During week 1 of the 2007 NFL season, the New England Patriots were facing the New York Jets. Right before halftime, a video assistant for the Patriots was caught illegally videotaping the hand signals from the Jets defensive assistants. The Patriots later admitted to the videotaping, and both the Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick... Continue Reading →
The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution protects citizens from "unreasonable searches and seizures." It also requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant based on probable cause before entering one's home to conduct a search. Probable cause exists when law enforcement reasonably believes the object of the search is located inside or that an offense has... Continue Reading →
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has refused Tom Brady’s attempt to trademark “Tom Terrific.” Here’s why Brady did it and why his approach failed. Here in Western New York, Tom Brady is called many unsavory names, some of which I can’t put in this post. One thing I can assure you is that “Tom... Continue Reading →