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End Qualified Immunity and Hold Police Officers Accountable
August 11th, 2020
Are Police Held Accountable for Misconduct? What is the proper role of police in our society? Most people believe that we employ police officers to help the criminal justice system hold people accountable when they break the law. But it feels like ev…
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Sentence Reduction Under 3582c1A for Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons
U.S. v. Urkevich order, 03-cr-00037, Nebraska District Court, link to the order here: Urkevick order c1A
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30 Days Deprivation of Liberty Not Enough for Assaulting Libertarian
September 12th, 2019
The Court Ruling The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a sentencing judge gave too lenient a sentence – 30 days in jail – to the man who assaulted the world’s most famous libertarian, Senator Rand Paul. Senator Paul&…
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Lothstein's First Degree Assault Jury Trial Results in Nine Not Guilty Verdicts
December 15th, 2018
Earlier on this page, we reported that Ted Lothstein has been in a First Degree Assault jury trial all week in the Hillsborough County Superior Court-South in Nashua, representing Cyrinus Franklin “Frank” Morris. The Nashua Police and Hillsboroug…
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1st Degree Assault Jury Trial in the News
December 14th, 2018
Ted Lothstein’s role defending a Nashua man charged with First Degree Assault in a jury trial this week has been covered twice this week by the Nashua Telegraph. (The defense team, contrary to the article, did not include anybody named “D…
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Victory on Appeal, and Dismissal, for Therapist Wrongfully Accused
October 27th, 2018
In our most recent and perhaps our greatest victory, we won an appeal granting a new trial to a beloved and esteemed therapist wrongfully accused of sexual assault by a client. The Decision by the New Hampshire Supreme Court On October 12, 2018, the…
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Plymouth State's Contempt for Free Speech Rights Now National News
September 26th, 2018
PSU’S SHAME A while back on this page, I wrote about the disgraceful actions of Plymouth State University in shaming and punishing faculty members for exercising their fundamental constitutional right to freedom of speech, freedom of thought, a…
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NH ACLU - Public Employee Free Speech Rights Violated
August 12th, 2018
As reported in the Concord Monitor today, the NH ACLU has issued a press release criticizing Plymouth State University and Newfound Regional High School for punishing public employees that supported a professional colleague in a criminal sentencing h…
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4th Amendment Protects Unauthorized Driver of Rental Car
May 15th, 2018
On May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that the 4th Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures protects the driver of a rental car, even if the driver was not listed as an authorized driver on the rental agr…
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1st Circuit Reverses Felony Convictions - Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
January 13th, 2018
Overview – Important Federal Circuit Decision On January 9, 2018, the 1st Circuit issued an important decision for the criminal justice system, and for Eber Rivera, who may have been wrongfully convicted of Armed Assault with Intent to Murder a…
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