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Anonymous 'Reliable' Tip Can Justify Traffic Stop
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
It's another bad day for the Fourth Amendment. Two brothers are driving a silver Ford F-150, license plate 8-David-94925. An anonymous caller dials 911 and...
Court Lets Confusion Reign in Child Porn Restitution Cases
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
This wasn't an easy question. If you want to see how difficult the question of the proper means for calculating restitution for child pornography victims is,...
108 Page Headache: Plurality Upholds Michigan's Aff. Action Ban
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
One hundred and eight pages. A 3-2-1-2 split, with a separate concurrence and a recusal. Justice Breyer sided with the conservative wing of the court. Justice...
Grants: Search, Career Criminal, and the Infamous Israel Passport
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
More Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) cases? Say it ain't so, SCOTUS. Alas, a criminal with a white supremacist career, and a lot of arms, just made his...
Alito Unrecuses From Aereo and Pom Wonderful; Unrecusal Tax Break
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
We've discussed Justice Samuel Alito's truancy in the past, with the Justice sitting out of dozens of certiorari denials and initially recusing himself from...
Justice Stevens and 'The Fix'
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
For the last week, one of the top posts on The Washington Post's website has been retired Justice John Paul Stevens' "Justice Stevens: The five extra words...
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