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Spring for Alexandria Update
Here is a Spring for Alexandria update from the Alexandria Bar Association's Young Lawyers: As an opportunity to give back to the local community, the Alexandria Bar Association’s Young Lawyers are fielding a team for Spring for Alexandria's 7th Annual Community...
Spring for Alexandria May 16
As an opportunity to give back to the local community, the Alexandria Bar Association's Young Lawyers are fielding a team for Spring for Alexandria's 7th Annual Community Service Day. Here is what the group had to say about helping out: The volunteer event will be on...
Fourth Amendment and Warrants for E-Mails
A few weeks ago this previous post discussed the fourth amendment and District of Columbia Magistrate Judge John Facciola's decisions rejecting the Government’s request for a search warrant of electronic communication. As noted, the decisions are interesting because...
Federal DUI/DWI in Virginia
Driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is an offense punishable under Virginia Code Ann 18.2-266. Under the influence includes a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or merely being "under the influence" regardless of the BAC. That is, though most...
Fourth Amendment Developments
The text of the Fourth Amendment is seemingly straight forward: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,...
Virginia Wounded Warrior Program
Connecting servicemembers, veterans, and their families to available resources has become increasingly difficult as both the number of veterans in need and the number of available veteran programs have expanded over the last decade. If an injured veteran is looking...
New Admissions to Military Appellate Courts
In addition to his previous admissions with the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, Sam was recently admitted to practice in front of two additional military appellate courts: the Air Force Court of...
Fernandez v. California: The Fourth Amendment and Consent Searches
On Tuesday the Supreme Court decided Fernandez v. California (opinion here), which reassessed the government's right to search jointly occupied premises based on one of the occupant's consent. Government agents are generally required to obtain a warrant prior to...
