By "Radical" Russ Belville on April 21, 2009
From Scott Morgan at the FlexYourRights blog: For many years, the Supreme Court has permitted police to search the passenger compartment of a vehicle any time an occupant of the car is arrested. These so-called “searches incident to arrest” were authorized in New York v. Belton (1981) based in large part on concerns about officer [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, LAW ENFORCEMENT | Tagged 4th Amendment, Gant v. Arizona, police search, search and seizure, Supreme Court, Traffic Stops
By "Radical" Russ Belville on February 13, 2008
Hailey, Idaho, residents to vote on marijuana initiatives again Residents of the mountain town of Hailey, Idaho, will get to vote again soon on four new initiatives aimed at legalizing or reforming marijuana laws.Four new initiative petitions filed by an Idaho based pro-marijuana group have been certified, and scheduled to go on the May 27th [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM | Tagged California, Canada, Idaho, Traffic Stops, Workplace