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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society August 2, 2020August 1, 2020

“He Chose His Poison”: Grandma Implicates Grandson As Bomb Thrower In Portland Attack

We have been discussing the criminal cases emerging from incidents of rioting or arson around the country over these weeks…

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Columns, Congress, Constitutional Law, Courts, Politics, Society September 16, 2019September 15, 2019

Pelosi’s Poison Pill? Speaker’s Comments Are Cited In Federal Court To Block Impeachment Inquiry

Below is my column in The Hill on the recent filings in federal court by the Justice Department opposing the…

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Courts, Criminal law August 4, 2019August 3, 2019

“A Sense Of Remorse”: Michigan Judge Gives Husband Just 60 Days For Repeatedly Poisoning Wife’s Coffee

In one of the most bizarre sentencing decisions in recent memory, visiting Judge Anthony Viviano sentenced Brian Kozlowski, 46, to…

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Media, Politics, Society, Things That Tick Me Off May 26, 2016May 26, 2016

Report: Senators Voted Unanimously To Lift The Bar on Suing Saudi Arabia . . . But Then Added Poison Pill Provision Allowing The Administration To Bar Such Lawsuits

Remember that “historic” vote to lift the statutory ban on 9/11 families suing Saudi Arabia? Senators lined up to vote…

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Animals, Criminal law, Environment, International October 12, 2015October 9, 2015

Elephants Found To Hold Possible Cure To Cancer While Humans Continue To Poison Herds To Feed Chinese Ivory Market

The irony is truly crushing. Elephants may be the key to eradicating cancer in humans, according to new research. Yet,…

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Courts, Criminal law, Justice September 27, 2014September 20, 2020

Peanut Corporation Of America Owner Facing Possible Thirty Year Sentence After Conviction In Food Poisoning Case

Submitted by Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor In what promises to be a sign of holding executives liable for their involvement…

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Bizarre, Society August 18, 2014

Dickey’s Barbecue Employee Accidentally Uses Lye Rather Than Sugar To Make Sweet Iced Tea and Poisoned Customer

There is a truly horrific story out of South Jordan, Utah where retired teacher Jan Harding is in critical condition…

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Criminal law, International, Society April 11, 2014

Family Gives Away 14-Year-Old Girl In Arranged Marriage . . . Girl Kills 35-Year-Old Groom and Three Friends With Rat Poison

We have long discussed the plight of young girls in Muslim nations who have been handed over as child brides…

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Courts, Criminal law December 5, 2013December 5, 2013

Ohio Judge Poisoned With Antifreeze . . . Wife Of 45 Years Arrested

In a case that seems right out of Arsenic and Old Lace, Carla Rae Hague, 71, has been arrested for…

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Courts, Criminal law, Justice, Politics, Society November 10, 2013November 11, 2013

A Pinch of Poison, an Ounce of Protection or a Pound of Cure?

by Gene Howington, Guest Blogger From Mike Nifong’s mishandling of the Duke LaCrosse case (which led to his disbarment) to…

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Animals, Criminal law, International September 26, 2013September 26, 2013

Poachers Jailed After Poisoning Watering Holes To Kill 81 Elephants For Their Tusks

It has been a bloody week for elephants in the news. Yesterday, we discussed how NBC has aired a program…

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Academia, Criminal law, International, Politics, Torts July 18, 2013July 18, 2013

Headmistress Flees After 22 Children Die From Poisoned Lunch At India School

There is an unspeakable tragedy in India that again shows the lack of deterrence and regulation in that country over…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society May 3, 2013May 3, 2013

Head of Chinese School Confesses To Killing Students In Rival School With Poisoned Yogurt

There are school rivalries and then there are Chinese school rivalries. In Beijing, two girls are dead after the head…

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Torts December 14, 2012December 14, 2012

“Help Yourself To Happiness”: Golden Corral Implicated In Food Poisoning of 167 People At New Restaurant

The recent opening of a Golden Corral in Casper Wyoming produced quite the buzz of conversation, just not what the…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society December 2, 2012December 3, 2012

Florida Mail Carrier Allegedly Tries To Kill Husband With Poisoned Tuna Sandwich

Beth Dickison Richards, 37, in Florida makes a mean tuna sandwich. Richards, a Central Florida mail carrier, reportedly confessed to…

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