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Category: Constitutional Law | Prosecutorial Misconduct
The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the position of the Attorney General of the United States. The Organization, Mission and Functions Manual of the U.S. Department of Justice spells out the duties of the Attorney General:
Represent the United…
Category: Constitutional Law | Illegal Pornography | Sex Crimes Against Children
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are collectively known as the Bill Rights. These original amendments guaranteed 8 rights to criminal defendants facing prosecution by the federal government. They are:
Protection against unreasonable search and seizure;
Grand…
Category: Appeals | Constitutional Law | Illegal Pornography | Sex Crimes Against Children
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant the right to counsel at every critical stage of the proceedings against him or her, including the physical presence of counsel during trial.
This fundamental constitutional principle does…
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides a criminal defendant with seven rights, three of which concern the right to a trial—right to a speedy trial, right to a public trial, and right to an impartial jury.
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With the recent guilty plea of former President Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort, and his agreement to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the legal debate about whether a sitting president…
Category: Constitutional Law | Police Misconduct
The militarization of law enforcement in the United States began in earnest in 1990 when Congress enacted Section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization A(“Act”) which authorized the nation’s Defense Department to transfer surplus military equipment (such as small arms…
Category: Constitutional Law | Criminal Justice Reform | Criminal Law
Earlier this year we posted an article about a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that upheld much of a federal district court ruling that dismantled the antiquated Harris County bail system. We made this observation in that post:
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Category: Constitutional Law | Illegal Pornography
For most cellphone owners, the pocket-size device has become their address book, photo album, personal journal, bank account, news source, calendar, social network, and a slew of other services. In a recent ruling, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts…
Category: Constitutional Law
During his confirmation for, and swearing in as, an associate justice to the U.S. Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch vowed to be a servant to the Constitution. That sworn allegiance does not apply to the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. In…
Category: Constitutional Law | Corruption
In 1947, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter in a concurring opinion of United States v. United Mine Workers said: “If one man can be allowed to determine for himself for what is law, every man can. That means first…
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