Category Archives: Criminal Justice

One of the primary issues in which Fawkes-Lee and Ryan are involved.

Oral Arguments: Please Pardon the Pun

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Marty Ryan

In an unusual move, the Solicitor General, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., told the Supreme Court that he was not going to argue the case for the federal government because he believes the Third Circuit got it wrong. Continue reading →

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Invasion of the Judicial and Legislative Branches

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Marty Ryan

On Monday, July 16, Governor Terry Branstad issued a commutation to 38 of Iowa’s lifers.  That group of lifers consists of those felons who are serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for crimes they committed as … Continue reading →

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Jumping Off Perfectly Good Bridges

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Marty Ryan

Kids used to break legs and arms all the time. It was like wearing a plaque, a medal, or a trophy. Continue reading →

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No Slam Dunk

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Marty Ryan

Last September I wrote that the United States Supreme Court was about to hear oral arguments in a case called Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders.  As you’ll recall, this is what I had to say about it: Albert Florence … Continue reading →

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Same Results; Different Reasoning

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Marty Ryan

Last November, I wrote a blog about how the Fourth Amendment is losing its meaning.   One of the examples I had used was the case of United States v. Jones.  The facts of the case are as follows:   Antoine Jones … Continue reading →

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Chewing Away on the Fourth Amendment

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Marty Ryan

I’m sure James Madison could never envision a GPS, much less an automobile, but he surely would have shaken his finger at the idea of his government making an exception under these circumstances. Continue reading →

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