Idaho Passes Emergency Truck-Nuts Legislation – Lowering the Bar
Question Presented: What is an “emergency” for legislative purposes? Brief Answer: Whatever the legislature says it is. In March, the Idaho Legislature declared that an “emergency” existed in that state requiring it to immediately criminalize the public exposure of—among other…
Judge Tells Lawyers to Apologize for Screaming at Philadelphia – Lowering the Bar
At 5:30 a.m. on September 23, 2024, residents of a South Philadelphia neighborhood were awakened by the piercing, bloodcurdling screams of a woman in distress. Many rushed outside to help. What they found instead was some lawyers playing a 122-decibel…