Constitutionally Protected Expressive Activity & the First Amendment: “Who Ya Gonna Call?”

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Constitutionally Protected Expressive Activity & the First Amendment: 

“Who Ya Gonna Call?”

 

Robert C.…

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Deputy Sheriff Phillip Campas

Deputy Sheriff Phillip Campas was shot and killed during a barricade at a home near the intersection of 1st Street and Poplar Avenue in Wasco.

Deputies had initially responded to the home for reports of a shooting at about 1:00 pm. A…

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New Law Dealing with Fatal Shootings of Unarmed Civilians

Outline of Implementation of AB 1506 / The New Law Dealing with Fatal Shootings of Unarmed Civilians, By Mike Rains

About the author:  Mike Rains is the principal founding member at Rains, Lucia, Stern, St. Phalle & Silver, PC ("RLS…

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The “Weaponing” of Social Media by Law Enforcement

The “Weaponing” of Social Media by Law Enforcement:  It is well established that a private citizen has a First Amendment right to videotape public officials, including, but not limited to, police officers while performing their duties in any…

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Profanity and the First Amendment

Editorial by Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Retired)

Profanity and the First Amendment:  Some of us were brought up in an atmosphere where the use of profanity was severely frowned upon, some believing that its use merely…

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Profanity and the First Amendment:

Profanity and the First Amendment:

RC Phillips (DDA, Ret.)
July, 2021

Some of us were brought up in an atmosphere where the use of profanity was severely frowned upon, some believing that its use merely reflects a lack of…

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