sex Offender Disclosure
4-7-2013 Texas: Texas lawmakers have filed more than a dozen bills this session that augment or add restrictions to the behavior of registered sex offenders, of whom Texas now has over 72,000.......
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