http://nyti.ms/13C88W0 Former editor of the New York Times weighs in on what legalization may look like. Right now, the goal is much more modest.
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NEW YORK TIMES CALLS FOR OPEN FILE DISCOVERY IN ALL CRIMINAL CASES
Posted on May 19, 2013 by Paul Zukerberg - DC Marijuana Lawyer
New York Times says Brady Rule of voluntary disclosure not working. Prosecutors routinely hiding evidence favorable to the defense. http://nyti.ms/10a41jg
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ACLU SUES METRO TRANSIT POLICE AFTER COPS ASSAULT 14 YEAR OLD GIRL SUSPECTED OF POT
Posted on May 15, 2013 by Paul Zukerberg - DC Marijuana Lawyer
Arthur Spitzer, legal director of the ACLU, filed suit on Wednesday claiming that Metro Transit Police Officers assaulted a 14-year-old girl, and then charged her with assault on a police officer. The alleged assault began when a Metro employee claimed he smelled marijuana and officers ordered everyone out of the train car.
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DC COUNCIL MAY BE READY TAKE UP MARIJUANA DECRIMINALIZATION
Posted on May 15, 2013 by Paul Zukerberg - DC Marijuana Lawyer
Tim Craig of the Washington Post is reporting that some members of the DC Council are now ready to take up marijuana decriminalization. If the Council doesn’t act, a ballot initiative might be necessary in 2014. Read more »
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SUPREME COURT: COPS CAN’T BRING POT SNIFFING DOG ON YOUR FRONT PORCH
Posted on May 13, 2013 by Paul Zukerberg - DC Marijuana Lawyer
In what should have been a no-brainer, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that cops can’t bring a drug sniffing dog on your front porch to sniff for pot. The majority opinion, written by Justice Scalia, relied on the common law doctrine of “curtilage” – the area immediately surrounding a home is treated as the same as the home itself for 4th Amendment purposes. Read more »
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Posted on May 13, 2013 by Paul Zukerberg - DC Marijuana Lawyer
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ELECTION OVER – THANKS FOR YOUR HELP
Posted on May 13, 2013 by Paul Zukerberg - DC Marijuana Lawyer
Thanks to all who aided in my election campaign for DC Council. Another run next year is possible. Stay tuned.
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