AOC did nothing wrong
Two things to say up front before getting into Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s recent letter to the Attorney General. First, it is not a crime to inform people of th...
Category: Fifth Amendment
Pardons aren’t without consequences
The President’s pardon power is unconditional and unquestionable. He has the power to pardon anyone for crimes against the United States. And in some last...
Talk about short-sighted
Article: Letters to the Editor: Trump has vowed revenge. Start the pardons, President Biden From the above: To the editor: Harry Litman relies on the wisdo...
Sidestepping Miranda
Several years ago I wrote an article going after an appellate court decision out of Washington that, in short, allowed police (in that State, at least) to sides...
Everything will be used against you
I’ve said before that we need to make it clearer than crystal that rape victims (male or female) absolutely must cooperate with law enforcement with colle...
It isn’t a right if it’s compulsory
In the United States there are several rights codified in our Constitution. And one concept about rights many seem to forget is they are entirely voluntary. You...
On Bill Cosby
As I write this, the hot ticket news headline is Bill Cosby’s indictment being vacated by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. And a lot of people are naturall...
Religious police
Let’s talk about that new law recently signed by the Alabama governor. The bill amends Alabama Code ยงย 16-22-1. Here is the original text of that section: ...
Misconceptions about Miranda
Mirandizing suspects is one of the most recognized of police actions, but also one of the least understood. Many people have numerous misconceptions about how t...
Revisiting Miranda
As a person who owns a blog that doesn’t really get a lot of hits, I tend to notice when one article gets a lot of hits over anything else. Recently, the ...