Articles on Your Constitutional Rights

The articles on 'Constitution and Rights' are written by David P. Rowe and Rosemarie D. Robinson.

We are two Caribbean Lawyers living in South Florida who have over twenty years of experience individually fighting for the Constitutional Rights of minorities, aliens and poor people.

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• Vybz Kartel
  The controversial release of Vybz Kartel suggests that this Government is not as serious about crime control as they appear. Click here to read more ....

• Attorney's Fees in Narcotics Cases
  Attorneys in the United States must be very careful when they accept cases that involve defendant accused of the sale of Narcotics. Click here to read more.....

• Light Skin Ambassadors
  Desmond McKenzie, Kenneth Black “Skendong”, and Keith Clarke have all had their houses searched. Keith Clarke is dead........... Click here to read more ....

• MasterCard, Visa, and the Card Sharks

  Article published by BusinessWeek dated April 1, 2010

  "There are some things money can buy, and one of them is a license to issue credit cards from MasterCard and Visa. Some questionable banks do just that, gaining credibility from the brands". Click here to read full article.

• Exclusion of Non-Citizens from the United States
  In the 1880s and 1890s The United States Supreme Court decided a number of cases known collectively as The Chinese Exclusion Cases..........Click here to read more ....

• U.S. Questions Jamaica's Reliability in Drug Fight
  Jamaica's reluctance to hand over an alleged crime boss is straining relations with the United States, which is questioning the Caribbean nation's reliability as an ally against drug trafficking..........Click here to read more ....

• Don't Sacrifice Jamaica for 'Dudus', Lawyer Warns
  UNITED States-based attorney Professor David Rowe, yesterday warned the Jamaica Labour Party Government to be careful not to put the fate of an entire nation on the 'fortunes' of one individual..........Click here to read more ....

• I Told You
  After months of warning that the United States would not take kindly to Jamaica's delay in signing the extradition request for West Kingston strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke..........Click here to read more ....

• What The Americans Think
  The U.S. International Narcotics Control Strategy report has been published and is worth reading by every Jamaican.......Click here to read more ....

• Kidnapping
  A.V. Dicey, the British constitutional Scholar, says everybody is equal before the law and that this precept is the essence of the Rule of Law........Click here to read more ....

• Fraud in the R1 Visa Program – The Paper Church?
  The R1 Non-Immigrant Visa has been in existence since 1990 and it is subject to periodic Congressional Re-Authorization........Click here to read more ....

• Entrapment
  The Buju Banton case has brought into the public light the entrapment defense.......Click here to read more ....

• Brazenly Courting Criminal Elements
  Extradition is the process by which persons charged with or convicted of a crime against the law of a State and found in a foreign State are returned by the latter to the former for trial and punishment......Click here to read more ....

• Jamaica Needs Eddie Seaga
  Most marginal Governments under the Westminster model seek a new mandate in times of crisis......Click here to read more ....

• A Legal 2009
  2009 was a very significant year for Jamaican jurisprudence. .....Click here to read more ....

• Tourism and Deceit
  US-Jamaica Tourism is declining rapidly and will become worse as the extraordinary 'Dudus' Coke crisis continues.....Click here to read more ....

• Tourism Affected as Extradition Crisis Continues
  The US Department of Commerce and US travel agents are generally watching the Coke Extradition Crisis.....Click here to read more ....

• Conflicts of Interest among Parliamentarians
  I have raised the issue of Senatorial Conflict of Interest.....Click here to read more ....

• Are American Citizens Safe in Jamaica?
  I have been asked on several occasions recently, whether an individual may be prosecuted in the United States, regardless of whether the individual's presence was obtained through the use of an applicable Extradition Treaty.....Click here to read more ....

• National Crisis Time for Seaga
  President Obama has been publicly embracing efforts to close all offshore tax havens..... Click here to read more ....

• Grand Jury
  97% of all U.S. Grand Jury indictments result in convictions..... Click here to read more ....

• Pursuing Justice for Olint Investors
  Dr. Christopher Walker, a Surgeon in Orlando, Florida, is investing all resources to uncover the truth behind the Olint scheme.... Click here to read more ....

• Vivian Blake pleads guilty in deal with Feds
  Vivian Blake stood erect, his hands clasped behind him..... Click here to read more ...

• Smuggling Suspect Denies Wrongdoing in Refugee Deaths - (Sun Sentinel Article)
  Man accused in deaths of refugees near Jupiter Island....... Click here to read more ...

• Affidavit of Professor David P. Rowe in Support of Claim Form (Election Petition)
  In the Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica - Between Abraham Dabdoub (Claimant/Petitioner) and Daryl Vaz (1st Respondent) ....... Click here to read more ...

• Intricacies of Renouncing US Citizenship
  The Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Daryl Vaz who's representing the West Portland constituency has started the process of renouncing his US Citizenship and RJR News Centre spoke with Legal Expert, Professor David Rowe regarding this...... Click here to read more ...

• Allegiance and the Jamaican Constitution
  There is much public discussion about the qualification of Jamaicans who are also foreign nationals or citizens to be appointed in the Senate or elected to the House of Representatives...... Click here to read more ...

• Obama with Polish and Style
  Obama has literally thumped Hilary Clinton in the Wisconsin Primary...... Click here to read more ...

• Anthony Johnson - A Good Appointment
  Anthony Johnson, who has served Jamaica both as a Civil Servant and as a member of the Senate, is an appointment that Jamaicans in the United States welcome...... Click here to read more ...

• Dual Citizenship Battle Begins
  The legal battle between the Peoples National Party's (PNP's) Abe Dabdoub and the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP's) Daryl Vaz on the dual citizenship issue began..... Click here to read more ...

• John Lynch a good appointment
  John Lynch the more visible of the two powerful Lynch brothers, John and Patrick, has been appointed Chairman of Tourism.....Click here to read more......

• The New United States Immigration Legislative Proposals
  As we all know, there is a major Immigration Bill being considered by the United States Senate. It affects the lives of...... Click here to read more ...

• Financial Services Commission - Jamaica, W.I.
  The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has unnecessarily made itself a major player in the Jamaican society. Click here to read more ...

• Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller Last Democratic Hope - Jamaica Daily Gleaner
  Professor David P. Rowe cites Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller as the last democratic hope for the struggling majority of Jamaica's poor. Click here to read more ...

• The Most Honourable Edward Seaga - Brilliant and Well Informed
  The Most Honorable Edward Seaga cited by Professor David P. Rowe as brilliant and well informed. Click here to read more ...

• Lancelot Armstrong - Broward Jury backs death sentence
  Broward Jury backs death sentence for Lancelot Armstrong in Deputy's 1990 slaying. Click here to read more ...

• Jamaican Green Cards Under Pressure
  Jamaican green card holders are regularly detained at the airport in South Florida when it is discovered upon entry that they have a previous undetected or undeclared criminal record...Click here to read more ...

• Wikipedia Article - The Hon. Ira D. Rowe, Q.C., O.J.
  Ira De Cordova Rowe was one of the foremost Jurists of the Commonwealth Caribbean. Click here to read more ...

• DNA Evidence on Trial?
  David P. Rowe was the first chair in one of the most significant murder cases in the United States in 2006. Click here to read more ...

• Immigration: from Darkness Into Light
  Many Jamaicans in the United States are undocumented and in peril of incarceration and eventual removal.....Click here to read more ...

• Line of Duty - Jamaican Police
  Many of the Jamaican red-seam police officers that I have met, who have served the Nation for more than 15 years, have sustained bullet wounds while fighting crime....Click here to read more ...

• Operation Double Talk
  Operation Double Talk is a DEA operation which has dismantled a large cocaine gang shipping cocaine from Jamaica to Miami and ultimately to New York.....Click here to read more ...

• Amnesty Proposal
  The U.S. Senate’s "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006" S2611 would allow millions of illegal aliens who have broken US immigration laws to remain in the United States...Click here to read more ...

• The 2006 Jamaica Diaspora Dinosaur
  If the Diaspora Movement does not make itself relevant to poor people....Click here to read more ...

• The Anglican Church and Gay Bishops
  Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the world’s 77 million Anglicans, has said that the worldwide Anglican Church might have to split up.....Click here to read more ...

• Genteel, Black and Proud
  Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller had a successful trip to South Florida recently.....Click here to read more ...

• Portia all the way - Jamaica elects a new Prime Minister
  Portia Simpson won a stunning victory.....Click here to read more ...

• Amnesty the magic formula
  What is going to happen to the compromise Senate Amnesty bills on immigration?.....Click here to read more ...

• Jamaican Inmate looks to Jamaican Government for assistance
  A Jamaican man facing death by lethal injection for killing a cop in Florida is turning to the Jamaican Government .....Click here to read more ...

• Search Warrants
  In South Florida, a black household is more likely to be searched by the police.....Click here to read more ...

• The Abortion Debate
  The abortion debate is heating up again!.....Click here to read more ...

• Iraq now Iran
  The State of the Union Address of the President seems to place Iran directly behind the proverbial "eight ball".....Click here to read more ...

• Selection of the Prime Minister of Jamaica
  The Governor General is the only Officer of State in Jamaica who "has the occasion to appoint the Prime Minister"...... Click here to read more ...

• Trial By Your Peers in Broward County
  Many young black men who are accused of criminal offenses ....... Click here to read more ...

• Big Brother is Listening to You
  The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency..... Click here to read more ...

• Foolproof
  The United States of America has spent a great deal of money to tighten up its borders. Click here to read more ...

• Racketeering
  In what must be the most significant white-collar indictment of the year. Click here to read more ...

• Jamaica has no Foreign Policy
  One of the most serious problems affecting Jamaica is the social absorption of criminal deportees. Click here to read more ...

• Justice Blind
  Law enforcement should not be at the beck and call of Politicians. Click here to read more ...

• Indefatigable Justice
  International manhunt on for Aribert Heim, a World War II war criminal. Click here to read more ...

• Mature Democracy
  House Majority Leader,Tom Delay, was the most powerful Legislator in America yet he was indicted for money laundering. Click here to read more.....

• Arthur Teele - Two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart
  Arthur Teele, a lawyer, who committed suicide, was unquestionably the most prominent black polititian in South Florida of the modern era. Click here to read more...

• American Pinstripes in Prison
  Many American Legislators and Judges believe that Jamaica's legal system has ignored white-collar crime which has an impact in the U.S.A. Click here to read more...

• The Rule of Law in Jamaica
  Jamaica is gradually abandoning the Westminster model. Click here to read more...

• Corruption and Illegal Re-Entry
  There are major problems with corruption in Jamaica. Click here to read more...

• The Privy Council Stops the Rot
  The Caribbean Court of Justice ("CCJ") is a controversial new Caribbean Court designed to replace the Privy Council. Click here to read more...

• New Broom Sweeps Clean
  Border patrol raids job and worksites in South Florida. Click here to read...

• The Grand Jury in Florida
  Extra territorial implications for Jamaicans or what to do if you get a Grand Jury Subpoena! Click here to read more ...

• Trial by Jury
  "Hard cases make bad law" is a byword often repeated in legal circles. Click here to read more ...

• The Patriot Act
  Have Aliens lost their Constitutional Rights? Click here to read more ...

• U.S. Federal Asset Forfeiture
  The owner of the property does not need to be charged with a crime to have the so-called 'guilty' property forfeited. Read more here...

• Dual Citizenship
  Do Naturalized U.S. Citizens from Jamaica lose any Rights in Jamaica? Click here to read more....

• Challenge to the Caribbean People
  You can be anything you want to be! Know your Constitutional Rights! Click here to read more....

• America's Response to Terrorism
  On Friday, October 26, 2001, President Bush signed into law the Anti-terrorism Act, popularly known as the PATRIOT ACT. Click here to read more....

• Aliens and Due Process Rights
  Many Aliens who reside in the United States do not now have a feeling that they belong to this great Nation. Click here to read more....

• O'Neil Anderson v. Ashcroft
  A major Constitutional Rights case in which David P. Rowe represented a U.S. Non-Citizen. Click here to read more..