Law Basics – Search and Seizure
*It’s a tossback Tuesday post. There are some things every American should know. Your rights when it comes to search and seizure...
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amiegibbons15
- Mar 11, 2016
- 4 min
And as the 4th Amendment was shat upon, they smiled and said, I have nothing to hide.
The New York Times and the Washington Post have articles out from a few weeks ago and today showing a change in law that should leave...
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amiegibbons15
- Oct 6, 2015
- 3 min
We Wouldn’t Need the Bill of Rights if Everyone Agreed
No really, think about it. We need the Constitution to set out the structure of government. It’s basically like traffic laws in that...
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amiegibbons15
- Jul 2, 2015
- 4 min
Throwback Thursday – Law Basics I Was Shocked Normal People Didn’t Know
(This was my first legal post on this blog. It made it big on FB, around 150 shares, still no clue why, but I’m glad because these are a...
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amiegibbons15
- Jun 30, 2015
- 4 min
The Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Decision in Plain English… and Some Snark
June hits and suddenly everyone’s a Constitutional scholar. On Friday the Supreme Court came out with the biggest decision of the year,...
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amiegibbons15
- Jun 2, 2015
- 3 min
Con Law for Writers
(Basic up front disclaimer: These are over simplified concepts, and this post is not to be taken as legal advice. I’m not your lawyer,...
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amiegibbons15
- Mar 12, 2015
- 1 min
Trivia Thursday – Constitutional Qs
This is the first in a new series I’m doing every Thursday. I’ll give you 3 to 7 questions on the law,literature, writing and/or...
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amiegibbons15
- Nov 18, 2014
- 8 min
SELF DEFENSE LAWS: CASTLE DOCTRINE, STAND YOUR GROUND, AND THE DUTY TO RETREAT
(Image by Oleg Volk) Nothing in here is meant to be taken as legal advice and it is all extremely general statements of complex and often...
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amiegibbons15
- Nov 5, 2014
- 5 min
ANTI ABORTION LAWS, “THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO WIN ARE THE LAWYERS.” FANTASTIC!
You’ve heard the saying, “the only people who win are the lawyers,” right? It’s what people say when they’re talking about some lawsuit,...
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amiegibbons15
- Oct 16, 2014
- 2 min
TN AMENDMENT 1 – FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS PERSONAL FREEDOM, VOTE NO!
(photo cred: http://clearstreammedia.blogspot.com/2012/08/rally-and-march-for-womens-rights-sunday.html) Alright, I’m a lawyer and still...
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amiegibbons15
- Oct 9, 2014
- 6 min
THE CITIZEN’S GUIDE TO COPS – AKA, YOU MAY AS WELL BEND OVER
(This, as always, is all general ranting and a little bit of simplified law, and not to be taken as any kind of legal advice. Also, I’m...
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amiegibbons15
- Aug 3, 2014
- 5 min
LAW BASICS FOR THE NON-SHARKIES – SEARCH AND SEIZURE
(As always, this isn’t to be taken as any kind of legal advice, just some very simplified basics for the lay person, and a little bit of...
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amiegibbons15
- May 27, 2014
- 2 min
Bar Exam Basics That Every Non-Human/Shark-Hybrid Should Know – Rights Upon Arrest
(In honor of the annual shit show known as the bar exam, I’m posting some legal basics for the lay person in each of the major areas...
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amiegibbons15
- May 23, 2014
- 3 min
Bar Exam Basics That Every Normal Person (i.e. non human-shark hybrid) Should Know – Con Law
(It’s that time of year again. In honor of that annual (unless you fail or are taking a new state and have to take it in February) shit...
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