What is sovereign immunity? Recently, we discussed both absolute immunity and qualified immunity. Each of these are specific forms of "sovereign immunity." In today's blog, we'll flesh out what this legal doctrine means, and its relevant to you. First, according to the Legal Information Institute, sovereign immunity means that "the government cannot be sued without [...]

We're about halfway through our series on the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. So far, we've covered the speedy trial clause and the notice of accusation clause. There are three more aspects of the sixth amendment we have yet to cover, and that includes the assistance of counsel clause. So, today we'll cover [...]

Civil rights continue to dominate public discourse these days, and rightly so. Many American citizens do not thoroughly know about all the rights they have as human beings, as American citizens, protected by the US Constitution. So, with that in mind, we're beginning a new series on the Sixth Amendment. What rights does the Sixth [...]

If someone unjustly attacks you and puts your life at risk, you are allowed to defend yourself. But what do you do if that person is a police officer? It’s a hard question. There’s no easy answer. Officers are called to protect and serve the people. But sometimes they wrongfully harm citizens. That’s where rights [...]

In our series about the Fifth Amendment, we’ve covered pleading the fifth and double jeopardy. In a lot of ways, you could consider these as continuations of our series on legal jargon. Today, we cover “due process.” You may have heard that phrase thrown around. What is it? How does it work? What does it [...]