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 …
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The 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 ProposalsSheriff Joey Terrell, the Sheriff who laughed about a baby that was maimed in a flubbed no-knock warrant raid in Habersham County last year, was recently shot in the line of duty by a former police officer. Back in February, Free Thought Project reports “Sheriff Terrell and Deputy William Zigan were dispatched to a domestic disturbance that …
Continue reading Flashbang Sheriff: Shot by Former CopIn the cheating scandal to end all cheating scandals, 11/12 teachers and administrators we’re found guilty by a jury and we’re given an opportunity by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Baxter to negotiate a joint recommendation for sentencing with the District Attorney’s office. Ultimately, only 1, Donald Bullock, took the Judge’s grace, and received a sentence …
Continue reading Atlanta Public School Cheating Scandal SentencingBetween Michael Brown, Eric Gardner, Kelly Thomas, if you’re getting a little tired of hearing about law enforcement officers causing serious pain and ultimate death to citizens without facing harsh consequences, the officer in the video below, shown gunning down Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina, will not be another added to that long, …
Continue reading Walter Scott: Gunned Down; Officer ArrestedSlate ran a great article about how America’s Hospitals are Robbing Us Blind. Given that Ted Cruz has announced his bid for President, and vows to end Obamacare, I thought I’d take Slate’s lead and breakdown what really is the biggest problem in America’s healthcare system: the hospital. I’ll start with an anecdote, then …
Continue reading #1 Problem in Healthcare? HospitalsThe largest private employer in the United States, Walmart, has announced plans to increase the minimum wage of its employees to $10.00/hour. This announcement is an interesting one, as far as the law is concerned. First, Walmart challenged the certification of a class-action lawsuit by all current and former female employees in front of …
Continue reading Walmart To Raise Its Minimum Wage To $10 An HourIn a challenge to Alabama’s Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a stay of any consequences of the Court’s ruling, paving the way for same-sex marriages in Alabama to begin sometime next week. A stay was placed on the case by District Court Judge Callie Granade, preventing …
Continue reading 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Gay Marriage StayDisclaimer: I am not a parent, and therefore my opinions may be immediately rejected by some parents as not being founded on experience; but, unless they are lawyers, my legal opinion on whether taking a substantial risk of harming someone else with a harmful disease based on a “personal choice” will probably trump theirs. So, …
Continue reading Measles Outbreak and Parental “Choice”In one of the most ridiculous power-plays by local government I’ve seen in a long time, Police are encouraging Google, owner of the app Waze, to discontinue its cop tracker function of the map app, for fear that it could result in the targeting and harming of police officers. The problem with this is …
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