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Judge’s Decision Awaited in NYC Stop and Frisk Trial

Closing arguments wrapped up on May 20 in Floyd v. City of New York, the first trial to spotlight New York City’s controversial “stop and frisk” law enforcement program, which plaintiffs say amounts to unconstitutional racial...more

Prosecutor Claims Milwaukee Police Officers Engaged In A Pattern Of Illegal Conduct

On Thursday, March 21, 2013, a motion hearing occurred regarding the four Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) officers who face charges of conducting illegal strip searches and illegal body cavity searches. During the hearing,...more

Judge Halts NYPD ‘Stop & Frisk’ in the Bronx

A federal judge on Jan. 8 put a temporary halt to the New York City Police Department’s controversial “stop and frisk” program as it applies to visitors and residents of a group of residential buildings in the Bronx....more

New Jersey's Medical Marijuana Law Impacts Employers

The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act raises a slew of issues for employers that have yet to be fully explored and resolved in litigation. New Jersey employers must have an ongoing relationship with an...more

Trooper Suspended after Shocking Roadside Cavity Search

A Texas state trooper is suspended with pay and will face a grand jury next month for conducting a body cavity search of two women on the side of a highway near Irving, Texas, in full view of passing traffic and a male...more

Your dumb smart phone will give you up to the police!

Your smart phone stores everything you expect to keep private, and in many states that information is readily available to the police! And police access to your private information may not even require a warrant. Will your...more

Town of Mount Pleasant v. Robert Chimento, et. al. [Poker / Gambling]

South Carolina Supreme Court Opinion No. 27197 - Filed November 21, 2012

Mt. Pleasant v. Chimento Factual and Legal Summary: Nathan Stallings leased a home in Mt. Pleasant where he lived with his fiancee and a roommate. He used an internet networking site to meet other poker players, and...more

Labour Notes - November 2012

In This Issue: - Workplace Confidential? Supreme Court Rules That Employees Have Right To Privacy Over Their Work Computer - Q & A . . .2 - Progress of Legislation ..Federal . . . 3 ..Ontario ....more

"Pornographic content related to presentation of violence" - art. 202 § 3 of the Criminal Code (Poland)

The legal issue related to the so-called hard-core pornography (pornography using and presenting violence) has been generally presented on the example of the Polish Criminal Code. Of particular importance is art. 202, § 3,...more

What is the result if I do not comply with a court order?

If you are unsure how to comply with a court order or have been accused of contempt of court or are wondering what could happen if it is found that you did not comply with a court order, then you want to give this your...more

Supreme Court Drills Down on Warrantless GPS Tracking

Today the Supreme Court "checks in" on police use of a technology that carries the gravest possible privacy consequences. While I doubt the Justices use Foursquare or any geolocation service to disclose their whereabouts,...more

Let us tell you how we see this going down: White House publishes cybersecurity legislative proposal

On May 12, 2011, the Obama Administration released its legislative proposal concerning cybersecurity. The proposal comes almost two years after the President identified cyber threats and protecting our digital infrastructure...more

Narrowing the Scope of Pornography: Why Released Sex Offenders Need to Know It When They See It

This article examines the right of released sex offenders to be free from unconstitutionally vague probation conditions...more

The Quiet Man and Civil Rights

The government property code inspector prosecuted a citizen for refusing to consent to a warrantless inspection of the interior of his house. The code enforcement officer claimed that he wanted to "inspect" the interior of...more

"Are You A Target?"

Brief Summary of North Carolina Laws...more

The 4th Amendment - Search And Seizure

The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees all citizens a right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure of their persons and property. However, it doesn't actually say what constitutes and...more

United States v. Shrader

United States v. Shrader Published Opinion on Privacy Interests of Crime Victims

Defendant attempted to subpoena victim's privileged counseling records. United State's District Court granted victims objection and quashed the request for the subpoena. ...more

Safety and Security in a Digital Age

Safety and Security in a Digital Age summarizes the many ways one's privacy is violated and monitored by others. The article discusses relevant case law and statutes that impact such technology and helps attorneys apprise...more

Ensuring Equal Justice [Attorneys Fees in Civil Rights Cases 42 USC 1983 & 1988]

This essay describes how to evaluate a potential civil rights case to maximize your client's chance of collecting attorney's fees purusant to 42 USC 1983 and 1988 and related provisions of the federal civil rights law. The...more

Original Intent v Consistency, and the Constitutional Right to Privacy

This article evaluates the proponents of "original intent" Constitutionalism. By contrasting approaches taken by the United States Supreme Court on such issues as abortion and search and seizure, the author points out...more

"Justice for All," Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the DNA Database

This case note analyzes the 2007 Ninth Circuit case United States v. Kriesel in depth and comments on the larger policy implications of using DNA databases. EXCERPT: “We want to make certain that every American can bank...more

Florida Department of Law Enforcement - FAQs for Sealing and/or Expunging Criminal Records

Frequently asked questions by people looking to have a criminal history record sealed or expunged....more

Seal and/or Expunge Criminal Record

Florida Department Of Law Enforcement - Application for Certification of Eligibility(to have the criminal history record sealed and/or expunged pursuant to Fla. Stat. s.943.0585). ...more