Category Archives: Constitutional Law
Supreme Court to Decide Unanimous Verdict Case
In a 1976 Valparaiso Law Review article, “Historical Developments of the Interrelationship of Unanimous Verdicts and Reasonable Doubt,” Anthony A. Morano noted that in…
Ongoing Struggle with Cell Phone GPS and Right to Privacy
Court Continue to Struggle with Cell Phone and Right to Privacy Once considered a sacred cow, individual privacy has succumbed to governmental interference, especially…
Marzieh Hashemi: Muslim Reporter Used as Pawn in Gutter Politics?
Marzieh Hashemi is natural born citizen of the United States. She was born in New Orleans in 1959 and given her American name, Melanie…
Matthew Whitaker: A Political Stooge, Possible Criminal, Legal Lightweight
The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the position of the Attorney General of the United States. The Organization, Mission and Functions Manual of the…
Exception to 4th Amendment Supports Search of Cell Phone
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are collectively known as the Bill Rights. These original amendments guaranteed 8 rights to criminal defendants…
Federal Judge Starts Trial Without Defense Counsel, No Error
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant the right to counsel at every critical stage of the proceedings against him…
The Right to Fair Trial Isn’t Perfect
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides a criminal defendant with seven rights, three of which concern the right to a trial—right…
Can A Sitting President Be Indicted?
With the recent guilty plea of former President Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort, and his agreement to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation…
Militarized Police Versus the First Amendment, Peaceful Protest
The militarization of law enforcement in the United States began in earnest in 1990 when Congress enacted Section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization…
Harris County Bail Reform Effort Receives Temporary Setback
Earlier this year we posted an article about a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that upheld much of a federal district court ruling…
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