Minors, Miranda, and the California Legislature

"FROM THE CLASSROOM"
By Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College

“Its ‘402’ time, officer” - “Who Wins, You or Defense counsel”? Note: 402(b) E.C. – A pre-trial court hearing to determine the admissibility of an…

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Requiring privately owned drones to emit identifying information is constitutional

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Brennan v. Dickson (D.C. Cir. (July 29, 2022) __ F.4th __ [2022 U.S.App. LEXIS 20973], upheld the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) rule on drone identification.  Plaintiff…

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“IN CASE YOU MISSED IT - A HALF YEAR IN REVIEW”

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  “IN CASE YOU MISSED IT - A HALF YEAR IN REVIEW”

Greetings to our Subscribers –we have been very busy in 2022.  Our professional faculty and staff have grown to include the best in the profession. We are confident…

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Latest Updates on Protected Activity; Confiscating Video Evidence; Freedom of Speech and the Public Employee

For our Professional Subscribers – Please find links to Bob Phillips’ latest update on “Constitutionally Protected Expressive Activity and the First Amendment – Who Ya Going to Call“ (7/22). This is a companion article to his recent update on "…

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Shooting the Messenger: First Amendment Freedom of Speech and the Public Employee

By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).

This outstanding resources is available only to our Professional Users.  If you are not yet a Professional user, please consider upgrading here.  Your support helps offset the cost of…

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Miranda Update #7 - Handcuffing and Miranda - "From the Classroom"

"FROM THE CLASSROOM"
By Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College

“Its ‘402’ time, officer” - “Who Wins, You or Defense counsel”? Note: 402(b) E.C. – A pre-trial court hearing to determine the admissibility of an…

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Prosecutors Including Prospective Jurors’ Comments in Closing Arguments

By Robert C. Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
Prosecutors Including Prospective Jurors’ Comments in Closing Arguments: 

A trial attorney including a prospective juror’s comments in his or her closing arguments to a jury is…

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