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7-15-09 - Common Law: Rights

In 2009, the Pesall Law Firm began publication of a series of columns on the subject of constitutional rights.  The columns published so far in this series are listed below

I Got My Rights:  Constitutional Rights in general,    
published January, 2009.

Free Thought:  Our Constitutional Rights to Think, Believe, and Speak as we see fit, published February, 2009.

Guns:  Our Right to Bear Arms and Defend our Homes, Families and Property, published June 2009.

4-17-08 - Common Law #7

This month the Common Law column considers the rules in South Dakota for the disposal of abandoned property.  Originally published on March 19, 2008, the column can be viewed here.

4-2-2008 - Common Law #6

The Common Law considers the amazing and intricate world of traffic stops and motorists rights. Originally published on February 6, 2008, the column can be viewed here.

2-27-2008 - Common Law #5

This column considers the state of Copyright law in these United States, and the problems we are starting to see with the rise of the Internet. Originally published on January 5, 2008, the column can be viewed here.

1-3-2008 - Common Law #4

In this month's column, we consider the importance of Statehood, and the seldom observed holiday in its honor, November 2. Originally published on December 5, 2007, the column can be viewed here.

11-23-2007 - Minimum Drinking Age Efforts

Efforts by N. Bob Pesall and others to re-ignite public discussion about South Dakota's minimum drinking age have been widely recognized by the press.  One of the more recent articles on the subject can be viewed here.

8-21-2007 - Common Law #3

In this edition of The Common Law, we consider the somewhat unexpected rules regarding privacy in our curbside garbage.  Originally published on August 15, 2007 in the Moody County Enterprise, the column can be viewed here.

7-10-2007 - Common Law #2

Installment number two of The Common Law addresses the creeping fear of the courthouse that has arisen in our culture.  Originally published on July 4, 2007 with the Moody County Enterprise, the column can be viewed here.

6-7-2007 - Common Law #1

On June 6, 2007, the first installment of the firm column, The Common Law was published in the Moody County Enterprise.  Addressing the federal Real ID Act, the text of this column can be viewed here.

2-12-2007 - Pesall Law Firm Featured

On January 1, 2007, the opening of the Pesall Law Firm was featured in a front page article in the local newspaper.  Thanks to the good folks at the Moody County Enterprise for helping us get the word out.

The article text is no longer available on-line.

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