Riley v California – Smart Phones enjoy 4th Amendment protections against unreasonable searches
Riley v. California, Nos. 13-132, Supreme Court of the United States, June 25, 2014. Chief Justice Roberts addressed the issue of whether police may, without a warrant, search the contents of an accused cell phone or smartphone subsequent to arrest. David Riley was stopped by police while driving with an expired tag. A computer check also indicated that […]
Read MoreImmigration or ICE holds have no legal force
The National Association of Public Defense recently did an expose article on the fallacy of Immigration holds or ICE holds where non-citizens can not be bonded out or released from local jails because immigration authorities have placed a hold on them. Ahold is the result of a warrant signed by a judge or a court […]
Read MoreNPR examines how the justice system has gotten into the business of raising revenue on the backs of the poor
The United States Supreme Court in Bearden v. Georgia, 461 U.S. 660 (1983), held that courts cannot imprison a person for failure to pay a criminal fine unless the failure to pay was “willful.” In 1971 there were fewer than 200,000 inmates in our state and federal prisons. By 2012, that number had risen to over 1,500,000 or about the population […]
Read MoreNavarette v California – serving up freedom destroying cocktails with a sliver of patent falsity
When people are stripped of their freedom it is generally done bit by bit until you realize that your freedom is lost. Pink Floyd sang it best in Goodbye Blue Sky, “Did you see the frightened ones? Did you hear the falling bombs? Did you ever wonder – Why we had to run for shelter […]
Read MoreWhy the LAPD are disabling their police video equipment – apparently you cant handle the truth
The LAPD does not think you can handle the truth. Well, at least the rank and file police officers don’t. In an article on arstechnica.com, an exposé chronicles how LAPD officers are “monkeywrenching” the video equipment in their police cars so it won’t record and transmit the footage to their police supervisors. The response was […]
Read MoreCampus Police -Take No Prisoners – Show No Mercy – Give No Quarter- double secret probation anyone
College is the first time most people get to sow their wild oats. It’s the first time they are away from their parents. It is the first time they are away from the prying eyes of small-town gossips and subdivision busybodies to figure out who they are and where they want to go in life. […]
Read MoreBig data is watching you – Why the war on privacy may be the most important conflict of our time
NPR examines the end of privacy in its TEDTalk roundup. There is a war going on for your privacy and it may be the most imminent threat to freedom and democracy that humanity has ever known. So you might think what do I have to hide? If you are not doing anything wrong, why do […]
Read MoreParanoid Pet Parrot narcs on his DUI owner
A paranoid pet parrot gave up his owner to Mexico City Police during a DUI stop by repeatedly saying “He’s drunk, He’s drunk.” Police returned the favor by letting the Parrot go to jail with the DUI driver so he would not die from the stress of separation from his owner. Everybody knows that Parrot […]
Read MoreWhere do you draw the line on Attorney Advertising?
Attorney advertising, specifically on TV, is usually a combination of low-budget, cheesy, and distasteful. Unfortunately, it works and a lot of good lawyers go out of business because they refuse to advertise or go to work for those that are unashamed enough to advertise on TV. Insurance companies aren’t complaining because T.V. Attorneys are the puppy […]
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