By Michael Booth | July 25, 2018
Hearsay evidence can be the basis for collecting DNA, but the evidence must indicate that there is a likely chance that the DNA sample will further the prosecution's case, the court held.
By Ross Todd | July 24, 2018
Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain wrote that the Hawaii law, which restricts open carry to people whose jobs entail "protecting life or property," would by necessity limit open carry permits to "a small and insulated subset of law-abiding citizens."
By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida | July 24, 2018
However, none of the candidates called for eliminating or scaling back the concealed-weapons licensing process. Florida surpassed 1.9 million active concealed-weapons licenses as of June 30.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | July 23, 2018
Court watchers agree that privacy will be the biggest concern when courts begin to analyze how familial DNA searches are conducted.
By Greg Land | July 20, 2018
The Florida law firm had moved to quash IRS summonses for its escrow and trust accounts because they contain confidential client information protected by the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment and the Florida Constitution, which includes the right to privacy.
National Law Journal | Commentary
By Barry P. McDonald | July 19, 2018
For some, the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment was a day to fete the civil rights expansion that's been achieved under it. For others, it marked the start of a broad retrenchment in that expansion.
By Gary Fineout, Associated Press | July 18, 2018
Lee Hollander, a criminal defense lawyer based in southwest Florida, maintains that the proposed constitutional amendment that is going before voters is misleading and does not adequately inform them about what it actually does.
National Law Journal | Commentary
By Grant Alexander and Sean Crain | July 17, 2018
Talking heads have claimed that, as “employees” of their teams, professional athletes have a right to free speech in the workplace and can't be disciplined. But this argument exhibits a fundamental misunderstanding of the law.
By John Council | July 17, 2018
“The structural insulation of the FHFA Director—who may be appointed by a former President, who cannot be replaced at-will, and who is insulated from Executive Branch oversight—interferes with the President's ability to fulfill his duties under the Constitution,” the Fifth Circuit majority wrote.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 16, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has a limited record on class actions and mass torts, but many of his rulings favor businesses, lawyers say, raising the likelihood that he would favor the defense in such cases.
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