Category Archives: Constitutional Law
Standard for Cell Phone Search Warrants Remains Uncertain
Before his death, Brent Tapp lived in a homeless encampment near downtown Houston. In August 2017, Tapp was shot in the leg with a…
The Return of The King to the American Throne
King George III was the King of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolutionary War—a successful war fought by English colonists determined…
Right to Counsel Reaffirmed, Still in Crosshairs of Supreme Court
The American Bar Association list Gideon V. Wainwright (1963) as one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s “landmark“ decisions. Gideon held that States must provide…
Political Protests are the Hallmark of Democracy
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, America was engaged in the intensely unpopular “Vietnam War.” America had joined forces with what was then…
Pretextual Police Stops Must Stop
America is enduring dark times these days. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate and a state governor, calls for civil war and praises…
Freedom of Speech Not License to Commit Crime
The August 1, 2023 indictment of former President Donald J. Trump on four criminal charges related to repeated attempts to overthrow the 2020 presidential…
Conservative Political Activist Wage War Against State Bar Associations
A cursory look over the past 55 years through ten presidential administrations reveals that the political divide in this country has intensified through each…
Confrontation Clause Faces Another Attack in Supreme Court
The Chief Justice John Roberts-led U.S. Supreme Court will have another opportunity to modify or overrule a longstanding precedent issued by the Court before…
Political Division Undermines Independent Judiciary
Federalist Paper #78, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, said the need for an “independent judiciary” was “designed to be an…
Miranda Protections Under Assault by Courts
In June 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its most recognized decision regarding criminal law, Miranda v. Arizona. The decision established a significant…
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