On this day in 1964 the United States passed the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution making it illegal to impose poll taxes at the voting booth. A year later Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would push President Lyndon B. Johnson to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Two years ago the United States …
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Twitter is a flutter with the news that Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty (a show I’ve never watched) gave an interview to GQ (a magazine I’ve never read) and as a result, A&E (a channel I never watch) suspended the reality star indefinitely. The reason? Because, according to A&E: “We are extremely disappointed to have …
Continue reading Duck Dynasty v. A&E: A First Amendment Primer.Since Mapp v. Ohio, the United States Supreme Court has held that evidence obtained as a result of a violation of the Fourth Amendment cannot be used in any criminal prosecution of a defendant. This is called the exclusionary rule, and it encompasses both the “primary evidence obtained as a direct result of an illegal search …
Continue reading An Invalid Stop Can Still Lead to Admissible Evidence?On this episode of Dorer Daily I talk about how on this day in 1857 the owner of Dred Scott freed him. This freedom came after nearly a lifetime of slavery. Most importantly to me and my listeners as well as the country as a whole is the fact that it also came after two separate …
Continue reading Not Repeating America’s MistakesThe Supreme Court heard oral argument today on the case of Navarette v.-California, a case which will define the level of “reasonable suspicion” that is required to pull somebody over. The facts are simple. Someone anonymously called 911 on a truck that cut them off, but didn’t cause an accident. Then, law enforcement up the …
Continue reading David’s Daily Docket 1/21/2014 – SCOTUS: Can You be Pulled Over for no Reason?Listen Live at 6PM TODAY! CALL IN at 478-227-3879! This will be the last episode of the year! Our next episode will be January 3rd 2014. This week is a “Power Chords and High Courts” Edition. We will have live, in studio music, from WoolFolk and our panel: T-Bone(@tboneafterdark), Mr. Bunker (@rsbunker), Jimbo (@RaginKurhajian) and …
Continue reading David Dorer Show – Power Chords and High Courts Feat. WoolFolkBefore oral argument started for Hollingsworth v. Perry yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down it’s decision in Florida v. Jardines. The crux of the decision is this: a warrant is required when law enforcement use drug-sniffing dogs on a citizen’s property. The true question before the court was whether or not a “dog sniff” obtained by …
Continue reading Warrant Required for Drug-Sniffing DogLanguage is what bogs down our country’s people’s road to freedom, liberty, and uniform rights. This is why “separate but equal” was the law of the land until 1954 when it was declared “inherently unequal.” The law that African Americans used to achieve their accomplishments in the civil rights movement is the same law that …
Continue reading An Argument of Language – Hollingsworth v. Perry, SCOTUS and Gay MarriageTHE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF AMERICAN IMMIGRATION The national debate on immigration and immigration reform has reached a pinnacle point in the American political process. Since Barack Obama modified the procedures for deportation of immigrants to the United States, Ten ICE agents filed suit, an election season was littered with accusations of amnesty, insensitivity, and racism, …
Continue reading Reforming the “Path to Citizenship” – Repaving a Dirt Road with SandThe Senate today considered, and rejected, four bills regarding gun control measures which aim to prevent the criminal massacre that occurred at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL from occurring again. These bills are outlined in detail here, as well as their votes. First, Senator Feinstein (D- California) proposed an amendment to House Resolution 2578, an appropriations bill for …
Continue reading Senate Rejects All Four Bipartisan Gun Control Proposals