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The 2008 Presidential Primaries Begin: Will Candidates Be Forced to Try Principle in the Desperate Search for Popularity?

Published 1, January 3, 2008 Columns , Politics , USA Today 6 Comments

2008: The year of principles? 

With Iowans going today to their caucuses, the beginning of a new year and the presidential primary season dangerously collide for voters. Distraught voters can now couple their prior unrealized weight-loss resolutions with their unrealized political resolutions like finding a new party or moving to Canada. Yet, every four years, we end up fatter and madder by the year’s end. Continue reading ‘The 2008 Presidential Primaries Begin: Will Candidates Be Forced to Try Principle in the Desperate Search for Popularity?’

Law Student and Judicial Clerk Charged with Kidnapping, Torturing, and Robbing Victim

Published 1, January 3, 2008 Bizarre , Criminal law , Justice , Lawyering 2 Comments

Arizona law student and judicial clerk, Kumari Fulbright, 25, is about to get a close exposure to the criminal justice system after her arrest for the  allegedly kidnapping and torturing an ex-boyfriend. Continue reading ‘Law Student and Judicial Clerk Charged with Kidnapping, Torturing, and Robbing Victim’

Justice Department Opens Formal Criminal Investigation — Finds Credible Allegations of Criminal Conduct in CIA Tapes Scandal

Published 1, January 2, 2008 Congress , Constitutional Law , Criminal law , Justice , Lawyering , Politics 16 Comments

After completing an initial inquiry, tthe Justice Department has decided to open a full criminal investigation into the 2005 destruction of CIA tapes showing the interrogation of two Al Qaeda suspects. The finding of a basis for possible criminal charges is not itself surprising — there are at least six such offenses that were obvious from the outset. Attorney General Mukasey has appointed a U.S. Attorney General to handle the investigation — a disappointing decision not to appoint someone outside the Administration. Continue reading ‘Justice Department Opens Formal Criminal Investigation — Finds Credible Allegations of Criminal Conduct in CIA Tapes Scandal’

60-Year-Old Sues 7-Year-Old for Skiing Accident In Vail

Published 1, January 2, 2008 Bizarre , Lawyering , Torts 1 Comment

David J. Pfahler, 60, is suing for $75,000 over a negligent skier who he claims dislocated his shoulder and caused a rotator cuff tear. Sounds like a standard case of a burgeoning number of ski torts. However, the accused in his case is Scott Swimm, a boy who was seven years old at the time. It is only the latest tort case that will explore the liability of a minor. Continue reading ’60-Year-Old Sues 7-Year-Old for Skiing Accident In Vail’

Are the World’s Democracies Turning into Dynastic Systems?

Published 1, January 2, 2008 Bizarre , Congress , Constitutional Law , Politics 3 Comments

There is a curious trend developing in leading democratic systems: a return to dynastic preferences in government.  With Hillary Clinton still leading in the U.S. polls, other nations have embraced dynastic lines of successions under a democratic process like Argentina and now the leading opposition party in Pakistan. Continue reading ‘Are the World’s Democracies Turning into Dynastic Systems?’

Is Ron Paul the Real D.B. Cooper?

Published 1, January 2, 2008 Bizarre , Congress , Criminal law , Justice , Politics 12 Comments

According to reports, the FBI is returning to the search for the famous D.B. Cooper, the mysterious skyjacker who robbed an airliner in 1971 and then parachuted to an unknown future. The FBI’s release of a new picture raises the disturbing question of whether D.B. Cooper is hiding in the open: as presidential candidate Ron Paul. Continue reading ‘Is Ron Paul the Real D.B. Cooper?’

Calls for a Third Party Challenge Increase as Paul and Bloomberg are Encouraged to Go Independent

Published 1, January 1, 2008 Congress , Constitutional Law , Politics 7 Comments

There appears growing interest in a third-party candidacy by many voters disillusioned by the two parties monopoly. Ron Paul and Michael Bloomberg appear the leading contenders for such a run. Notably, under the 12th Amendment such a candidate could be the next president through a plausible series of events. Continue reading ‘Calls for a Third Party Challenge Increase as Paul and Bloomberg are Encouraged to Go Independent’

Sarah Jane Moore — Would-Be Assassin of Gerald Ford Freed After 32 Years

Published 1, January 1, 2008 Criminal law , Justice , Politics 3 Comments

Sara Jane Moore who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975 was released from a Dublin prison. Now, 77, Moore was freed on December 30th – a day early — after 32 years in prison as a model prisoner.  The release will likely draw attention to that other would-be Ford assassin- Lynette Squeaky Fromme. Continue reading ‘Sarah Jane Moore — Would-Be Assassin of Gerald Ford Freed After 32 Years’

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