India is on the verge of a major victory for civil liberties: repealing a ban on homosexuality that was first introduced by the British 150 years ago.
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India on the Verge of Repealing 150 Year Ban on Homosexuality
Published 1, June 30, 2009 Constitutional Law , International , Politics , Society 20 CommentsMinnesota Supreme Court Votes Unanimously With Franken — Coleman Concedes
Published 1, June 30, 2009 Congress , Constitutional Law , Courts , Politics , Society , Supreme Court 240 Comments
I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, the Minnesota Supreme Court Likes Me. This election may have been a virtual tie, but Al Franken swept the Minnesota Supreme Court today. The Court ruled that Franken should be certified as the winner of the state’s Senate race — rejecting a challenge by Republican Norm Coleman. With Franken, the Democrats will have the votes to overcome any filibuster (if you include the two independents).
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Overspray or Assault? Florida Man Charged with Battery After Drenching Wife with Garden Hose for Smoking
Published 1, June 30, 2009 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 144 Comments
John Jeffrey Murray, 51, is either a fanatical anti-smoker or a reckless hoser. A court will have to decide. Murray was charged with drenching his wife with a garden house for smoking in the house and then wrestling away a phone when she tried to call the police.
Maryland Officer Accused of Assault Captured on Dash Cam Video
Published 1, June 30, 2009 Bizarre , Courts , Criminal law , Society 10 Comments
Prince George’s County police are investigating a disturbing dash cam video of Cpl. Steven Jackson, who is accused of yanking a man out of his car and then slugging and tacking him. Shawn M. Leake, 24, had insisted on being told why he was being told to exit his car. The incident occurred on May 25, 2008.
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Nebraska Woman Charged with Manslaughter After Running Over Woman Talking With Boyfriend
Published 1, June 30, 2009 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 1 Comment
There is an interesting manslaughter case out of Omaha, Nebraska. Courtney L. Antillon (left), 19, insists that she accidentally hit Ana Rodriquez-Delopez-Cardenas, 35, who was talking with her boyfriend, Israel Francisco Gonzalo. Prosecutors insist that it was a jealous rage that prompted Antillon to floor her Mazda. Her counsin, Dianna Dandridge, was also arrested.
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Oklahoma Legislature to Consider Proclamation Linking the Economic Crisis to Obama’s Immoral Policies
Published 1, June 30, 2009 Bizarre , Politics , Religion , Society 79 Comments
Recently, Rush Limbaugh explained how Obama economic policies were the cause of Republican Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair with a beautiful Argentinian woman. But what caused the economic problems that caused the stimulus package that aroused Gov. Sanford? Oklahoma Rep. Sally Kern has finally answered that question: our sins. Kern has drafted a resolution that puts the current economic crisis squarely on the backs of libertines and godless people who have produced a moral crisis. This includes Obama’s refusal to “uphold the long held tradition of past presidents in recognition of our National Day of Prayer.”
Bye, Bye Bernie: Madoff Gets 150 Years
Published 1, June 29, 2009 Courts , Criminal law , Justice , Lawyering , Society 19 Comments
While his attorneys asked for just 12 years, Bernie Madoff, 71, has been sentenced to 150 years after expressing sorrow for the ruin that he brought to thousands of people — rich and poor — through his criminal enterprise.
Supreme Court Rules 5-4 to Reverse Sotomayor Ruling in New Haven Firefighters Case
Published 1, June 29, 2009 Congress , Constitutional Law , Courts , Lawyering , Politics , Society , Supreme Court 52 Comments
As expected, the Supreme Court voted in Ricci v. DeStefano, the New Haven firefighters case, to reverse the decision of the Second Circuit panel, which included Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Also as expected, Justice Kennedy played the swing vote in giving cities a new defense in such cases. Kennedy wrote the majority opinion. The fear of litigation was not sufficient to justify the discrimination against white and Hispanic firefighters. Firefighters challenged a decision to throw out promotional exam results because no African-American firefighters were among the top scoring candidates for promotion — only white and Hispanic officers. Judge Sonia Sotomayor was on the panel that upheld the city’s decision in one of her most controversial decisions.
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Twelve-Year-Old Boy Dies in Bull Riding Competition
Published 1, June 29, 2009 Bizarre , Society , Torts 35 Comments
When researchers recently found that cheerleading is the most dangerous sport, they probably did not consider bull riding. The accident happened around 11:20 a.m at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. Richard Wayde Hamar, 12, of Yuma died in the junior bull riding competition held in Boulder County Fairgrounds this week while riding a bull.
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Florida Man Arrested For Tasering His Mother — While Awaiting Charges for Threatening Her With A Sword
Published 1, June 29, 2009 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 16 Comments
Matthew Beider, 23, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, is not exactly the ideal son. Only last month, he was arrested after threatening his mother with a three-foot sword. Now, he has been re-arrested after tasering his mother and then stomping on her as she lay on the floor after being shocked.
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Trashed: City Attorney Resigns After Embarrassing Photos in Garbage Can
Published 1, June 29, 2009 Bizarre , Lawyering , Politics , Society 13 Comments
Larry Wilder, the City Council attorney for Jeffersonville, Ind. has announced that he will resigned due to recent criticism. It was not Wilder’s skills or courtroom demeanor that proved his undoing. It was the combination of a certain trash can, a lawyer, and a camera. He resign before he was . . . well . . . canned.
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Doing the Unthinkable: TSA Accused of Detaining Comic Script Due to Script
Published 1, June 28, 2009 Academics , Criminal law , International , Media , Society 24 Comments
Boom! Studios is alleging that its comics writer Mark Sable was detaining by the TSA at Los Angeles International Airport because of his script for a new issue of his comic miniseries Unthinkable.
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Bittar Breakup: Car Dealer Sues Surgeon Over Affair With Wife
Published 1, June 28, 2009 Bizarre , Society , Torts 12 Comments
There is another interesting alienation of affection case in the courts. Wealthy car dealer Bob Rohrman (known as “Bob Rohrrrrrrr-man” on his commercials) is suing a surgeon, Dr. Sami M. Bittar, who wooed his wife, Ronda.
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The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has released its 26th annual report on sport injuries and has found the most dangerous sport to be . . . cheerleading. That’s right, cheerleading.
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University of Illinois Law School Accused of Trading Admission for Unqualified Student in Exchange for Five Jobs for Graduates
Published 1, June 27, 2009 Academics , Bizarre , Politics , Society 50 Comments 
The scandal involving University of Illinois Law School is getting worse by the day. We previously discussed the scandal involving the admissions process and the use of “special admits” where deans circumvent the usual process to guarantee admission for certain well-connected students.The Chicago Tribune continues to uncover shocking examples of manipulation of the admissions process at Illinois by politicians and donors. This may be an example of why admissions are like sausage and legislation — things that you should not watch being made.
Dangerously Cheesy: Couple Arrest for Assault with Cheetos
Published 1, June 27, 2009 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 16 Comments
A Bedford, Tennessee couple has been arrested for domestic assault. Nothing new there except for their chosen weapon: a bag of Cheetos.
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“Perv Dad For Fun”: Duke University Official Arrested For Allegedly Offering His 5-Year-Old Son for Sex
Published 1, June 27, 2009 Academics , Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 35 Comments
Duke University faculty and students were shocked this week with the arrest of Frank Lombard, the school’s associate director of the Center for Health Policy, for allegedly offering his five-year-old son for sex with a man. Police say that Lombard identified himself as “perv dad for fun” and even suggested the hotel that the undercover officer could use for the crime.
Monica Conyers Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bribery
Published 1, June 26, 2009 Criminal law , Lawyering , Politics , Society 12 Comments
Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers and wife of Judiciary Chairman John Conyers has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bribery. She is free on personal bond awaiting sentencing. This is
only the latest criminal plea or conviction for the Detroit political establishment.
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Leading Iranian Cleric Calls for Execution of Some Protesters
Published 1, June 26, 2009 Bizarre , Courts , Criminal law , International , Politics , Religion , Society 15 Comments
The Iranian government has continued its crackdown on protests, including the arrest of dozens of university professors for merely meeting with opposition leader Hossein Mousavi. Senior cleric Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami has called for the execution of some protesters and harsh treatment of all leaders of the protests.
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Ohio Firefighter Pleads Guilty To Shooting Two Dogs To Avoid Boarding Fees During His Vacation
Published 1, June 26, 2009 Bizarre , Criminal law , Environment , Society 10 Comments
David P. Santuomo, 43, is a real charmer. The Columbus firefighter has pleaded guilty to shooting his two dogs because he did not want to pay boarding fees while and went on vacation.
Federal Court Rules Against Hustler Magazine in Use of Nude Photos of Deceased Wife of Wrester Chris Benoit
Published 1, June 26, 2009 Bizarre , Constitutional Law , Courts , Society , Torts 9 Comments
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has issued a major ruling on freedom of the press and privacy. The court ruled that Hustler did not have the right to publish nude photographs of Nancy Benoit, the wife of professional wrestler Chris Benoit. Chris Benoit killed his wife and his young son before taking his own life.
Sharia Court Cuts Off Hands and Feet of Petty Thieves in Public Display
Published 1, June 26, 2009 Bizarre , Courts , Criminal law , International , Justice , Religion , Society 27 Comments
The world has another example of justice by extremists using Sharia law. In Mogadishu, Somalia, an Islamic court held a public ceremony where the hands and feet of weeping thieves were cut off in front of hundreds of onlookers.
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Mother’s Little Helper: Mother Accused of Changing Daughter’s Grades and SAT Score on School Computer System
Published 1, June 26, 2009 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 19 Comments
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (The Weekly Vice) — Carolyn Maria McNeal, 39, is a mother who values education and will not tolerate bad grades. The high-school secretary in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania is accused of using a co-worker’s password to change her daughter’s poor grades. Of course, her better performance would be meaningless without allegedly lowering the grades of at least two other students.
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Stimulating Sex: Rush Limbaugh Blames Sanford Affair On Obama Economic Policies
Published 1, June 26, 2009 Bizarre , Politics , Society 106 Comments
There were of course many possible explanations for Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair with an Argentinian beauty. There is of course love, lust, or simply a mid-life crisis. However, it took Rush Limbaugh to isolate the true reason: President Obama. Limbaugh was heard yesterday explaining that Obama’s economic policies pushed poor Sanford into the arms of this mistress.
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Judge Samuel Kent Resigns to Avoid Senate Hearing
Published 1, June 26, 2009 Bizarre , Congress , Constitutional Law , Courts , Justice , Lawyering , Politics , Society 6 Comments
U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent has finally resigned after Congress expedited his impeachment and Senate trial. In a remarkably dim-witted act, Kent’s lawyer announced that they had calculated that Congress could not possibly complete an impeachment and start a trial for a year. Thus, he decided that he would resign in a year to continue to bilk the government for salary and benefits. The inevitable result was that an infuriated Congress expedited the process.
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For the Love of God, Take the Flowers
Published 1, June 25, 2009 Bizarre , Media , Society 7 CommentsI just saw this video and wanted to share it of a Japanese boy who is rejected by a girl after finishing a piano performance. (He succeeded with the first two girls and struck out with the last one).
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Gay Exorcism: Video of Connecticut Ceremony Causes Outrage
Published 1, June 25, 2009 Bizarre , Religion , Society 29 CommentsA video of a “gay exorcism” has outraged the public as a teen is shown writhing on the ground as members of the Manifested Glory Ministries Church in Bridgeport, Connecticut drive out “homosexual demons.”
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Supreme Court Rules Strip Search of Middle School Student Illegal
Published 1, June 25, 2009 Congress , Constitutional Law , Politics , Society , Supreme Court 47 Comments
In a major victory for student right, the Supreme Court has ruled that the strip search of a 13-year-old middle school student was unconstitutional. The Court ruled 8-1 with only Justice Clarence Thomas voting with the school in the case. For an earlier column on the case, click here. However, the justices also voted to protect individual school officials from such lawsuits.
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A Dollar A Day Keeps The Babies Away: North Carolina Teens Offered $7 Day to Remain Baby-Free
Published 1, June 25, 2009 Bizarre , Politics , Religion , Society 9 Comments
The University of North Carolina has started a program called the College Bound Sisters where teenagers receive $7 a day to stay in school and stay baby-free. They must also attend meetings each week on abstinence.
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Court Orders New Trial After Lawyer Allegedly Sleeps in Court, Reads Health Magazines During Testimony, and Gives “Laughable” Opening Argument
Published 1, June 25, 2009 Bizarre , Constitutional Law , Courts , Criminal law , Justice , Lawyering , Society 3 Comments Manhattan trial attorney Michael Harrison has been named as the unidentified lawyer that is the subject of an ineffective counsel ruling where the court found that counsel fell asleep during trial, read magazines during witness testimony and gave such a rambling, implausible opening argument that the jury laughed.
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When Physicists Attack: Homeless Man Attacks Fellow Transient in Disagreement Over Quantum Physics
Published 1, June 25, 2009 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 43 Comments
This week a homeless man in California hit a fellow transient in the face with a skateboard over a disagreement about quantum physics. In San Francisco, Jason Everett Keller, 40, allegedly attacked, Stephan Fava, over a disputed physics question.
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White Supremacist Leader Arrested for Threatening Federal Judges
Published 1, June 25, 2009 Bizarre , Constitutional Law , Courts , Criminal law , Politics , Society 29 Comments
A white supremacist blogger, Hal Turner, 47, has been arrested for allegedly posting threatening messages about three federal judges in Chicago. Turner was upset with the decision to uphold a handgun ban in Chicago. The judges are Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook, Judge Richard Posner, and Judge William Bauer. Turner is the host of the Hal Turner Show.
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Meet The Butcher: Iranian Mullahs Enlist Controversial Figure to Crackdown on Protesters
Published 1, June 24, 2009 Criminal law , International , Media , Politics , Religion , Society 18 CommentsThere are new reports of beatings and shootings as the Iranian government tries to crush protests by citizens demanding more freedoms and democratic rights. The violence is little surprise after it was disclosed this week that the person behind the crackdown is the notorious “Butcher” Saeed Mortazavi. He is a religious extremist previously called upon to do the dirty work of the mullahs.
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The Wrinkle-Free Divorce: Connecticut Supreme Court Rules That Ex-Wife Is Barred From Speaking About Divorce Forever
Published 1, June 24, 2009 Bizarre , Courts , Media , Society 30 Comments
It appears that the Connecticut Supreme Court has found a way to help spouses get rid of unsightly winkles in divorces. It ruled that the wife of wealthy skin and winkle cream doctor Nicholas V. Perricone may not speak of her divorce — forever. Thus, a private waiver signed before discovery is enforceable until death against Madeleine Perricone — presumably she is allowed to discuss the divorce in the afterlife as a matter beyond the jurisdiction of the court.
Newspaper Charges Military With Censorship Over Critical Reporting From Iraq
Published 1, June 24, 2009 Bizarre , Congress , Constitutional Law , Media , Military , Politics , Society 10 Comments
The respected newspaper Stars and Stripes has raised the alarm of censorship against the military. Stripes receives federal funding for the coverage of the military, but has long earned the respect of journalists for its independent reporting. An editorial raises a very disturbing incident involving the U.S. Army’s 1st Cavalry Division.
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Marriage First, Then Divorce: Couple in Dispute Over Whether They Were Married by Proxy
Published 1, June 24, 2009 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 12 Comments
It was the perfect scene for a marriage. In a place called Kissimmee, Matthew J. Ditzel, 30, and Heather M. Bowser, 31, were married on a lakefront on a beautiful day on May 24, 2008 and the union was certified by notary and Wyndham Resorts employee, Veronica Gonzalez. There only one thing missing: Matthew. Bowser claimed that he had agreed to a marriage “by proxy.” They are now finally both present, albeit in court in a fascinating Ditzel v. Bowser where Bowser wants a divorce and Ditzel wants the court to declare that there was not marriage in the first place.
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The fault, dear Kimberley, is not in Your stars, but in Yourself: Teenager Admits that She Asked for 56 Star Tattoos on Her Face
Published 1, June 24, 2009 Bizarre , International , Society , Torts 11 Comments
Belgian Kimberley Vlaminck caused an international outrage when she blamed tattoo artist Rouslan Toumaniantz for tattooing her left side of her face with 56 stars while she slept inside of the three that she asked for. She insisted that Romanian-born Toumaniantz did not understand her French and English instructions and threatened to sue. She now admits that she asked for 56 stars and lied because her father was “furious.”
Iran Bans Soccer Players For Life For Wearing Green Wrist Bans in Solidarity with Protestors
Published 1, June 24, 2009 Bizarre , Constitutional Law , International , Media , Politics , Society 4 Comments
Some of Iran’s most famous football (soccer) players have been banned for life due to their courageous show of solidarity with protesters in the recent World Cup games. The players wore green wrist bans and four refused to take off the bands at half-time when told to do so by the government or face punishment.
Report: More than 60,000 Inmates are Raped Each Year
Published 1, June 24, 2009 Bizarre , Congress , Criminal law , Politics , Society 16 Comments
A federal commission on prison rape has called for reforms and safeguards to combat prison rape, which involves an estimated 60,000 victims each year among the prison population.
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Negating Neda: Iranian Government Seeks to Erase Memory of Iranian Martyr
Published 1, June 23, 2009 Bizarre , Constitutional Law , International , Media , Politics , Religion , Society 63 Comments
Acting true to it authoritarian form, the Iranian government is seeking to erase evidence of Neda Solton, the 26-year-old woman who died during protests when government forces used live rounds to disperse crowds.
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Blind Justice? Nevada Supreme Court Justice Kris Pickering Plows Into UPS Store With Her Mercedes
Published 1, June 23, 2009 Bizarre , Courts , Criminal law , Lawyering , Politics , Society 11 Comments
Dane Halovich can hardly complain that justice is slow or distant in Nevada. This week, Supreme Court Justice Kris Pickering drove her Mercedes into his UPS Store.
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New Jersey Man Arrested After Using Geek Squad ID to Impersonate a Police Officer and Demand Sex From Prostitute
Published 1, June 23, 2009 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 6 Comments
Jay Mora, 25, of Newark, New Jersey has been charged with impersonating a police officer when he flashed his Geek Squad ID and demanded free sex from a prostitute.
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Marriage of Convenience: New York Lawyer Suspended After Falsely Claiming to Be Judge’s Wife
Published 1, June 23, 2009 Bizarre , Courts , Lawyering , Society 3 Comments
The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division has suspended New York lawyer Cheryl Brodsky in a rather bizarre case where she falsely claimed to be the wife of Queens Supreme Court Administrative Judge Jeremy Weinstein and then refused to get a mental health evaluation.
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Bad Hair Day: Indiana Parolee Arrested in Mid Hair Cut During Alleged Drug Deal
Published 1, June 23, 2009 Bizarre , Criminal law , Society 1 Comment
We have seen some unfortunately mug shots, but Marcus T. Bailey, 28, has reason to be aggrieved. The parolee allegedly stepped out of a barbershop in the middle of his haircut to do a drug deal — only to be arrested and then booked before, to quote Norma Desmond, he was ready for his close up.
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Ohio Inmate to be Freed Over Typo on Sentencing Form
Published 1, June 23, 2009 Bizarre , Criminal law , Justice , Lawyering , Politics , Society 5 Comments
Convicted drug dealer Calvin Eugene Wells is looking at a likely release from prison based not on his conduct or innocence, but a three-letter typo. Wells was sentenced in October 2005 to 10 years for his possession of more than 100 grams of cocaine. However, the verdict form signed by the jurors contained a typo that wast eh grounds for an appellate court to slashed his sentence down to a fifth-degree felony.
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DePaul President Names Former Judge as New “Interim” Dean for Two Years
Published 1, June 23, 2009 Academics , Bizarre , Lawyering , Religion , Society 4 Comments
DePaul University President The Reverend Fr. Dennis H. Holtschneider (right) has announced his selection of Illinois Appellate Judge Warren Wolfson, 76, as the new interim dean at the DePaul University College of Law for a two-year appointment. The announcement led to the resignation of the associate dean and only further angered the faculty and students.
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Cult or Miscavige of Justice? Newspaper Runs Indepth Exposé on Church of Scientology
Published 1, June 22, 2009 Bizarre , Constitutional Law , Media , Politics , Religion , Society 268 Comments
The St. Petersburg Times is running a series on the Church of Scientology that has some pretty eye-popping allegations, particularly with regard to Church leader David Miscavige. For those who have long argued that the Church is a cult (most recently in Europe) the exposé will likely reinforce their views.
Jurors Under Investigation for Attempted Bribery
Published 1, June 22, 2009 Bizarre , Courts , Criminal law , Justice , Lawyering , Society 7 Comments
Dorothy Hendricks, 54, of St. Croix has been charged with allegedly trying to sell her vote on a criminal jury. Another juror is also under investigation in the U.S. Virgin Islands for trying to sell their votes for between $3000 and $5000 to a defense attorney.
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Website Under Investigation in Israel For Featuring Soldier As Alleged Killer
Published 1, June 22, 2009 Bizarre , International , Politics , Religion , Society 3 Comments
>Israel has a case that would make for an interesting false light and defamation claim in the United States. Indymedia Israel, a news site popular with civil libertarians, ran a picture of a soldier with the caption “murderer” and said that he was responsible for the death of Bassem Abu Rahma, who was hit in the chest with a tear gas grenade in Bilin near the West Bank. The government says that the soldier was not involved in the incident.
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