Category: First Amendment
6 Mistakes to Avoid When Facing Criminal Charges
Being accused of a crime is an extremely intimidating experience. And more often than not, the stress of the situation will get the better of…
The new rise of ANTIFA; the basics
The Antifa movement has garnered a lot of attention as of late. What is Antifa? Antifa in America have become an increasingly controversial topic of…
Protest Speech and the Digital Revolution
Protest Speech and the Digital Revolution The unpolished draft of the op-ed written for the Guardian There is no weapon on the planet more powerful…
Why Hacks on the TV show Mr. Robots are Authentic
There are numerous TV series about computer hackers who have failed to draw a large audience, let alone portray computer hacking with any degree of…
Know Your Rights: The Clash
Know Your Rights by the Clash You have the rights not to be killed, to food money and to free speech. But don’t try to…
Three Days in September: 9/11, Biko, Attica
Each year America turns to the somber reflection of the day everything changed, September 11th, 2001. As do I. But there is more to ponder…
Gang membership is constitutionally protected
GANG MEMBERSHIP IS CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED AND THE FIRST AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENTS PROHIBIT CRIMINALIZING GANG MEMBERSHIP PER SE Like it or not, gang membership is constitutionally…
Solicitation for letters in support of Matthew Keys – for his sentencing
October 21, 2015 In re Matthew Keys To Whom You May Concern: Along with Tor Ekeland and Mark Jaffe, I represent Mr. Keys in a…
Threatening Rap Lyrics and the Criminal Law
The magistrate erroneously ruled that the threatening rap lyric was protected speech as a matter of law. (130) (221) Penal Code section 140, subd. (a)…
Saudis Begin the 1000 Blow “Public Caning” to Punish a Blogger Critical of Saudi’s Religious Establishment
Saudis Begin Public Caning to Punish a Blogger “The authorities in Saudi Arabia on Friday began the public flogging of a blogger who was sentenced…