Police officers may not confiscate or demand to view your digital photographs or video without a warrant. The Supreme Court has ruled that police may not search your cell phone when they arrest you, unless they get a warrant. Although the court did not specifically rule on whether law enforcement may search other electronic devices such as a [...]
In the 50 states, there are 99 state legislative chambers and 7,383 state legislative seats. In November 2017, three of these 99 chambers are holding general elections for a total of 220 state legislative seats—roughly 3 percent of the total legislative seats in the country. Special state legislative elections are also taking place in 2017. More special elections tend to take place in odd-numbered years [...]
Ballotpedia identified 13 races to watch in the Virginia House of Delegates 2017 elections: four Democratic seats and nine Republican seats. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races have the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly lead to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance. Heading into the general election, Republicans hold [...]
ARREST Police may arrest you if they have probable cause, hard evidence that you committed a crime. You can give your name and address other than that you have the legal right to remain silent. This needs to be expressed in a calm non-threatening manner and with clarity, “I am going to remain silent I [...]
2016 "Know Your Rights" initiative In this election year and today’s climate of “Black Live’s Matter”, “All Live’s Matter” knowing your rights is essential. Arming yourself with the information which governs your state/city/community will give you a leg up on any situation where your fundamental freedom of expression, freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of [...]
This picture unfortunately continues to grow with the names of victims which were profiled with national news coverage. Just like the AIDS quilt the names and faces of the victims we speak of including those we are not aware of...would cover the entire National Mall. #Keithwarren #AlfredWright #KendrickJohnson #TrayvonMartin and now#JordanDavis
Keith Warren Murder 25 years later Press Release (Autosaved)