Law and legal issues

Disclaimer:  I´m not a lawyer. So don´t rely on my interpretations - click on the link, select a case and look it up!  (Most of my summaries are based on information provided by Willamette University´s Law Online and Cornell University´s LII Bulletin).

Civil Law

Affirmative Action and Discrimination
Disability policy, ADA
Public employee discipline
Public employee unions, labor-management issues
Public employee liability
Public employee selection, promotion, discharge
Sexual harrassment

Criminal Law

Arrest, search and seizure
Border searches
Constitutional rights
Defendant rights
Due process
Expert testimony
Use of force
Interrogation
Legal definitions
Public and private records
Self-incrimination
Stop and frisk
Undercover work and entrapment
Vehicle searches
Visual and electronic surveillance

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