Supreme Court Limits Police Searches of Cars During Arrests - washingtonpost.com
april 2009 by jtth
In a decision written by Justice John Paul Stevens, an unusual five-member majority said police may search a vehicle without a warrant only when the suspect could reach for a weapon or try to destroy evidence, or when it is "reasonable to believe" there is evidence in the car supporting the crime at hand.
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april 2009 by jtth
The “broken windows” theory of crime is correct | Can the can | The Economist
november 2008 by jtth
Clearly, cyclists are easily influenced by their surroundings.
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november 2008 by jtth
Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
august 2008 by jtth
Has contact numbers for Bloomington, IN for minor accidents, close calls, and bad roads.
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august 2008 by jtth
US House Funds Bike Access on Amtrak | Transportation Alternatives
june 2008 by jtth
H.R. 6003 encourages the use of funds to "provide bicycle access into rolling stock and to provide bicycle racks in trains." Amtrak has long restricted bicycle access to trains, and as a result many riders drive their cars to nearby train stations. Bike a
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june 2008 by jtth
AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Bush Uses Signing Statement to Legalize Warrantless Searches of US Citizens' Mail
march 2008 by jtth
On December 20, 2007, President Bush signed routine postal legislation. In a "Signing Statement", the President claims Executive Power to search the mail of U.S. citizens inside the United States without a warrant, in direct contradiction of the bill he h
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march 2008 by jtth
Indiana Code TITLE 32, Article 31 Table of Contents
december 2007 by jtth
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december 2007 by jtth
Drug Policy Court Opinion Excerpts @ DrugPolicyCases.com
november 2007 by jtth
Yakov Spektor, a New York-based attorney, combed through two decades of US Supreme Court opinions "to discern certain trends in the Court's treatment of various issues" related to the War on Drugs. The collection of opinions are organized by case, author
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november 2007 by jtth
Law Blog - WSJ.com : 18-Year-Old Kathleen Holtz Passes the California Bar
november 2007 by jtth
On Friday night at 6 p.m., Holtz found out that she passed — the first time around. Once sworn in and admitted to the Calfornia bar, she’ll be the youngest lawyer in the Golden State, and quite possibly the nation. Holtz started at Cal State L.A. at a
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november 2007 by jtth
The Science Creative Quarterly » HOW TO GET YOUR OWN SCIENTIFIC EPONYM, AND, INTRODUCING THE ARBESMAN LIMIT
november 2007 by jtth
What you’re clamoring for is something lofty, something timeless, and something that can be named without leaving your La-Z-Boy recliner. You are thinking about ideas. Mathematical formulas, physical constants, theorems, peculiar scientific phenomena-th
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november 2007 by jtth
Former CEO Says U.S. Punished Phone Firm - washingtonpost.com
october 2007 by jtth
Former chief executive Joseph P. Nacchio, convicted in April of 19 counts of insider trading, said the NSA approached Qwest more than six months before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to court documents unsealed in Denver this week.
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october 2007 by jtth
Judge strikes down part of Patriot Act - Yahoo! News
september 2007 by jtth
A federal judge struck down a key part of the USA Patriot Act on Thursday in a ruling that defended the need for judicial oversight of laws and bashed Congress for passing a law that makes possible "far-reaching invasions of liberty."
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september 2007 by jtth
Inside DCSNet, the FBI's Nationwide Eavesdropping Network
august 2007 by jtth
Wired details the intricacies of the FBI's latest wiretapping system.
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august 2007 by jtth
H.R. 2755: To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve... (GovTrack.us)
june 2007 by jtth
H.R. 2755: To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve...
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june 2007 by jtth
Medical experiments to be done without patients' consent | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
may 2007 by jtth
The federal government is undertaking the most ambitious set of studies ever mounted under a controversial arrangement that allows researchers to conduct some kinds of medical experiments without first getting the patients' permission.
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may 2007 by jtth
idealawg: Neurolaw: Leaving out a big piece of the puzzle
march 2007 by jtth
"The Brain on the Stand" by Jeffrey Rosen presents in a readable style part of the challenging puzzles confronting the law as more is learned about the brain. Curious omissions from the article were the phenomena of neuroplasticity and self-directed neuro
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march 2007 by jtth
Macworld: News: France bans citizen journalists from reporting violence
march 2007 by jtth
This is another reason I hate France. I'll bet there will be another revolution soon.
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march 2007 by jtth
Article - Opinion - Religion in school
january 2007 by jtth
Students do not give up their constitutional rights at the door to the schoolhouse.
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january 2007 by jtth
Because Cops Don't Look Dorky Enough on Segways: The T3 Motion - Jalopnik
october 2006 by jtth
Cops now have an alternative to the segway for their parading.
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october 2006 by jtth
UK gov bans violent porn
august 2006 by jtth
I'm so glad I live in a place with explicit freedoms, at least.
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august 2006 by jtth
Magic City Morning Star: Patent Law Ruling Threatens Free and Open Source Software
august 2006 by jtth
In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed its own "suggestion test" as the main method for determining when a patent should be found obvious over knowledge in the public domain. Under this test, even the most obvious incremental
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august 2006 by jtth
Gilmore v. Gonzales
august 2006 by jtth
Does the government have the right to keep secret a law that is applied to millions of Americans every day? That's the question John Gilmore has asked the Supreme Court to decide in his petition to the Court, filed on the 4th of August 2006.
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august 2006 by jtth
Federal court bans Bush's warrantless spying on Americans
august 2006 by jtth
The Bush warrantless wiretapping situation is resolved: we are free.
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august 2006 by jtth
Madbook.com
january 2006 by jtth
earch results are based on the contribution of all of our users. When someone lists a book, the course information becomes available for everyone to see. This social-networking type approach results in some of the lowest textbook prices on the internet!
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january 2006 by jtth
Main Page - Wikilaw
december 2005 by jtth
An open-content legal resource.
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december 2005 by jtth
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