UPDATE (June 3, 2013): According to the “We Are Mark Schmidter” Facebook page, Mark will be released from jail tomorrow after serving 104 days of his 141-day sentence. 100 days ago Mark Schmidter began his 141-day jail sentence. His crime? … Continued
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Top DHS Checkpoint Refusals [Video]
Did you see this yet? I don’t like to take credit for videos we didn’t make, but watching these brave citizens effectively “flex” their rights makes me feel like a proud parent. (Sniffle.) Aside from exposing the legal farce of … Continued
Jury Rights: The Next Flex Thing
Contents: 1. What are “Jury Rights”? 2. Movie Overview 3. Campaign Objectives 4. Budget & Plan 5. Donate & Give Me Feedback Since 2002, Flex Your Rights’ films have taught you and yours how to assert your constitutional rights on … Continued
Flex Your Rights on “The Good Wife”
If you haven’t seen it yet, you must watch the season premiere of The Good Wife. The central plot line is based on the Breakfast in Collinsville viral video produced by our friend Terrance Huff. Like the real life incident, … Continued
Keep Calm: We’ve Redesigned Our Website
I admit it: You might not like our new website. (In fact, you might hate it.) That’s okay. I understand that it might look a bit odd at first. But for all the reasons why you might hate it, here … Continued
10 Years of Flexing Hard: A Retrospective
My fiancée was out of town last Saturday, so I hung out at a bar with Scott Morgan. We reminisced about our amazing 10-year partnership. (In fact, Scott will be the best man at my wedding next spring!) When we … Continued
Mapp v. Ohio: The Exclusionary Rule
Mapp v. Ohio 367 U.S. 643, 81 S.Ct. 1684, 6 L.Ed.2d 1081 (1961) Police officers forcibly entered Dollree Mapp’s home in search of a bombing suspect. In the course of the search, officers failed to produce a valid search warrant … Continued
Illinois v. Caballes: Dog Sniffs & You
In Illinois v. Caballes, the Supreme Court ruled that police do not need reasonable suspicion to use drug dogs to sniff a vehicle during a legitimate traffic stop. This decision stems from the case of Roy Caballes, who was pulled … Continued
7 Rules for Recording Police
This article by Steve Silverman originally appeared April 5, 2012 in Reason.com. It’s been updated to include new information regarding recent rulings in favor of citizens’ right to record. Last week the City of Boston agreed to pay Simon Glik $170,000 … Continued
Steve Silverman & Scott Morgan on Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano
Scott Morgan and I were honored to discuss 10 Rules for Dealing with Police with Judge Andrew Napolitano. (Air Date: Nov 29, 2010.) Here’s to hoping the good judge gets a new show soon. I watched it; I loved it; it’s right on the … Continued