Law Enforcement

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.07.22

* If each person is a militia wasn’t enough, now every person with a gun license is a law enforcement officer? [WSMW] * It’s only illegal federally: St. Louis law to prevent cops from enforcing federal gun laws. [ABC News] * We don’t hate the poor, we just love cats! Silicon Valley’s mountain lions trade off with affordable housing. [Yahoo] * A challenger approaches! West Virginia may be getting a law school soon. [Herald Dispatch] * Free speech and a shovel: Trump’s most recent talk might have dug him into some trouble. [The Guardian]

John Yoo

Quote of the Day: A Professor’s Practical Perspective

[T]he imperatives of law enforcement distract soldiers and intelligence agents from their primary war-fighting mission. We don’t want our soldiers pausing on hostile battlefields to read detainees Miranda warnings, take down witness statements, and collect evidence in plastic baggies. They should remain focused on finding and killing al Qaeda terrorists. — Professor John Yoo, in […]