Support Your Local Veterans and the American Legion
The Old Town Alexandria American Legion Post (Post 24) is hosting a D-Day Anniversary cookout and fundraiser on June 7. Find more information in the flyer above or purchase tickets online here.
Fourth Amendment Warrant Exceptions to Search or Seize
The Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment requires the government to obtain a search warrant based on probable cause prior to conducting a search of people or their things. There are numerous exceptions to the warrant requirement, however, and criminal jurisprudence continues to evolve in this area. (Previous blog posts discussing…
When Your Small Business Receives a Subpoena Duces Tecum
A subpoena duces tecum is a formal legal document instructing the recipient to produce certain identified documents, computer files, or other physical items. Typically, a party to criminal or civil litigation serves this type of subpoena on a non-party in order to identify information helpful to the litigant’s case. There…
Law Enforcement’s Technology and Individual Privacy
As law enforcement adapts new technology for use in criminal investigations, controversy develops over trying to strike a balance between the often conflicting goals of individual privacy and public security. Fourth Amendment jurisprudence has a long and convoluted history demonstrating both the importance of and the difficulty in achieving this…
Civil Forfeiture Evolves
Both the Federal Government and the Virginia Legislature have recently taken steps to rein in the use of civil forfeiture laws. Civil forfeiture laws grant law enforcement agencies the authority to seize private property suspected of being used in connection with a crime. Once seized, law enforcement agencies can keep…
Safe Driving and Happy Holidays!
As the holiday season gets into full swing, police departments across the country are increasing their presence on the roadways. Combined with the stress and the increased traffic of the season, this means that more drivers will end up with tickets for speeding, reckless driving, and various other traffic infractions…