Month / December 2009

A case in Ohio‘s Supreme Court recently set forth a framework for protection against the unlawful search & seizure of a suspect‘s cell phone. The case hopefully signifies a legal trend that…

Federal prosecution for immigration violations reached a record high of 169,612 in 2009. According to the study out of Syracuse University, this number represents more than ½ of all criminal cases brought…

The $100 million award of punitive damages against British Petroleum for workers injured by a toxic chemical release raise some interesting issues for New Mexico law. The federal court case in Texas…

Ten British Petroleum workers were awarded $100 million dollars by a federal jury for injuries and damages related to contamination at one of the company‘s plants. According to reports, all but $300,000…

An order of protection is a type of restraining order issued to protect victims of domestic violence that is authorized by the Family Violence Protection Act. An Order of Protection basically prohibits…

After an alleged victim (the Protected Party) of domestic violence has filed a Petition for Order of Protection and the Temporary Order of Protection has been entered preventing the alleged abuser (the…

In U.S. v. Pena-Montes, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the legality of questioning under the 4th Amendment of an individual following a traffic stop. The case involved the prosecution of…