Tennessee law allows a highway patrol officer to stop someone apart from any perceived or alleged offense for the “sole purpose” of checking that person’s driver license. How is …
The Tennessee Supreme Court appears unconvinced of the value of driver licenses in guaranteeing the safe use of the roads. This skepticism is expressed in the 2001 Chattanooga-area roadblock …
We will appoint as justices, constables, sheriffs, or other officials, only men that know the law of the realm and are minded to keep it well. — The Magna …
Phil, I suggest your starting point in evaluating my claims should be the constitution and not the state. For that appears your actual starting place. Any encroachment against the …
Administrative law cannot be used to separate the people or persons from their constitutional protections (law). No law can be used for that purpose. The problem for the people …
Private use of roads is not taxable and under law free. But commercial use is taxable and subject to police power. If the driver license is a taxable privilege, …
Lawyers rarely know the constitution and do not think about law in terms of the constitutional guarantees of the people. They presuppose the state, and its laws, and if …
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dec. 16, 2019 — Criminal court judge Don Poole dismisses charges against free-spirited roadway user Jon Luman in a two-minute hearing Monday, ending an ordeal following a …
