DOJ has opened a new pathway for people who lost firearms rights. Millions of people have lost their right to bear arms due to criminal convictions, restraining orders, drug usage, and more. DOJ announced today that those people can apply for restoration of their right to bear arms. The process will review the particulars of […]
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Why you should care what a geofence warrant is
Today the United States Supreme Court held that a geofence warrant is not a search that implicate an expectation of privacy. To understand why this matters to you we need look no further than the facts of the case. Mr Chatrie robbed a bank in Richmond, Virginia. Law enforcement did not know who committed the […]
No Right to Privacy in PA Browser Searches
You’ve got to be kidding? The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania just determined that there is no right to privacy in your browser searches? Wait, what? Lawyers learn in law school that bad facts make bad laws. In Commonwealth v. Kurtz, decided on December 16, 2025, the facts are bad. Mr. Kurtz was convicted of kidnapping […]
Pennsylvania DUI With Involuntary Intoxication
The pendulum has swung too far. Thirty years ago a police officer who encountered a friendly, well-mannered intoxicated driver behind the wheel might escort him home. If charged with DUI, the case might be pled down to Recklessly Endangering Another Person or Disorderly Conduct. Not today. Years of pressure from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, carnage […]
PA to outlaw holding phone while driving
A new Pennsylvania law known as “Paul Miller’s Law” will outlaw holding your phone while driving effective June 5, 2025. The good news for those who plan to flout the law is that police may only issue a warning for the first year. Those more concerned about the safety of drivers will be happy when […]
