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AMERICA HAS INDEED TORTURED SOME FOLKS
A recently released $40 million dollar Senate Intelligence report revealed that in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Central Intelligence Agency tortured…
REFUSING CONSENT TO DRAW BLOOD IN DWI INVESTIGATION
In a 1966 decision, Schmerber v. California, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision extending a limited exception to the Fourth Amendment “warrant…
Should a Defendant Testify in His Own Defense?
Defense Lawyers often advise against their clients testifying in their own defense. It is typically unnecessary and tends to expose the client to great…
Should I Plea to a Sex Offense?
Sex offender: “life is no bargain living as a sex offender” According to the Special Analysis Unit of the Center for Missing and Exploited…
Gov. Rick Perry’s Indictment Focuses on Dirty Politics
On August 15, 2014, Texas Gov. Rick Perry was indicted on felony counts of coercion and official oppression. After the immediate hoopla settled, the…
The Compelling Need for Federal Sentencing Reform
According to a November 2013 report by the Urban Institute, the federal prison population has increased 790 percent since 1980. All prisons in the…
In Defense of Hillary Clinton’s Defense of a Rapist
Josh Rogin is the senior correspondent for national security and politics for The Daily Beast. He recently wrote an “exclusive” article about Hillary Clinton’s…
Good Intentions or Not, Federal Judges Cannot Participate in Plea Negotiations
In a 2013 report titled “An Offer You Can’t Refuse,” Human Rights Watch reported that 97 percent of federal drug defendants plead guilty. The…
Sex Registration Not Severe Restraint, In Custody, for Federal Habeas Purposes
Sex Registration Not Severe Restraint, In Custody, for Federal Habeas Purposes 28 U.S.C. § 2254, the Federal habeas corpus statute, requires a petitioner to…
Does Adam Walsh, SORNA, Civil Commitment Really Protect Children?
In 2006, Congress enacted, and former President George W. Bush signed into law, the Adam Walsh Act, also know as the Sex Offender Registration…
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