I have received some comments under previous unrelated posts regarding the United States Supreme Court’s decision released Monday, June 27, 2010, captioned McDonald, et al. v. Chicago, Illinois, a monumental Supreme Court decision relating to 2nd Amendment Rights, specifically the right to possess handguns. The opinion specifically addresses the prohibition placed on residents of Chicago [...]

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So, You Think You Can Say Something Defamatory About Someone On The Internet That You Might Not Otherwise Say Elsewhere, Because You Think You Can Hide Behind The Anonymity of the Internet? Well, You Might Want To Rethink That Strategy Before Deciding To Do So Now Donald Maxon and Janet Maxon v. Ottawa Publishing Co.1 [...]

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People of the State of Illinois v. McPeak1 (DUI_Drugs) In March 2005, Samuel McPeak was stopped by a Police Officer in Lee County who noticed him not wearing his seat belt. When McPeak exited the vehicle at the Officer’s request so that he could give Mr. McPeak his ticket for the seat belt violation, the [...]

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