Paul Ksicinski Criminal Defense

01/27/2026

https://www.paulksicinskilaw.com/post/when-can-ice-agents-make-warrantless-arrests

All persons in the United States have constitutional protections, including the right to remain silent when questioned or arrested by immigration officers. Being stopped by immigration officers or other law enforcement can be frightening, but it’s important to stay calm.During any encounter with l...

01/27/2026

https://www.paulksicinskilaw.com/post/can-you-verbally-criticize-a-cop

A cop can arrest you if you call them names. But the case will likely get thrown out and end up costing taxpayers lots of money because the police will be found to have exceeded their authority by arresting people for calling them unflattering names.For instance:· opprobrious words or abusive words...

01/08/2026

PROTECTION AGAINST TYRANNY BY RETAINING ALL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S UNJUSTIFIED KILLING OF CITIZENS
https://www.paulksicinskilaw.com/post/protection-against-tyranny-by-retaining-all-constitutional-rights-against-the-federal-government-s-u

12/28/2025

https://www.paulksicinskilaw.com/post/police-can-search-you-without-ever-touching-you-in-our-era-of-mass-surviellance

There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment.- George Orwell, 1984The Fourth Amendment guarantees ''[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.'' This guarantee is critic...

12/18/2025

https://www.paulksicinskilaw.com/post/christmas-reminds-us-of-religious-arguments-for-seperation-of-church-and-state

During the Christmas season (interestingly Protestant forces in Boston actually outlawed Christmas from 1659 to 1681 since it was a man-made holiday, When Americans banned Christmas, https://theweek.com/articles/479313/when-americans-banned-christmas ) there are always arguments about the mixing of....

12/16/2025

https://www.paulksicinskilaw.com/post/age-verification-is-censorship-and-invades-privacy

Photo from PC MagazineAge verification mandates’ potential to infringe on individuals’ privacy and free expression has fueled criticism and litigation in the United States. Previously, the U.S. Supreme Court found online age verification laws to infringe upon First Amendment rights. In the recen...

11/13/2025

https://www.paulksicinskilaw.com/post/wearing-a-hat-backwards-and-protection-against-stupid-laws

Say the legislature passed a law which made it a felony to wear a baseball cap backwards. There would be legislative history that indicates the legislators passed this law because of the problem of gangs in society. The legislative history further indicates that gangs are dangerous. The legislature....

11/11/2025

https://www.paulksicinskilaw.com/post/a-veteran-s-service-should-influence-how-they-are-treated-in-the-criminal-justice-system

U.S. Marines pray over a fallen comrade after he died from wounds suffered in fighting in Fallujah, Iraq, April 8, 2004.AP Photo/Murad Sezer, FileOn March 20, 2003, a U.S.-led military coalition invaded Iraq, toppling the government of Saddam Hussein before a fierce insurgency rose up to oppose West...

11/09/2025

https://www.paulksicinskilaw.com/post/the-lie-of-a-migrant-crime-wave-to-justify-trump-or-ice-actions

When Donald Trump speaks, you can expect to hear him talk about “migrant crime,” a category he has coined and defined as a terrifying binge of criminal activity committed by undocumented immigrants spreading across the country. A lie repeated often enough starts to be believed as true. That’s ...

11/08/2025

https://www.paulksicinskilaw.com/post/second-amendment-guns-and-felon-in-possession-of-a-firearm-and-pardons

The basis for the Second Amendment is the right of we the people to act in self-defense.There is a historical basis to assert that individual right to self-defense as the basis of the Second Amendment. District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 128 S.Ct. 2783, 2805-06, 2811 (2008). See generally....