Big Changes to Your “Right to Remain Silent”

By Stanley | August 23, 2022 |

Thanks to the popularity of television police procedurals, one of the most recognizable rights Americans enjoy is the “right to remain silent.” “Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for…

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Qualified Immunity – Should Police Be More Accountable?

By Stanley | August 9, 2022 |

Does Qualified Immunity Protect Cops at the Expense of Civil Rights? Reforms aim to rebalance the need to hold police accountable while shielding individual officers from financial liability.   On January 8, 2014, officers Brad Bracey and Spencer Harris responded to a burglary-in-progress call, and they brought “Iwo”, their trained police dog. The officers followed…

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