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Sioux City, Iowa Animal Control “Accidentally” Euthanized Couple’s “Pit Bulls” After Ban Goes into Effect
From KMEG channel 14 in Iowa: Sioux City’s pit bull ban went into full swing on March 21st, the deadline for owners to register and microchip their animals. Since that date Cindy Rarrit with Animal Control says her department has impounded more than 10 pit bulls from owners who didn’t follow the rules. “They are…
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Chicago Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance is RACIST, Back-Door BSL
Once again, Virginia “Ginger” Rugai, 19th ward Chicago alderman, is getting behind another unconstitutional piece of legislation (along with Ald. Ed Burke, who we noted in a prior post has been busy deflecting the heat from a Fox Chicago news report about questionable expenses). This time it’s mandatory spay/neuter. Ginger. It’s such a benign spice,…
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Is It Crazy to Believe That Anti-Tether Legislation Is Being Used to Erode 4th Amendment Privacy Rights? Crazy Like a Fox
If there is one lemonade-out-of-lemons-type thing about living in Illinois it’s that I have learned everything I need to know about what the face of corruption looks like. When corruption happens as often and as casually as it does in Illinois, one learns to spot it almost anytime, anywhere. That’s why when Kevin Fox, a…
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How Many Lawyers From the Illinois Municipal League Does It Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?
How many lawyers from the Illinois Municipal League does it take to screw in a light bulb? The answer? Well, the answer doesn’t really matter, because it would seem that the Illinois Municipal League prefers to be in the dark. Read the column Legal Q & A Animal Control: Breed Specific Regulations published by the…
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Preserving the 4th Amendment: Presence of “Pit Bull” Does Not Justify ‘No-Knock’ Warrant
From PoliceOne.com: “The presence of a pit bull in a house does not provide probable cause for issuance of a “no knock” search warrant, the Massachusetts Court of Appeals has ruled. The police received information from an informant that the defendant had stolen property in his home and dispensed narcotics there. They also learned that…
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Superior Court Judge Rejects Spokane, Washington’s Dangerous Dog Law as Unconstitutional
From the Spokesman Review: “Spokane’s “dangerous dog” ordinance is unconstitutional because it denies pet owners the right of due process, a Superior Court judge ruled Friday in a case that may have far-reaching effects. As a matter of law, the administrative procedures used in the city of Spokane regarding “dangerous dog” determinations and appeals from…
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Ohio Supreme Court Decision Reads Like A Kangaroo Court
By now most of you know that the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the trial court’s opinion that the City of Toledo, Ohio was justified in limiting the number of “pit bulls” in a household to one, and in requiring liability insurance for all “pit bull” owners, etc. But after reading the decision, I’m amazed at…