by John Floyd | Sep 10, 2023 | Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice Reform
America is enduring dark times these days. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate and a state governor, calls for civil war and praises the jury-convicted insurrectionists with the racists paramilitary groups, the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers,...
by John Floyd | Sep 3, 2023 | Constitutional Law, Federal Criminal Law
The August 1, 2023 indictment of former President Donald J. Trump on four criminal charges related to repeated attempts to overthrow the 2020 presidential election results has triggered contentious public debate about the speech rights guaranteed by the U.S....
by John Floyd | Jul 22, 2023 | Constitutional Law
A cursory look over the past 55 years through ten presidential administrations reveals that the political divide in this country has intensified through each presidency. The past six years, through the presidencies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, have witnessed the...
by John Floyd | Apr 16, 2023 | Constitutional Law, SCOTUS
The Chief Justice John Roberts-led U.S. Supreme Court will have another opportunity to modify or overrule a longstanding precedent issued by the Court before his tenure as Chief Justice. The case before the Court, Samia v. United States, involves a fundamental Sixth...
by John Floyd | Mar 27, 2023 | Constitutional Law, SCOTUS
Federalist Paper #78, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, said the need for an “independent judiciary” was “designed to be an intermediate body between the people and their legislature.” The primary responsibility of the judiciary then is to...
by John Floyd | Feb 18, 2023 | Constitutional Law, Federal Fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices
In June 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its most recognized decision regarding criminal law, Miranda v. Arizona. The decision established a significant Fifth Amendment Constitutional right: before the prosecution can use statements, either inculpatory or...
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