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Author Archives: Marty Ryan
Chewing Away on the Fourth Amendment
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
CBCs, IDOC & Hockey
It’s a stranger marriage than you’ll find in any Ozark Mountain community. Continue reading
My Junk File
Police dressed in paramilitary garb rush into a private home with weapons pointed yelling: “On the floor. ON THE F…ING FLOOR!” Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Issues
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Wanting More
The Iowa Freedom of Information Council held its annual luncheon, program and meeting earlier this month. The program this year was a little off the beaten path of open records and public meetings. At least, I thought so. The program … Continue reading
Posted in Issues, Open Meetings/Public Records
Tagged American Judicature Society, Bill Brown, comity, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Full Faith & Credit Clause, Iowa Freedom of Informaiton Council, Iowa Supreme Court, Jeffrey Neary, Judge Charles Bradley, judicial activism, Lambda Legal, Michael Streit, Miranda v. Arizona, Missouri Plan, O'Brien County, Primghar, Rachel Paine Caufield, Racing Ass'n of Cent. Iowa v. Fitzgerald, Reagan, Roy Moore, stare decisis, Twenty-second Amendment, Varnum v. Brien, Worker Safety Act
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Don’t Kill for Me
He stood with his hands in the trench coat he was wearing, and it was difficult to see his face. Continue reading