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Fourth Circuit Court Refuses to Treat 18-21 Year Olds as Second Class Adults
Fourth Circuit Court Refuses to Treat 18-21 Year Olds as Second Class Adults
The Federal law prohibiting anyone adult under the age of 21 from purchasing a firearm was found to be unconstitutional by the 4th Circuit court of appeals ruled.
How Trust in a System is Maintained
How Trust in a System is Maintained
One of the problems with any system is how to prevent abuses by the ones that have power.�? There are in books on how to try and prevent agent escape.�?
Supreme Court Rules the Police Cannon Chase You Into Your Home for Misdemeanors
Supreme Court Rules the Police Cannon Chase You Into Your Home for Misdemeanors
“In California v. Lange�?(2019), the California Court of Appeal held that a police offer may always enter a suspect’s home without a warrant if the officer is in “hot pursuit” of the suspect and has probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a misdemeanor.
Civil Asset Forfeiture in the USA Today
Civil Asset Forfeiture in the USA Today
Asa things have progressed many of the States have been making it more difficult to forfeit property without proving an actual crime occurred. Montana requires a charge be filed within 45 days in order to pursue an asset forfeiture.
The Freedom to Record in Public
The Freedom to Record in Public
May be a first amendment right (and probably should be). A lot of people that work with the public don’t particularly care for this, but often times its the appearance of things that is more important than the ability to do or not do something (if you can’t record certain people because of their job or station when they are in public, it implies they have something to hide.
Cops Breaking Into the Wrong Home on a No-Knock Raid Can't Be Sued
Cops Breaking Into the Wrong Home on a No-Knock Raid Can't Be Sued
The police break into the wrong home belonging to a 78 year old they throw to the ground and the court decides the police and the government are protected by “qualified immunity.”
Federal Law Enforcement to Wear Body Cameras
Federal Law Enforcement to Wear Body Cameras
“The Justice Department will require federal agents to wear body cameras when executing arrest warrants or searching buildings, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Monday, reversing a longstanding federal policy as more local police agencies mandate the devices for accountability.”
Supreme Court Denies Challenge to the Draft
Supreme Court Denies Challenge to the Draft
From a philosophical and moral perspective the draft should be abolished.�? If you believe in the moral justification for war, then by definition you shouldn’t need to force people to engage in it.