Supreme Court attack on homes tested by Fourth Amendment era change
An opinion piece argues the Supreme Court eroded the Fourth Amendment by ending knock and announce in warrants. It recounts Estelle Newcomb’s mistaken home raid, defends citizen privacy, and warns of broader police overreach and legal safeguards. The author contrasts original protections with recent rulings and calls for restraint in policing.
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United States
Estelle Newcomb
Estelle
Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
Scalia
Supreme Court
California Supreme Court Upholds Exit Exam Graduation Rule
California high court stayed a lower court order blocking the exit exam for the class of 2006 and sent the case to the Court of Appeal. The ruling, plus February legislation exempting some special education students, allows districts to proceed with planned graduations while a broader legal challenge continues.
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State Supreme Court
Calif
High Court
Court of Appeal
Jack O’connell
O’connell
Supreme Court
Alameda County
Robert Freedman
Charter Hi
Chools
State Department of Education
California focus reshuffles mark term limit driven races
Term limits drive a major reshuffle in California elections with longtime incumbents like Cruz Bustamante John Garamendi Tom McClintock and Jerry Brown facing new posts. The article notes Garamendi’s ongoing insurance rule debate and Poizner’s hinted tweaks while detailing battles for attorney general treasurer and other offices, underscoring how term limits create open seats and shifting dynamics.
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Cruz Bustamante
John Garamendi
Garamendi
Bustamante
Steve Poizner
Poizner
Tom McClintock
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
McClintock
Oakland
Jerry Brown
Chuck Poochigian
Fresno
Bill Lockyer
Poochigian
Lockyer
Brown
Bruce McPherson
Santa Cruz
Kevin Shelley
Debra Bowen
Marina del Rey
McPherson
Bowen
Phil Angelides
Steve Westly
Board of Equalization
John Chiang
Tony Strickland
Moorpark
Chiang
Strickland
Making a Difference By Rex M. Rogers Ph.D.
The author distance himself from Westboro Baptist Church and Pastor Fred Phelps and condemns demonstrations at soldiers funerals. He asserts not all Christians or Bible believers share such views and urges readers to separate true faith from the church’s actions.
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Westboro Baptist Church
Topeka
Kan
Fred Phelps
Pastor Phelps
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Udinion
John W. Whitehead
Que Pasa
Deanna Rodriguez Root
California
Thomas D. Hias
Kansas
Rex M. Rogers
Soruiboss
Reed Print Inc
Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
Shafter
Reed Print, Inc
Aldrin Ct
Bakersfield
P.O
Frank W. Reed Donald L. Reed
Lerdo Highway
P.O. Box
Melissa Hill
Diane Givens
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