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Drawing from notes that were drafted in February 2023, while in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, René Lafayette, the host of Law with Mr. Lafayette explains a new concept to review and better understand Landmark decisions. Students are invited to create an Amicus brief based on a landmark Supreme Court decision, in this episode, the steps and application are explained.

On February 6, 2024, legal history was made when a jury convicted Jennifer Crumbley on four counts of involuntary manslaughter. This marks the first time that a parent of a school shooter was charged and convicted for the crimes committed by her minor child.

The term “in plain sight“ has long been a focal point when discussing legal and constitutional rights, especially in the context of the Fourth Amendment. In this episode of Law With Mr. Lafayette, René Lafayette discusses what is permitted and what is disallowed under this Amendment.

In this episode of Law With Mr. Lafayette, a recent reprimand by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, directed at the district attorney of Hampden County focuses on whether or not, the exculpatory rule was followed.

In this inaugural episode of season 8 of “Law With Mr. Lafayette” the difference between mandatory and persuasive authorities are discussed.

The Landmark Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson from 1896 is the subject of this episode of Law With Mr. Lafayette. This is the case that established the social and legal fallacy of “separate but equal.“ Intern, it laid the legal foundation for not only Jim Crow laws, but other Racially inspired, segregationist legislation. In this episode, René Lafayette, a social studies and law teacher at Leominster High School in Leominster Massachusetts, gives an overview of Plessy v. Ferguson, and its impact on the American legal system.

What can or cannot be collected by law-enforcement during the course of a search and seizure of your home, your car, your vehicle, your backpack? In this episode of Law With Mr. Lafayette, the exclusionary rule so-called is discussed and explained.

Sunday, December 7, 1941 shortly before 8 AM is when the air forces of imperial Japan committed a sneak attack on American forces located at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian islands. More than a military disaster for America the events of that morning prompted a nation to leave the comfort of isolationism, and in short order become not only a world power, but a superpower. The impact of that day, 82 years ago cannot be overstated in terms of how America changed, economically and domestically. In this episode of Law With Mr. Lafayette, the events of that sleepy Sunday morning and its impact on America are reviewed.

Lawyer, county prosecutor, state, legislator, state, appeals, court, justice, and the first woman appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Sandra Day O’Connor had a full life that was a positive contribution to not only American history, but also American jurisprudence. In this episode of Law With Mr. Lafayette, Her contributions are remembered.

The sharing of exculpatory evidence often referred to as Brady material after the Landmark case Brady v. Maryland (1963), holds immense importance in the American legal system. The role of such material, and why it must be presented promptly and transparently by prosecutors to defense attorneys is explained in this episode of “Law With Mr. Lafayette.”

What are the best authorities to cite? Primary or secondary? What role do persuasive or mandatory authorities play? These are some issues addressed in this episode of “Law With Mr. Lafayette.”

November 22-25,1963 spanned Friday through Monday. It saw the assassination of the President and the live television broadcast of the assassin’s murder. A television first. Meanwhile Americans of all political parties and those with none sat riveted in front of their television sets as the solemn pageantry of a state funeral unfolded. From the arrival of the casket, young widow and new President and First Lady at Andrews Air Force Base to the arrival ceremony at the US Capitol, through the televised Funeral Mass at St. Matthew’s Cathedral to internment at Arlington National Cemetery. The images are iconic and unforgettable. In this episode, René Lafayette pays tribute to the memory of the 35th President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy.