Does Using Spotlights or High Beams Amount to Restricting a Contact’s Movement?

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

Illuminating the Contact Scene 

A former student of mine had a 1538 motion where the public defender centered questioning on the use of high…

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What to Do When Someone Objects to a Public Speaker? Maybe Best to Stay Out of the First Amendment Fray

The Heckler’s Veto and the First Amendment 
By Robert Phillips  
Deputy District Attorney (ret.)  

Some years back I authored a memo entitled “Constitutionally Protected Expressive Activity & the First Amendment: Who Ya…

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Editorial: California Supreme Court Decision on Detentions in High-Crime Area Ripe for Appeal to SCOTUS

A Professor’s Perspective on Detentions in a High-Crime Area 
By Ray Hill, Professor Emeritus 
Santa Rosa Junior College 

Refer to Case Alert: “Be Careful, This New State Supreme Court Decision May Change How You Do Your Job…

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