“running off to join an international terrorist group hundreds of miles from home to participate in their global jihad?”

Right, that was our domestic policy.

No problem!

Municipalities are usually exempt from punitive damages (the idea being that punishing the taxpayers for the bad behavior of their officials doesn’t really accomplish the proper deterrence objective). Suing a municipality under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 (which governs claims for violation of civil rights under color of…

The valuation for 5th Amendment just compensation purposes is fair market value, not the value based on the government’s intended use of the land. Basically, the price should be what someone would pay for the land in an arms length transaction, given all of the possible uses for the property. Methods for valuation…

But aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?

I think the issue with admitting the interview probably had to do with the fact that it is hearsay, as an out-of-court statement introduced to prove the truth of matters asserted, and as such it would need to come under some type of hearsay exception. Also, the Confrontation Clause of the 6th Amendment requires that…

To be fair, the Angry Old Men first tried calling Hillary, giggling, and then hanging up, but that also somehow did not solve the problem of international terrorism.

Generally, when state agents (regardless of their specific job) are sued individually (often under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, which covers the deprivation of constitutional rights under color of law) for things they did while carrying out law enforcement activities (and most other executive governmental functions) they…

Well, the one complete defense to assault would be that he didn’t actually intend to swerve at all, and thus that, at most, this amounts to a crime of negligence (such as negligent or grossly negligent use of a motor vehicle with injury resulting, depending on the jurisdiction). Given the “beyond a reasonable doubt”…

If this goes as far as civil litigation, it would likely depend on the intent of the driver of the car. If the suit is based on negligence, the comparative negligence of the motorcyclist could reduce recovery (and violation of the law might implicate the “negligence per se” doctrine), but if it’s based on an…

That might make the difference between a conviction on the crime charged (aggravated assault, which in many states requires intent to cause serious injury or death) and simple assault, which often only requires intent to cause apprehension of harmful contact. In some states, however, intent to place the victim in fear…