POLS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: American Civil Liberties Union, All Writs Act, Misdemeanor
3 Nov 2016
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Current events: vete(cid:396)a(cid:374) ad(cid:373)i(cid:374)ist(cid:396)atio(cid:374) has a sui(cid:272)ide hotli(cid:374)e (cid:271)ut so(cid:373)eti(cid:373)es it"ll go to (cid:448)oi(cid:272)e(cid:373)ail???, feb. 22 2016- ga courts heard arguments from kkk about adopting a section of the highway. Discussion over whether the state can be sued for this: sovereign immunity: a legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution. Ga and oregon have the largest % of roadway deaths: causes: gas prices drop so more people driving, more smartphones/ phone usage in general. When people come to court for one crime they can be arrested for previous crimes if there is an outstanding warrant. Judicial qualifications committee: investigates judges: offered crazy judge full benefits if he just retired and never sat on the bench again, went to trial and fl kicked him off the bench and lost the benefits. Some counties sex offenders are not allowed to go home that day.
