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Why it’s so hard to go after police for “excessive force”
A pair of cases demonstrates just how much power the cops have. (ALSO: Can you sell raw butter over state lines?)
Matthew S. Schwartz
Jun 22
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Welcome to Unprecedented!
Bringing you the legal stories that shape our reality.
Jan 1
Do schoolchildren have First Amendment rights?
Listen now | The student protest that started it all.
Matthew S. Schwartz
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Michael Vuolo
Jun 24
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Life without parole for marijuana possession??
Also: Are elephants people?
Matthew S. Schwartz
Jun 20
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Does the Constitution let us shout down mourners at a funeral?
Matthew S. Schwartz
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Michael Vuolo
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Do police officers have a duty to help a drowning man?
Matthew S. Schwartz
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DEEP DIVE: “I want to shoot him in the face” (and keep my guns)
Matthew S. Schwartz
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Do we have a constitutional right to be mean?
Matthew S. Schwartz
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Michael Vuolo
8
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Can the government force people to carry the state motto on their cars?
Matthew S. Schwartz
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Michael Vuolo
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Can your girlfriend give the cops permission to search your bag?
Matthew S. Schwartz
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DEEP DIVE: “I want to shoot him in the face” (and keep my guns)
Are red flag laws the answer to our nation’s gun problem? Or are they wildly unconstitutional?
Matthew S. Schwartz
Jun 16
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Can your girlfriend give the cops permission to search your bag?
ALSO: Can 911 operators get workers’ comp benefits for PTSD? And are online ministers real ministers?
Matthew S. Schwartz
Jun 13
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Do police officers have a duty to help a drowning man?
ALSO: Are bees fish? Introducing "The Schwartz Report," a new legal roundup from Unprecedented.
Matthew S. Schwartz
Jun 11
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Does the Constitution let us shout down mourners at a funeral?
Listen now | Do we have the right to hurl hateful invective at a private citizen?
Matthew S. Schwartz
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Michael Vuolo
Mar 24
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Do we have a constitutional right to be mean?
Listen now | On today’s show, the dirty joke that made it to the Supreme Court.
Matthew S. Schwartz
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Michael Vuolo
Mar 17
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Do sex offenders have free speech rights?
A rogue sheriff might mean well, but can he force sex offenders to put a sign on their lawns?
Matthew S. Schwartz
Mar 11
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Can the government force Christian pregnancy centers to advertise abortion services?
Listen now | Can the government force you to say something you find morally repugnant?
Michael Vuolo
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Matthew S. Schwartz
Feb 24
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Can the government force people to carry the state motto on their cars?
Listen now | Meet an accidental guardian of the First Amendment.
Matthew S. Schwartz
and
Michael Vuolo
Feb 17
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Does the Constitution let us shout down mourners at a funeral?
Matthew S. Schwartz
and
Michael Vuolo
5
6
Do police officers have a duty to help a drowning man?
Matthew S. Schwartz
8
11
DEEP DIVE: “I want to shoot him in the face” (and keep my guns)
Matthew S. Schwartz
5
5
Do we have a constitutional right to be mean?
Matthew S. Schwartz
and
Michael Vuolo
8
1
Can the government force people to carry the state motto on their cars?
Matthew S. Schwartz
and
Michael Vuolo
7
7
Can your girlfriend give the cops permission to search your bag?
Matthew S. Schwartz
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