YOUR RIGHT TO HAVE A PUBLIC CIVIL TRIAL
Jan 11, 2017
"Popular attendance at trials, in sum, substantially furthers the particular public purposes of that critical judicial proceeding. In that sense, public access is an indispensable element of the trial...
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Why can the police stop me and when am I under arrest?
Feb 11, 2016
A simple rule is that an arrest occurs when a police officer grasps or applies physical force to an individual, regardless of whether he succeeds in subduing the individual, or, in the absence of phys...
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WHY TRUST 12 PEOPLE OF A JURY RATHER THAN A SINGLE PERSON TO DECIDE A CASE
Aug 02, 2015
"The Constitution does not trust judges to make determinations of criminal guilt."
Neder v. United States, 527 U.S. 1, 32 (1999) (Scalia, J., dissenting). The Founding Fathers The right to a jury tri...
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IS AMERICA STILL AN EXPERIMENT?
Oct 09, 2014
To grow and be more representative, American democracy must include more people The Experiment in democracy America is supposed to be an experiment that that "all men are created equal." U.S. Supreme...
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Wisconsin disorderly conduct
Sep 19, 2014
Overview of Wisconsin disorderly conduct law Disorderly Conduct: criminal Disorderly conduct is a very broad charge which if court’s followed the letter of the law, should be declared unconstitutional...
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WHY EVIDENCE THAT SOMEONE IS “BAD PERSON” IS NOT ADMISSIBLE IN COURT
Sep 06, 2014
Why character evidence should be excluded from a fair trial The empirical studies Empirical studies indicate that the general construct of character is a relatively poor predictor of a person's conduc...
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WHAT TO DO IF STOPPED BY POLICE
Aug 26, 2014
1. iF YOU ARE STOPPED FOR QUESTIONNING
2. iF YOU ARE STOPPED IN YOUR CAR
3. IF YOU ARE ARRESTED OR TAKEN TO POLICE STATION
4. IN YOUR HOME IF YOU ARE STOPPED FOR QUESTIONING 1. It's not a crime to...
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