In the most aggressive criminal motion I have ever seen in my life, (and I’ve challenged the constitutionality of the move over law in traffic courts), a criminal defendant in California is challenging the constitutionality of the scheduling of marijuana as a schedule I narcotic. A hearing was held on the motion, which is …
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A District Federal Court Judge in California ruled today that California’s death penalty is unconstitutional, stating that it is “arbitrary and plagued with delay.” The 29-page decision, which is linked in its entirety below, outlines how the death penalty is used in California. Essentially, people are sentenced to death for heinous crimes, and then …
Continue reading California Death Penalty is Unconstitutional, Federal Court SaysThis week Melanie (@pmelogna) and I discuss the landmark decision of United States vs. Windsor and Hollingsworth vs. Perry. The consequences to the Defense of Marriage Act, California’s Marriage Definition Proposition 8, and Homosexuals’ right to marry are all issues of conversation, legal standing and the Fifth Amendment are some big legal issues. Make sure …
Continue reading Talking Law with David Dorer, June 26th, 2013 — DOMA and Prop 8.