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When it comes to interactions with law enforcement, the average person may not fully understand the potential consequences of their words. This is where Miranda rights play a crucial role. Today, we will explore how Miranda rights affect every person who speaks with law enforcement, and we want to especially emphasize the importance of remaining […]

Face ID and Touch ID are not your friends when it comes to your phone and law enforcement. Recently, in a search warrant that gave law enforcement access to President Trump’s fixer Michael Cohen, federal authorities requested access to Mr. Cohen’s phone and other devices by “use of the fingerprints of the user . . […]

Trial by jury is thought by some to be a pivotal part of democracy, yet it is disappearing. For example, Texas, New York, and Pennsylvania have trial rates below 3%. Similarly, in the federal courts in 2018, some 2% went to trial while 90% pled out, and the remaining 8% were dismissed. Of the fewer […]

For as long as human beings have communicated, many have practiced the art of deception. That people can lie is a fact of everyday life, and lie they will. Research suggests that an average person will tell two lies per day. Research also shows that during a typical 10-minute conversation, 60 percent of people will […]

https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-judges-ignored-prisoners-petitions-without-review-fifth-circuit This article highlights a troubling and deeply unjust situation that occurred in Louisiana, involving a group of appellate court judges who were all white. These judges reportedly engaged in a secret and systematic practice of disregarding petitions filed by prisoners, with a significant number of them being Black individuals who claimed they had been […]

Interestingly, some individuals believe that if you ask an undercover cop if he’s a cop, he has to tell you. That’s completely false. If you think about that practically, then everyone would go around anytime they were committing a crime or going to commit a crime and say, “Are you a cop?” The undercover police […]

In a world where we are inundated with news and information at every turn, it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction. The 24-hour news cycle, social media, and the internet have all made it easier than ever to access information, but they have also made it harder to discern what is true and […]

There’s an assumption that when someone pleads guilty to a crime, swearing to tell the truth and allocating to all the elements, he or she actually committed it.  But this is not necessarily true. We all know that innocent people can be found guilty of crimes they didn’t commit, but innocent people might actually choose to plead guilty simply because […]

What do I do if I want to know what’s happening in my neighborhood? Am I allowed to approach/talk to the officers? Am I allowed to film the officers? What do I do if I see the officers doing something wrong?