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NEW ROADSIDE TEST REARS ITS HEAD
Posted by: Jeff Wolf
August 11, 2009

Technology company Phillips has developed the latest roadside test that drivers across America may be subject to if contacted by police. It is important to note, that this device is not yet being used by law enforcement, but in the future may be another thing to worry about if driving on the streets and highways of the United States.

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It is important to keep up to date on changes in the law.
Posted by: Stephanie Rikeman
July 28, 2009

For example, it's been the law in Colorado that if you have a felony drug conviction, including a felony deferred sentence to a drug charge that is reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles, then your driver's license is suspended. This, of course, makes it very difficult to keep working to pay for treatment and court costs while serving a probationary sentence. As of August 5, 2009, that law is changing.

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Ward Churchill v. The University of Colorado
Posted by: Shazam Kianpour
June 03, 2009

Recently in the news there has been a lot of coverage on the case of Ward Churchill v. The University of Colorado. As an alumnus of the University of Boulder, I, like many, have been glued to the television, and internet to gain as much information about the case as possible. As an attorney, I also have a strong view of the case. I attended the CU during the time period that Ward Churchill was a professor, wrote his controversial essay on 9/11, and graduated prior to the final decision to terminate his employment. I remember strong sentiment for and against Mr. Churchill on campus during my time there. What strikes me now is how I am able to separate myself from the emotion of the moment and look at the case purely from a legal standpoint. This case was not about Mr. Churchill's views or writings, but more about whether as Americans we have the right to have such views and write such things. The jury ultimately decided that, yes, we do have the right to say such things, especially in public organizations such as State Universities.

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O. J. Simpson, did he get what he deserved?
Posted by: Shazam Kianpour
January 26, 2009

In the news recently was the sentencing of Orenthal James Simpson, more commonly known as O.J. Simpson. As a defense attorney, what kept striking me was all the talk of the sentencing having been coming for thirteen years. As if Mr. Simpson was finally being brought to justice for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Not only do I find this troubling, but I do not find it surprising. The notion of "innocent until proven guilty" has been on the decline in this country for some time.

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