The testimony below concerns the new controversy of the status of tobacco as a product in the U.S. Continue reading “Testimony: Tobacco and Regulation by Litigation”
Month: September 2007
To pay for the proposed children health program, the Democrats are turning to a familiar source: cigarettes. Continue reading “Dems Propose 156% Increase in Tobacco Tax”
In what is shaping up to be a very interesting defamation case, a federal judge has ordered Rep. John Murtha to testify in a defamation lawsuit filed against him for commenting on an alleged Iraqi massacre. Continue reading “Murtha Must Testify in Defamation Case”
The President of Duke University today apologizes to the Duke Lacrosse students for failing to do more to protect their rights — an act strikingly transparent and tragically too late. Continue reading “Duke President Apologizes for “Not Getting it Right””
A recent report indicates that former judge Michael Mukasey’s special security detail cost the taxpayers $10,000 a day and over $28 million despite the fact that many people in the government doubted a serious threat against him from terrorists. Continue reading “AG Nominee Mukasey Cost Taxpayers $28 Million in Security”
The New York Appellate Court ruled this week that a family court judge could not ban two homeless people from having children until they could get back their previous four children from foster care. Continue reading “Court upholds right of homeless couple to procreate”
Juries often find tapes to be conclusive evidence. They pride themselves on their ability to read the truth from a source that does not spin or package a statement. Thus, the first reaction (as the FBI knows) to the disclosure of a sting is critical. Continue reading “Jefferson Tape: “What a Waste””
Amid recent videos of police abuse, Chicago is facing thousands of complaints of police beating and arresting citizens with no cause. Between 2002 and 2004, over 10,000 complaints have been filed but only 18 have resulted in meaningful disciplinary action. Continue reading “Widespread Abuse Alleged Against Chicago Police Department”
There are a host of diseases and illnesses that are expected to rise with the global temperatures. One of the most deadly is an illness caused by an ameoba called Naegleria fowleri. Continue reading “Increase in Deadly Amoeba Linked to Global Warming”
A well-known Conn. attorney admitted this week that he destroyed evidence in a child pornography investigation at Christ Church in Greenwich, the former church of President George H.W. Bush. Continue reading “Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Destruction of Porn Files from Church Computer”
Roughly 50 Boulder High School students walked out of class, protesting the reading of the Pledge of Allegiance and recited their own version, omitting “one nation, under God.” Continue reading “Students Protest Pledge of Allegiance with Walk-Out”
The Bush Administration has finally yielded to international demands and offerred legal representation to high-value detainees. For the story, click here It represents the abandonment of one of the most hypocritical and controversial positions of the United States in its war on terror. Continue reading “Bush Administration Finally Yields to Demand for Lawyers for High-Value Detainees”
Given the controversy over the apartment building barring individuals with tattoos, the prior column below may be of interest since it dealt with a case that almost received Supreme Court review on the constitutional aspects of state limitations. Continue reading “Tattoos and the Constitution”
Two parents were sentenced this week for allowing teenagers to drink at a party at their house. In this Illinois case, the husband was sentenced to 14 days in jail and his wife to community service. Continue reading “Parents Sentenced for Serving Alcohol to Teens”
A fascinating case has been filed in New York. James Livingston sued after he learned that bone implanted in his neck to relieve back pain was stolen from a corpse. Continue reading “Stolen Neck Bone Implanted in Patient”