Would Texas Bill H.B. 868 Make it More Likely that Teachers Will Shoot Students?

Commentators at Daily Kos and ThinkProgress believe it will. From the ThinkProgress article: People who are concerned about the use of exc...

Drone Carrying Meth Crashes Near US - Mexico Border

So reports U-T San Diego.  The article begins: A small aerial drone crashed about two miles from the U.S. border in Mexico carrying several ...

Police Radars and the Fourth Amendment

Brad Heath at USA Today has this story discussing law enforcement use of radar devices that can determine whether people are present within...

Fourth Amendment Standing and Familial DNA Searches

DNA technology that identifies people based on their genetic profiles is an effective tool for solving crime. DNA can exonerate those who ar...

Hill on Inmates' Need for Federally Funded Lawyers

Over the weekend, I noticed that the first issue of Volume 62 of the UCLA Law Review is now available online . While there are several artic...

It is Illegal to Dye Live Chicks, Rabbits, and Ducklings in California

So says subsection (b) of California Penal Code section 599 . The section in full states: 599. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: ...

Iowa Department of Public Safety Releases Report on Drones

Iowa's Department of Public Safety recently released a report on drones. The full text of the report is available here . A bill passed b...

Heien v. North Carolina: Implications for California Law

On December 15, the United States Supreme Court released its opinion in Heien v. North Carolina . The Court held that a police officer's...

Robinson on the Rise and Degradation of Criminal Codes

From the CrimProf Blog , I learned about Paul Robinson's essay , The Rise and Fall and Resurrection of American Criminal Codes . Here is...

The First Conviction Under California's Revenge Porn Law

The Los Angeles City Attorney announced that it has secured a conviction against Noe Iniguez, who posted nude photographs of his ex-girlfri...