In an amazing act of defiance, the Bush Administration has ordered telecommunication companies to refuse to disclose to Congress whether they have revealed information to the government in the ongoing investigation of a secret program. Continue reading “Bush Administration Bars Telecoms from Speaking with Congress on Secret Program”
Month: October 2007
In the wake of the announcement of the controversial College of the American Soldier (where recruits will get college credits for simply learning tasks in military service), Chicago has opened the country’s first public high school run by the U.S. Marines. Continue reading “Marines to Run Chicago Public High School”
Sen. Larry Craig filed an appeal Monday ater the court refused to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea. The chances are slim. The best case to challenge the charges was always the constitutionality of the underlying law. Effectively, the police are charging consenting adults with communicating an interest in sex as opposed to engaging in sex in a public place. The latter is clearly a justified criminal act. However, adults are allowed to discuss consensual sex and even signal such interest. For the full story on the appeal, click here
A mistrial was declared on Friday in the trial of Texas Southern University’s former president, Priscilla Slade, 55, who is accused of misspending school funds to lavishly decorate her homes.
Adam M. Key, a Regent University law student, says sthat the school may discipline or expel him over a picture that he posted on the internet showing Regent’s chancellor and president Pat Reobertson making what appears to be an obscene gesture. Continue reading “Regent University Student Faces Expulsion over Posting Robertson Picture”
An 11-year-old girl flying alone from San Diego to Atlanta has alleged that she was sexually molested by a man who moved into the empty seat next to her on the flight. Continue reading “Delta Sued for Alleged Child Molestation on Flight”
As a torts case, it certainly does not get stranger than a case filed in Lynn, Mass. Continue reading “Mass. Case Raises Question of the Reasonable Sadomasochist”
Academics and students are shocked by the recent appearance of a noose outside the door of an African-American professor at Columbia University. Continue reading “Columbia Refuses to Turn Over Videotape in Noose Incident”
Today, Turkey added pressure on the Administration by recalling its ambassador in Washington after a congressional committee’s decision to approve a bill describing the World War I-era killings of Armenians as genocide. Continue reading “Turkey Recalls Ambassador Over Genocide Bill”
In a challenging case of count the torts, a Plymouth, Indiana teacher’s aide tried to staple a post it to the forehead of a fourth grader. Continue reading “Teacher Tries to Staple Post-It to Student’s Head”
Bloggers have long been known for a fairly raw form of discussion. Now a defamation suit may serve as a warning to all bloggers that they are equally vulnerable to lawsuit. Continue reading “Blogger Sued for Defamation Case by Friend of Lindsay Lohan”
Leading attorneys in Texas has filed a rare complaint against a judge who refused to keep an office open for 20 minutes in a final death row appeal. Continue reading “Complaint Filed Against Judge After Locking Court Door in Blocking Death Row Appeal”
It is well known that letters supporting an accused can lead to some reduction of a sentence — unless you write them yourself. Continue reading “Convicted Porn Defendant Found to Write His Own Letters of Forgiveness from Victims”
The Cosmillo family thought that it had faced the worst when 1-year-old Joey Cosmillo fell into the family pool and, when pulled out, was not breathjng. Rescuers brought him back to life but he had already suffered severe brain damage. The family, however, was in for another shock when one of the police officers sued them for a fall on their property. Continue reading “Police Officer Sues for Slip and Fall After Florida Family’s Tragic Accident with One-Year-Old Child”
For years, the Houston crime lab has been notorious of shoddy work. Now, a man who has spent 12 years in prison for rape has been found innocent. Continue reading “Houston Crime Lab Blunder Leads to Prison for Innocent Man for 12 years”