COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Court Decision on Taser Use Raises Questions About Excessive Force Late one night in March 2004, Jonathan Rackard, a Washington County, Fla., deputy sheriff, stopped Jesse Buckley for speeding. Buckley began sobbing ... [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Court Ruling in Exorcism Case Sets a Dangerous Precedent
In June, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a church is not liable for injuries its members inflicted while performing an exorcism. The Court misapplied the law and, in doing so, set a dangerous precedent. The Facts In June 1996, 17-year-old Laura ... [Read more...]
Strip Search at School Crosses Line of Common Sense
There's something to be said for not doing things that don't make a lick of sense. Don't stick a fork in a toaster, don't thump a bees' nest with a broomstick and don't strip-search a 13-year-old girl because a classmate identifies her as a supplier ... [Read more...]
Christian License Plate Raises Constitutional Concerns
License plates used to be such simple things. A kid on a road trip could learn what the plates for all 50 states looked like and could check them off on a list. Not anymore. Standard license plates have been replaced in many states by diverse ... [Read more...]
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life: Christian License Plate Raises Constitutional Concerns
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Christian License Plate Raises Constitutional Concerns License plates used to be such simple things. A kid on a road trip could learn what the plates for all 50 states looked like and could check them off on a list. ... [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Supreme Court Averts Danger by Disallowing the Death Penalty for Child Rape
The Supreme Court has undoubtedly lurched toward conservatism in the past 20 years, but death penalty cases have largely been an anomaly. Just in the past six years, the Court has banned the execution of juveniles and mentally retarded ... [Read more...]