Supreme Court Justice Thomas Omits $600k of Wife’s Income
Things are never dull around here and today’s post is quite the whopper. As reported last month it looks like Clarence Thomas, US Supreme Court Justice for over 20 years, has failed to report his...
View ArticleEffective Assistance in Post-Conviction Appeal
Today David Michael Cantor a Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney talks about a brief filed by the American Bar Association with the Supreme Court regarding ineffective council. This could dramatically...
View ArticleArrest: You Have the Right to Remain Silent, but Not to Keep your Clothes On
The US Supreme Court recently heard arguments in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington, which presents the issue of whether the government can strip search any person...
View ArticleTo Tase or not to Tase, Still Uncertain
Police officers often use tasers to, in the words of an officer, “subdue an aggressive suspect” or to “protect the officer’s safety.” However, there are many situations where members of the general...
View ArticleSupreme Court tells 9th Circuit Tie Will Not go to Defendant
Image Credit to dbking Despite the 9th Circuit’s third determination that there was not enough evidence to convict Smith of killing her infant grandson based on Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), The U.S....
View ArticleSupreme Court Rejects Appeal from Phoenix Shooting
Image Credit to ElvertBarnes In 1991, Jonathan Doody was convicted of lining up numerous Buddhist priests, robbing them, and shooting them in the head. He was sentenced to multiple life sentences in...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court will Hear “Obamacare” Debate
Image Credit to dbking The Supreme Court has granted cert. to hear oral arguments about the constitutionality of the new healthcare law, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”)....
View ArticleVast Majority of Americans unable to name any SCOTUS Justices
In 2012 the US Supreme Court has made pivotal rulings on President Obamas health care law and Arizona SB1070 immigration law leading to numerous arm chair legal experts around the country. Even with...
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