*It’s a tossback Tuesday post.  There are some things every American should know.  Your rights when it comes to search and seizure...

The New York Times and the Washington Post have articles out from a few weeks ago and today showing a change in law that should leave...

No really, think about it.  We need the Constitution to set out the structure of government.  It’s basically like traffic laws in that...

(This was my first legal post on this blog.  It made it big on FB, around 150 shares, still no clue why, but I’m glad because these are a...

June hits and suddenly everyone’s a Constitutional scholar.  On Friday the Supreme Court came out with the biggest decision of the year,...

(Basic up front disclaimer: These are over simplified concepts, and this post is not to be taken as legal advice.  I’m not your lawyer,...

This is the first in a new series I’m doing every Thursday.  I’ll give you 3 to 7 questions on the law,literature, writing and/or...

(Image by Oleg Volk) Nothing in here is meant to be taken as legal advice and it is all extremely general statements of complex and often...

You’ve heard the saying, “the only people who win are the lawyers,” right?  It’s what people say when they’re talking about some lawsuit,...

(photo cred: http://clearstreammedia.blogspot.com/2012/08/rally-and-march-for-womens-rights-sunday.html) Alright, I’m a lawyer and still...

(This, as always, is all general ranting and a little bit of simplified law, and not to be taken as any kind of legal advice.  Also, I’m...

(As always, this isn’t to be taken as any kind of legal advice, just some very simplified basics for the lay person, and a little bit of...

(In honor of the annual shit show known as the bar exam, I’m posting some legal basics for the lay person in each of the major areas...

(It’s that time of year again.  In honor of that annual (unless you fail or are taking a new state and have to take it in February) shit...