RBX Law

05/27/2025

Police do not need a reason to follow a suspect. However, prolonged 24-7 surveillance of a suspect could be a violation of the 4th Amendment.

Police can follow a suspect for a reasonable period of time even if they have no reason to believe the suspect committed a crime.

06/10/2024

https://www.edhat.com/news/santa-barbara-police-department-holding-dui-checkpoint-june-8/

On June 8th, 2024, the Santa Barbara Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) Checkpoint within the city of Santa Barbara.

03/27/2024

https://www.noozhawk.com/protest-bob-hansen-the-story-behind-the-man-husband-and-father-who-vexed-santa-barbara-city-hall/

Nancy McCradie was delivering newspapers to the old Santa Barbara Liquor store on Cota Street when she heard a man's whistle. She turned around. There he

07/19/2023

Researchers at UC San Francisco have released the largest representative survey of homeless people in more than 25 years.

07/11/2023

The warrant stems from a pickup game at Morant's mansion last summer, signaling a potential reopening of a case thought to be closed.

07/08/2023

The ACLU struck an agreement with Los Angeles County Jails to address "inhumane" conditions. The county must now take steps to decarcerate people with mental illness and address overpopulation. The "landmark" agreement will set a precedent for nationwide prison reform, experts told Insider.

07/03/2023

Three civil rights groups filed a complaint against Harvard on Monday, claiming its preferential policy for undergraduate applicants with family ties to the elite school overwhelmingly benefits white students, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its race-conscious admissions policies.

06/30/2023

In a blow to LGBTQ rights, the court said creative businesses can refuse to sell certain products and services if they disagree with the message the customer wishes to convey.

06/27/2023

Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court that prosecutors must demonstrate that a defendant who made a threat acted recklessly.

06/27/2023

In 6-3 ruling led by Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court rejects independent state legislature theory advanced by NC lawmakers.

06/26/2023

https://abc7.com/police-california-riverside-county-supreme-court/13421933/

Police in California are not immune from civil lawsuits for misconduct that happens while they investigate crimes, the state Supreme Court ruled.

01/14/2023

Second DUI guide. This guide will walk you through the processes and events involved in a second DUI, including arrest, DMV and court.