“Security theater” is a phrase used to describe practices that give the illusion of improving physical security, but are in…
Continue ReadingRacially Coded Violence
The Raleigh Police Department’s shameful behavior in recent weeks to stop the notorious display of dangerous weapons that incite fear…
Continue ReadingAnd Never We Trust Will the Day Come When Any Deadly Weapon Will Be Worn…
Raleigh has been the site of marches the last couple weeks involving various groups exercising their “Second Amendment” rights, by…
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Going Armed to the Terror of the People while Wearing Facemasks
Why weren’t the dozen or so bozos walking down the street in the middle of Raleigh, and near Oakwood Cemetery,…
Continue ReadingDomestic Violence in the Time of COVID
Since mid-March, while North Carolina courts are “open,” most courts are closed for non-emergency purposes by order of Chief Justice…
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COVID-19 and North Carolina Courts
Note: North Carolina’s Administrative Office of the Courts provides regular updates regarding the CoronaVirus and COVID-19 pandemic and how it…
Continue ReadingLooting or Trespass During an Emergency in North Carolina
North Carolina prohibits looting – N.C.G.S. 14-288.6 – which is either punishable as a misdemeanor or felony. It’s a misdemeanor…
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Can a County Bar Entry?
With the COVID-19 / Coronavirus coming to North Carolina, the state and local governments are preparing to respond with measures…
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The Perils of RICO
Following decades of battling organized crime – principally, in the American imagination, the Italian mob – Congress passed the Racketeer…
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Rape: A Lawyer who Defends Against False Accusations
The #MeToo movement has been a welcome corrective to a society that for too long has ignored substantiated accusations of…
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