A blood test in a DUI–death case could be performed with probable cause, even if defendant were unconscious. Here, the suppression hearing never established whether there was PC for the blood draw, and the case is remanded for reconsideration. The fact of a death is not enough. Helton v. Commonweal ...

Michael Pelly in The Australian Legal Affairs on Friday took some comfort from England soccer (now former) captain John Terry's failure in court to stop publication of an affair with a team mate's ex, suggesting the decision of High Court Justice Tugendhat would have Australian media lawyers smiling ...

The job done by Focus on the Family and the Tebows with their much-publicized Super Bowl advertisement was nothing short of masterful. In fact, I’m not sure that word describes the level of mastery Focus on the Family showed with their domination of the pro-abortion left through last nightR ...

An English court has refused an injunction against the publication of the story of an alleged affair between a well-known football player and a teammate’s girlfriend: Terry v. Persons Unknown [2010] EWHC 119 (QB). English law has recently given a good deal of protection to the privacy of celebrities ...

NYPD officer who failed a drug test could not complain that this specific test violated his Fourth Amendment rights just because it was not approved by the police union collective bargaining agreement. Matter of Chiofalo v. Kelly, 2010 NY Slip Op 785, 2010 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 735 (1st Dept. Februa ...

A man whose car was rear-ended by a Madison County Transit District bus is suing the bus operator and the transit district for Illinois personal injury. The Edwardsville bus crash occurred on January 9, 2009. Police cited bus operator Terry L. Cook with failure to reduce speed to avoid a motor veh ...

Is it fair for a plaintiff to sue the same defendant twice for the same thing?  Of course not!  But what legal redress is available to a defendant who is sued twice by the same plaintiff?  In Alabama, at least, the answer is now mandamus as a result of Ex parte J.E. Estes Wood Co., 20 ...

On Monday night, we received another call to take an intoxicated motorcycle rider home. And we happily got the rider and his bike home safely. This time, it was the actual motorcycle rider who gave us a call. He had got our information from a local motorcycle dealer. We are excited, as this means th ...

, the outgoing chair of the AALS Professional Responsibility Section, compiled some outstanding resources on the section's website for people who teach professional responsibility.  This year's chair, , is doing a great job of keeping it up to date.  You can access the web site . Laur ...

February 1, 2010Transcript Of An Interview With The Five Conservative Justices About The Recent Corporate Free Speech Case. Your reporter recently was fortunate enough to be granted an interview by five Justices of the Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy, John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and ...