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• 911: Cell Phone Cell

  Supreme Court of Ohio: State of Ohio v. Robinson The law is a slow moving behemoth. Technology changes at a meteoric pace. Watching the law trying to keep up can be amusing and depressing. It…

• Cyber Stalking: What a Wicked Web We Weave

  US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: United States v. Fullmer et. al. We live in very contentious times. The red-state-blue-state divide is political, geographical and cultural. Debate about issues is frequently obscured by…

• Age Discrimination: It Wasn’t Me!

  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: Halpert v. Manhattan Apartments, Inc. In New York, unless you’re in a union, are a government worker or have a contract of employment, you are an at-will…

• Defamation and Homosexuality: Gay Per Se

  U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York: Howard K. Stern v. Rita Cosby et. al. When trying to understand the tenor of the times, the writing on the wall is often hidden in the…

• False Arrest: Busted for Bad Words

  New York State Court of Claims: DePaula v. State Like they say on TV, don’t try this at home if you’re not a professional. Claimant is an attorney. He was a little late for Civil…

• Due Process: Stunning Decision

  New York State Court of Appeals: People v. Buchanan It was Mr. Bumble in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist who first said “the law is an ass” after he was told “the law supposes that your…

• Shock and Seizure: Watt Evidence?

  Niagara County Court, New York: People v. Ryan S. Smith Tasers electrified the nation last year with the famous, “Don’t tase me, bro” incident out of the University of Florida. The device is back in…

• GPS, Search and Seizure: Car 54 Where Are You?

  Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV: State of Wisconsin v. Michael A. Sveum Technology races ahead as most of us long ago gave up ever trying to program our VCRs. Now there are blackberries, blogs…

• Employment Discrimination: The Fashion Police

  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: Webb v. City of Philadelphia How would you feel about getting pulled over by a cop wearing a hijaab—the traditional headcovering worn by Muslim women? That’s the…

• Assumption of Risk: Mosh Martyr

  Supreme Court, New York County: Schoneboom v. B.B. King Blues Club What do Kill Your Idols, Sub Zero and the Crumb Suckers have in common? They were all heavy metal bands (no offense to the…