The use of dormant memories in the Blackmon case has prompted links to Elizabeth Morgan controversy, below is a prior column on the issue. There are some significant differences however, particularly given the intervention of Congress into the family dispute. Continue reading “Elizabeth Morgan Act and Legislating Family Values”
Month: November 2007
Fred Blackmon must decide whether he will now appeal a judge’s ruling that he sexually assaulted his daughter and must pay $8 million. Continue reading “Fred Blackmon Must Decide Whether to Appeal or Pay Daughter $8 Million for Sexual Assault”
It is increasingly hard for religious leaders to top each other in sexual scandals, but Archbishop Earl Paulk appear to have done so in a case that may soon lead to an indictment. Continue reading “Archbishop Earl Paulk Under Criminal Investigation after Paternity Suit Shows That He Fathered a Child by His Borther’s Wife”
The use of a fake MySpace identity by adult neighbors to trick and then crush a young girl (who later committed suicide) has outraged Americans. One possible charge would involve a controversial new law barring internet abuse — a law that is ripe for challenge. Continue reading “Megan Meier Case: A Test Case for the Crime of Internet Annoyance?”
Jarrel Gray has become the latest fatality in the use of a taser. Continue reading “Another Taser Death: 20-Year-Old Dies in Frederick, Maryland”
For a prior column on the boy scouts and the Court’s prior decision in Dale, see below Continue reading “Boy Scouts, Discrimination, and Association”
The Boy Scouts of Philadelphia face evictions as a discriminatory organization in Philadelphia under a local 1982 “fair practices” law. Continue reading “Boy Scouts Face Eviction as Discriminatory Organization in Philadelphia”
Former Kansas City Judge Deborah Neal was released from jail this month in a scandal that has claimed the careers of various attorneys who loaned her money. Continue reading “Former Kansas City Judge Released from Prison as Lawyers Face Charges in Giving Her Loans”
In another hunting tragedy, a grandfather shot his own grandson at the start of deer season. It is one of many such “buck fever” cases. Continue reading “Grandfather Shoots Grandson in Latest Buck Fever Case”
For decades, bullet-lead analysis has been used by the FBI to convict individuals and to investigate such crimes as the President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. Now, it appears that the analysis was flawed and hundreds of prisoners should have their convictions reviewed. However, the FBI has not informed them or their counsel and time is running out on many appeals. Continue reading “FBI Quietly Abandons Bullet Analysis Used to Convict Hundreds Without Informing Them”
When religion becomes fair game; If candidates can court the faithful, they should be willing to answer questions of faith as well. Continue reading “When Religion Becomes Fair Game: If Presidential Candidates Court the Faithful They Should Also Answer Questions of Faith”
For many years, the market for “bushmeat” has been increasing in major cities among immigrants. This is often done through private distributors who sell the meat in secret. Now, a case in Brooklyn will be heard by a jury Continue reading “Bushmeat Prosecution in New York Starts Amid Religious Claims”
With flags showing smiling whales and playing Popeye the Sailor Man, the Japanese fleet set out this week for the first large-scale killing of humpback whales since the 1960s when the world banned the practice. At least 50 whales will be killed. For the full article, click here
It has become a national trend. Educators who refuse to exercise a modicum of common sense and discretion have suspended a 6-year-old boy named Ryan Weathers for a stick drawing. Continue reading “Another Boy Suspended for a Stick Figure”
The government has detailed two new corruption allegations against Rep. William J. Jefferson. Continue reading “New Allegations Surface Against Rep. William J. Jefferson”