by Steve McGuckin | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
As New Jersey and other states implement increasingly restrictive measures in order to #flattenthecurve it is important to stay mindful of the impact that these measures have on our Constitutional rights. For example: 1st Amendment: State legislatures will begin...
by Steve McGuckin | Mar 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
While adjusting to this hopefully temporary new normal, I’ve been consistently reminded of my grandparents. My grandfather was WWII and Korean War vet, painter (houses, not art) and an avid Mets, Giants, ND and Rush Limbaugh fan. He would have turned 100 this week. My...
by Steve McGuckin | Jan 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do You Know the Bill of Rights? In 1787, America had earned its independence but did not have a government. During the hotly contested Constitutional Convention, the anti-Federalists were adamant that a Bill of Rights be introduced and memorialized in the...
by Steve McGuckin | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
How American are You? Thomas Jefferson said, "An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people."Do you know your basic US history, rights, and government? Are you an informed cog in the machine of the Great Experiment? Answer 10 actual...
by Steve McGuckin | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
As of late, I have been asked about the status of marijuana legalization in New Jersey quite frequently. In fact, I have a number of recent clients who have been charged with possession of small amounts of weed and expressed surprise over their arrests because they...
