Do you have a right to protest government actions without fear of reprisal?


“Since the day the ink dried on the Bill of Rights, “[t]he right of an American citizen to criticize public officials and policies . . . is ‘the central meaning of the First Amendment.’” Glasson v. City of Louisville, 518 F.2d 899, 904 (6th Cir. 1975) (quoting New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, [...]

February 8th, 2009 by admin 

What is a “capias”?


In view of the fact that the question may arise again, we feel impelled to comment thereon. Capias is a latin word meaning “thou mayest take.” A capias is a writ commanding an officer to take the body of the person named therein; that is, to arrest him. A capias ad respondendum (which is the [...]

February 8th, 2009 by admin 
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