California Court of Appeal: Probation Condition Prohibiting Possession of Pornography Impermissibly Vague by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, held that a probation condition prohibiting possession of pornographic materials was impermissibly vague. Michael Gruis pleaded no contest to one count of possession …

SCOTUS: Honest-Services Fraud Jury Instructions Regarding Private Citizen Too Vague by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of the United States held that a trial court’s jury instructions on the standard as to whether a private citizen owes a fiduciary duty to the public and a breach thereof …

New Report: Most Federal Charges Against BLM Protestors for Non-Violent Offenses by An effort to federalize prosecution of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protestors who took to the streets in the aftermath of George Floyd’s May 2020 killing was “a deliberate and cynical” attempt “to target and discourage” them. That …

Reports Show Law Enforcement Groups Are Main Force Pushing New Anti-Protest Laws by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Two recent reports by the Proteus Fund and Greenpeace show that organizations associated with law enforcement—mostly police unions—are the main drivers of the unprecedented number of new anti-protest bills introduced in state …

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Kansas Supreme Court Announces Residual Clause of Law Prohibiting Knife Possession by Felons Unconstitutionally Vague by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso In a decision issued on July 17, 2020, the Supreme Court of Kansas struck the residual clause of the state’s statute prohibiting possession of a knife by a convicted …

Minnesota Supreme Court: Coercion Statute Unconstitutionally Overbroad by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso In a decision issued July 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Minnesota ruled that Minnesota Statutes Section 609.27, subd. 1(4) (2018) (“the coercion statute”) is overbroad on its face, violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, …

North Carolina Supreme Court: Giving Finger to Police Not Disorderly Conduct Justifying Traffic Stop by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A unanimous Supreme Court of North Carolina held on May 1, 2020, that waving the middle finger at the police was not disorderly conduct to justify a traffic stop and …