Those who have been following the developments in marijuana law in recent years know that there has been somewhat of an uncertain state of affairs with respect to federal drug law enforcement. Although the Department of Justice had, under President Obama, been working...
Last time, we began discussing the fact that the Fort Lauderdale shooter Esteban Santiago had, prior to the shooting, been arrested and charged in connection with a domestic violence incident. As we pointed, out, it is easy for journalists and the public at large to...
Raising alarm about domestic violence is always a popular thing to do, and journalists reporting on the topic know how to play on the fears of their readers. This can be seen in a recent Vox article discussing the fact that Esteban Santiago, the man who killed at...
Recent posts on this blog have explored the issue of privacy in the context of smart phones and criminal investigation. In this increasingly digital world, the issue is bound to become increasingly important as the government continues to search connected or smart...
In our last post, we looked at a recent Florida case in which it was ruled that police officers acted illegally by failing to obtain a warrant prior to searching a password protected cell phone dropped by a criminal suspect. The case shows that tapping into a password...
Earlier this month, in an undercover sting operation conducted by the Polk County Sheriff's Office, 114 suspects were arrested and charged with a variety of sex crimes. This is far from the first sting the Sheriff's Office has pulled off this year - in June, a similar...
