Daniel Woislaw

Dec 3, 2024 | pacificlegal.org | Daniel Woislaw

The holiday season is a time for nostalgia, joy, and reflection, and few things capture the spirit of the season like the classic children’s holiday specials that have graced television screens for decades. These beloved tales are more than just seasonal entertainment—believe it or not, they offer timeless lessons about the foundations of a free and just society.

Nov 4, 2024 | pacificlegal.org | Daniel Woislaw

In a small corner of New York State, a family’s quiet, peaceful home was shattered by an unthinkable intrusion. Environmental police stormed in, seized a rescued orphan squirrel named P’Nut, took him away, and put him down. All because his owner allegedly didn’t have the right license. That’s right: In New York you need a license to shelter injured wildlife and provide them a home.

Sep 9, 2024 | swordandscales.org | Eric Shear |Daniel Woislaw |Nicole W.C. Yeatman |Elizabeth Slattery

It was a cold night in Boston. A lone British sentry stood on a cobbled square covered in snow. He guarded the Custom House, where officers enforced British import and export duties. He was nervous. Tempers were high in the colonial city: British troops had been quartered there for two years, sent by King George III to keep the peace after Parliament issued yet another round of taxes. Bostonians bristled under the soldiers’ watch.

Jul 31, 2024 | pacificlegal.org | Daniel Woislaw

During his colorful tenure as mayor of New York City, Ed Koch often rode the subway and asked his fellow straphangers, “How’m I doin’?” If only Gov. Kathy Hochul would do the same. It wouldn’t take more than one or two brief trips to learn that her new militarized checkpoint scheme for the subway is not only burdensome and unpopular but patently unconstitutional.

May 14, 2024 | thecentersquare.com | Daniel Woislaw

It’s tax inspection season in Vermont. Every Spring, so-called “listers” drive around their communities, snapping pictures and patrolling properties to estimate their values before tax bills are issued to landowners. But are these inspections legal? Not all of them. As it turns out, some listers have been conducting unconstitutional searches.