Internet Tobacco Sale Lawsuit
The AP reports: “A group of cigarette distributors and sellerssued New York Wednesday seeking to overturn a law banning Internet, telephone and mail order tobacco sales.” The case is called Association of Responsible Cigarette Sellers v. New York, and the complaint is here. The commerce clause arguments here piggyback a bit on (but also differs from) last […]
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CACJ on Salvia, and Second Thoughts on AB259
The Dallas Morning News had a recent article on salvia that did a fairly nice job of presenting a range of perspectives on the drug and the options for regulating it or criminalizing it. Interestingly, it looks primarily at the proposed California law on this issue, AB 259. The reporter notes the following: AB 259 […]
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Choosing A Process Server
In civil court matters, a process server is someone who serves or delivers legal documents, ie. subpeonas, summons, court orders, various legal notices and, in some cases, writs. Process servers normally fall into one of four (4) categories: 1. Registered or licensed process servers: In most states, process servers are registered by their county. […]
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What You Don’t Know About Finding an Attorney Can Hurt You
When people are accused of a crime, they should find a defense attorney right away. Most attorneys who are criminal defenders usually find their clients in great danger of going to jail or being sentenced to death. A good criminal defense lawyer will represent anyone committed with a crime to the best of his or […]
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Americans Fear Crime
Are you afraid of crime? Do you think about becoming the victim of crime often? According to the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, many Americans fear becoming the victim of crime often. As I will show in this article, the fear crosses all linessex, race, education, age and profession. Subjects were asked if they were […]
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Section 215 One More Time
Today is the first day of the 2010 Patriot Act extensions; in particular, section 215, also known as the library provision or business records provision. Section 215 was extended another year until February 28, 2011. This section allows FBI investigators to apply to the FISA court for an order granting access to tangible items (including […]
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Criminal Records For Residents Of New York
The State of New York keeps several different archives of information on criminal records. However, a minor problem is that majority of these sources of New York criminal records deal mostly with convictions. Criminal records for New York State do not necessarily warrant convictions. In fact, not all criminal records for New York result in […]
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Bail Bondsman and the Criminal Justice System
A bail bondsman can be a good person to know when you find that you face some jail time. Sometimes a defendant in a court case cannot raise enough money to cover the entire bail amount. In such instances, the defendant, a relative, or a close family friend can approach a bail bond agent […]
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Approaching the One Year Anniversary of Gonzales v. Raich, the Big Story is What Hasn’t Happened
June 6, 2006 will mark the one year anniversary of Gonzales v. Raich, the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the federal government’s ability to regulate medical marijuana under the Commerce Clause. To take stock of the impact of the decision, I’m going to have a couple posts that look at what’s different a year after Raich. […]
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Criminal Defense Lawyers
Most people are not familiar with the law. The average persons knowledge of the law is more than likely limited to what they see on television or read in newspapers and books. When they do get involved with the criminal law system they do not know what to do, or how to handle the situation. […]
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