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Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
Maybe That’s What They Needed Him For
Decatur lawyer Barry Wise points out that because Section 38.23 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure provides additional prophylactic protections to accused citizens the Virginia v. Moore decision doesn’t…
Labor Law Prof Blog
The Constitutionality of Pre-Employment Drug Testing for Public Employees
Ross Runkel's Law Memo brings word that the Ninth Circuit has handed down Lanier v. City of Woodburn, 06-35262 (9th Cir. Mar. 13, 2008), a case discussing the permissibility of…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Wasserman Article: Video Evidence and Summary Judgment
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
On SSRN, Howard Wasserman recently posted Video Evidence and Summary Judgment: The Procedure of Scott v. Harris. The article now appears in Vol. 91 of Judicature, and the abstract follows:…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Carlos Ball on Privacy and Public Sex
Carlos A. Ball (Penn State) has posted Privacy, Property and Public Sex on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article argues that theconstitutional right to sexual liberty should include the…
Austin DWI Lawyer
DWI Checkpoints as the Roach Motel of Law Enforcement
Despite the best efforts of some legislators in Austin to whittle away at the protections of the Fourth Amendment, DWI roadblocks or sobriety checkpoints are still not legal in Texas.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New SSRN Immigration Articles
Here are some new immigration articles posted to the Social Science Research Network (www.ssrn.com):The Fourth Amendment and Privacy Implications of Interior Immigration Enforcement Anil Kalhan, Fordham Law SchoolCrisis on the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Fourth Amendment and Interior Enforcement
Much has been said in the immigration debate about the need for increased interior enforcement. For analysis of "The Fourth Amendment and Privacy Implications of Interior Immigration Enforcement" by ANIL…
EvidenceProf Blog
Big Brother Is Watching: Marine Corps Makes Contents Of All Military Computers Fair Game
By Colin Miller
In United States v. Long, 64 M.J. 57 (U.S. Armed Forces 2006), the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces reversed a lance corporal's convictions for the use…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
How Do You Lose a Search Warrant?
By Ellen Podgor
Compared to a grand jury subpoena, obtaining a search warrant involves quite a bit of hassle for the prosecutor. While the subpoena is just mailed out, a warrant requires a…
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
Meth Gun and ‘Good Enough for Probable Cause’
Kiran Chetry interviewed a Sheriff’s Deputy on CNN’s American Morning news program about the new methamphetamine detection ‘gun’ being tested in Arizona and Missouri. First citing the National Association of…