DJ Chapman Law, P.C.

DJ Chapman Law, P.C. Taking cases in a wide variety of areas, David Chapman enjoys taking up the cause of those who defen

Thank you to all who have served the cause of freedom. As John F. Kennedy said in his inaugural address on January 20, 1...
11/11/2022

Thank you to all who have served the cause of freedom. As John F. Kennedy said in his inaugural address on January 20, 1961, "Since this country was founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans who answered the call to service surround the globe." We owe those generations who served everything. From the first cup of coffee in the morning to turning out the lights at night, we are able to do EVERYTHING from the mundane task to the leisure activity because of them. Freedom reigns because of them. Thank you to all of them.

Happy Birthday North Dakota! One great state.
11/02/2022

Happy Birthday North Dakota! One great state.

10/26/2022

It is always a great honor to argue in the U.S. Court of Appeals and I had the opportunity to do so on October 20, 2022, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The case is a federal civil rights appeal. I am the first lawyer to present the case in this recording and the last to present on rebuttal.

The public sees case names and case numbers, but behind every case is a very human story. One of the tremendous benefits of 25 years of private practice is representing good people facing injustice and tough times. Championing their cases is why I became a lawyer. Kathie and Raymond Kvalvog are two of the fine people that I have had the great honor to represent. Kathie and Ray tragically lost their two sons in a car crash. They sent their sons off on a high school basketball trip that was determined to be a school event by a Clay County Jury in 2019 and never saw them again. That crash was highly preventable and when parents entrust the safety of their children to a school, answers are owed when tragedy occurs. As a parent, that hits home. I cannot fathom what they have gone through, but I remember that the first thing I felt as a parent was fear that there but for the grace of God go I. That is a frightening feeling to have and I just had to take the case. Last week, I had the honor of appearing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to argue their federal civil rights case. Our federal appeals courts are truly places of awe and this argument was no different. Ray and Kathy have fought relentlessly for answers and the truth in their case and although I never knew Zach or Connor Kvalvog, I am sure they would be proud of the fight for justice their parents have carried for them. Given the energy and zeal of their quest, hours of preparation went into putting together just the right legal arguments for the court and I let loose from the moment I started. I let the record speak for itself on the law, but this is just one of many examples of the real people with real and shattered lives that are behind every case name and case number. I hope that in the end, I did justice, and we prevail, but that will be up to the court.

For anyone who may wonder about differences between the law in the United States and other countries, look no further th...
09/13/2022

For anyone who may wonder about differences between the law in the United States and other countries, look no further than the current actions in the U.K. The mourning of the late Queen Elizabeth II is proceeding, but many do not share the admiration for the crown. Some are holding signs and protesting the royal family. In one instance, a woman held a sign stating: "F #@$ Imperialism. Abolish the monarchy." She was arrested. Another individual holding a blank white piece of paper was confronted by police and threatened with arrest. In the U.S., the constitutional right to freedom of speech is much more protective. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Cohen v. California. In that case, Paul Cohen wore a jacket into a courthouse with the words "F #@$ the Draft" on the back. He was arrested and convicted of disturbing the peace. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the conviction indicating that mere offense was not justification for regulation and restriction of speech. In many instances since Cohen, the U.S. Supreme Court has again confronted this issue in instances that included the burning of the American flag. In Texas v. Johnson, Justice William Brennan found that burning the flag was protected by the First Amendment. Even Justice Antonin Scalia joined the majority in finding that such conduct could not be prosecuted. Given the current arrests in the U.K., we are provided a view into the much broader protections in the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.

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Currently on the reading agenda is a book I picked up in November 2019 at the Federalist Society conference in DC. Mr. W...
11/19/2020

Currently on the reading agenda is a book I picked up in November 2019 at the Federalist Society conference in DC. Mr. Worman was signing copies of his book and as it was on originalism, I snapped up a copy. At 133 pages it should be a great read on what has become the predominant theory of constitutional interpretation.

11/16/2020

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