The law expressed in its actual administration, not the law of law books.
A declaratory judgment, based only on preponderance of evidence, can label a person a sex offender. That’s hugely damaging communication. … Read the post communicative punishment of non-criminal "sex offenders"
Commerce, as used in the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, described new human relationships emerging with expanding trade. … Read the post peer production: understanding the US Constitution’s Commerce Clause
With the aid of high-tech equipment not in general public use, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) monitors radiation emanating from a variety of sities, including homes. In addition, the FCC claims legal authority to enter a home without a search warrant, find a device of concern, and collect information about it (“inspect radio equipment”). … Continue reading warrantless searches: the banal and the newsworthy