Author name: The Civil Rights Lawyer

On Friday, the WV Governor amended his “Mask Mandate” to include more restrictions, and then directed law enforcement to arrest citizens for “Obstruction of Justice” if they disobey. He further ordered business owners to enforce his mandate for him, and directed them to call police on their customers, or else be arrested themselves and possibly

AR rights are on the table on March 10 at the Fourth Circuit in the Walker open carry case. Can police detain you with an AR but not with other types of arms? Will we lose even more rights? Follow along live on March 10. source

I just finished participating in remote oral arguments before the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Walker v. Donahoe case, out of Putnam County, WV – also known as the AR-15 Open Carry C&$ksucker case. At issue is whether we have any Fourth Amendment rights left in America, and also whether the AR-15

For the 50th episode of Freedom is Scary, I’ll announce big news happening today in the #FamilyCourt #JudgeSearch #CivilRights case where there was apparently some confusion over whether it’s legal for judges to search the homes of litigants appearing before them. Join me LIVE and 6:30 p.m. eastern. You won’t want to miss it. UPDATE:

I just found this video of me sparring with a witness practicing a cross examination about 20 years ago. Then being critiqued at the end by some lawyer or judge. I don’t recall where this was or who was critiquing me. This was in preparation for one of the National mock trial competitions I competed

How did the Founders design the Constitution so as to protect liberty and prevent tyranny? What’s the single most important word in the Constitution? From a talk I gave last night, based on my recollection of an inspiring lecture I attended earlier this year given by Princeton professor Robert P. George. source

Some armchair legal quarterbacking following day 8 of the Kyle Rittenhouse self defense trial in Wisconsin. This is an important firearms related self defense case which illustrates the importance of attorney skill and tactics in jury trial advocacy. There’s been some surprising events so far in the trial, including the testimony of the defendant himself

It’s Thursday, day 9 of the #KyleRittenhouse trial in Wisconsin, where #SelfDefense itself is on trial. Discussion on the trial progress through today, from a civil rights lawyer’s point of view. #TrialAdvocacy Freedom is Scary Ep. 81 LIVE at 6:30pm ET. source