Law With Mr. Lafayette

A quick review of Gonzalez v. Google is discussed.

The start of the October 2022 Term of the Supreme Court of the United States.  Oral arguments begin today and will usually take place on Mondays and Thursdays.  The Court usually hears only 1% of the cases that have been submitted.

In this episode of Law with Mr. Lafayette, The thesis that we as a society are missing civility is discussed and explored. Stop and think about it have we lost are we anesthetized against bad behavior?

Since 1949, the American Legion has sponsored the premier youth government and leadership program called Boys Nation, there’s a corresponding program for girls called Girls Nation. LHS is proud of two Law students, Matthew Cohen who was elected Secretary of State at Boys State and Nico Nevard who will travel to Washington DC to attend Boys Nation. When he was a high school Junior, René Lafayette a...

Since the leaked opinion well before issuance on Friday, June 24, in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, proAbortion activists have planned and plotted to harass and intimidate the Court’s conservative members. This is not protected speech. It’s a violation of 18 USC section 1507.

Are We Jaded When It Comes to the justice system ? Is Lady Justice Still Blind Or Is She Peeking Under the Blindfold? Does the phrase “equal justice under the law” ring true or does it ring hollow? In this episode René Lafayette discusses these questions in the context of recent cases.

What is Washington thinking when it comes to the Supreme Law of the Land, the Constitution?

Today is July 4, 2022, Independence Day.  From this day in 1776 we have taken our place among the nations of the world.  Many things have changed since then.  America has it faults but we work together to overcome those challenges.  This episode has a brief message, America remains exceptional.

Students of the criminal justice system still study and review the case of NH v. Smart (1991) and with justifiable rationale.  In 1991 this murder for hire/adultery/teacher and student love affair case was the first live television, gavel to gavel, murder trial in the United States.

A paraell between the 1964 political thriller “7 Days in May,” is drawn in this episode of Law With Mr. Lafayette. Four controversial opinions having been issued at the same time that Mr. Lafayette is attending the Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers. Listen as René Lafayette provides an overview of each of the cases.

My first visit to Washington, DC was on the very cold morning of January 20, 1977 for the inauguration of Jimmy Carter, Democrat of Georgia as the 39th President of the United States.  Since then I have been back over 20 times, as a student, state legislator and county sheriff. Now I am back attending the Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers.

Elon Reeve Musk, the world's richest man, with an estimated net worth of $232.5B has bought Twitter for a tidy sum of $43B.  Not chump change, not by anyone's measurement.  With Tesla and Space X, why did Musk bother with the social media platform?  The answer was simple: Musk is a Free Speech Absolutist.

It happened in an upscale restaurant and bar near the trendy Eataly in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood.  Celebrity Chef and part owner of Eataly, Mario Batali was accused by Natali Tene, a 32 software developer of indecent assault and battery.

Ketanji Brown Jackson, a nominee of President Biden was confirmed by the US Senate as the newest member of the Supreme Court in its history on April 7.  Brown, it was noted by her allies in the U.S. Senate, had appeared before the Senate on three separate occasions and had been confirmed in each case: first with her nomination by then President Obama as a District Court Judge for the Federal Distr...

This episode of Law With Mr. Lafayette focuses on a policy point contained in the annual tradition "across the pond" in the United Kingdom: the State Opening of Parliament.  On May 10, 2022, the "Speech from the Throne" was for the first time in over six decades not delivered by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  The 96 year old Sovereign had asked her son HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales to...

In this Episode of Law With Mr. Lafayette , the Juvenile Justice system's philosophy and practice is discussed.  A by-product of the Progressive Era, reformers believed that juveniles deserved their own court system and a new approach to deal with delinquent, poor, vagrant youths of both genders who were living in the urban centers that were developing in the rapidly industrialized Ameri...

Historical background is provided on the events and the context of the war crimes being committed against the Ukrainian people.

On March 27, 2022, the 94th annual Academy Awards took place in Hollywood, California.  What usually focuses on the actors and actresses being honored and the films determined by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science was virtually eclipsed by the action of Will Smith, who would receive the Oscar for "Best Actor" in the movie King Richard , when he slapped the show's host comedian Chr...

Vladimir Putin has dramatically miscalculated in his dream to expand the Russian Federation into a nation beyond the borders of the Tsarist Empire of 1917.  Listeners can consider what will be next and how this illegal invasion and war against Ukraine a sovereign nation will end.

In the last episode of Law With Mr. Lafayette, season 2 episode 7, although the various elements of the sentence that the former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett had received were listed, when he was sentenced on March 10th. it did not include the fact that Judge James Linn had also sentenced Smollett,  to 150 days in jail or essentially 5 months behind bars.  Smollett had been convicted by...

On March 10, 2022, former "Empire" star, now convicted felon and hoaxter, Jussie Smollett was sentenced for having set up a hate crime hoax.  In a highly publicized and politicized case, Smollett, gained public support from the Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates.  Former First Lady Michelle Obama, and many other public officials and celebrities.  It was all a h...

As the world witnesses the largest mobilization in Europe since World War II, and the targeting of civilians and the destruction of the fledgling democracy in The Ukraine, this episode of Law With Mr. Lafayette touches upon what has happened between the Russian Federation and its neighboring country of Ukraine.  Our host makes no apologies for where he stands on this issue.  He stands with Ukraine...

Recent events, beginning in late February, with the invasion of the Ukraine by troops of the Russian Federation, as ordered by President Vladimir Putin continue to attack various targets in that neighboring nation.  The ramifications in terms of international law are significant.  Observers have noted that this is the largest mobilization and movement of troops in Europe since World War...

The term "false flag operations," refers to what Merriam Webster Dictionary has defined as " a hostile or harmful action (such as an attack) that is designed to look like it was perpetrated by someone other than the person or group responsible for it. A deliberate misrepresentation of motives or identity."  The term's origin comes from pre-radio communication days when flying another country'...

In today's episode of Law With Mr. Lafayette the term due process is explained.  This is an important part of the rights guaranteed every citizen by the Constitution.  But what does it mean?  Stay tuned to find out.