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The Cockney Cuban: English Comedian Held By U.S. Officials As Suspected Illegal Alien From Cuba Due to His “Funny Accent”
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Honored in the Breach: Obama Administration Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions by Gutting Them

thumb_birthday_birthday_cake_4torture -abu ghraibToday, the Geneva Conventions turned 60. Like many people “of a certain age,” the Geneva Conventions can be forgiven for feeling a bit marginalized and forgotten. The Obama Administration is about to finish the work of the Bush Administration in gutting the enforceability of the Conventions by blocking any investigation or prosecution of American officials who violated the conventions, including the well-documented torture program.

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Congress, Criminal law, Justice, Media, Politics, Society

Bush White House Memos Show Greater Role of Rove in Firings of U.S. Attorneys

170px-karl_roveDespite his past denials, memos and transcripts released by Congress show that former White House political adviser (and current Fox analyst) Karl Rove was deeply involved in the firing of the U.S. attorney in New Mexico David Iglesias . The material also shows that the White House planned the firings of Iglesias and the other prosecutors for months.
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Rapper “C-Murder” Miller Convicted Twice of Murder in One Day in Louisiana

48475444There is an interesting murder conviction out of Louisiana where Rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller was found guilty of second-degree murder — but after a series of bizarre problems in the jury room. When the jury first delivered a guilty verdict in the case in the murder of Steve Thomas, 16, it was rejected by Judge Hans Liljeberg due to an account that a juror voted guilty to simply get out of continued jury duty. Yet, he accepted a second guilty verdict a few hours later –even after complaints about a juror who was sleeping and quoting from the Bible (and had asked to be relieved of juror duty).
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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society

Minnie Mouse Molested! Pennsylvania Man Found Guilty of Groping Minnie at Magic Kingdom

0_61_moyer_320220px-Minnie_MouseJohn William Moyer, 60, likes his females short, dark and hairy. Moyer was found guilty of groping a Minnie Mouse character at the Magic Kingdom and sentenced to 180 days of probation, 50 hours, of community service, and a $1,000 fine. Presumably, he also had to get to his car with Mickey, Pluto, Grumpy, Pete, and the Beagle Boys awaiting for him in the parking lot.
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Courts, Criminal law, International, Politics, Religion, Society

Sharia Court in Somalia Stones to Death a Thirteen-Year-Old Girl For Premarital Sex

stone-1Amnesty International has confirmed that a Sharia court in Somalia executed a 13-year-old girl for having sex outside of marriage in Kismayo. Aisha Ibrahim Kuhulow was reported to be 23 year old, but her father has confirmed widespread reports that she was only 13.
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Bizarre, Courts, Criminal law, Lawyering, Society

Illinois Judge Sentences Man to Six Months in Jail for Yawning Loudly in Court

1249939144314.JPEGCircuit Judge Daniel Rozak obviously does not like yawning in the courtroom. He sentenced Clifton Williams to six months in jail after he let out a loud yawn when his cousin was being sentenced on a felony drug charge. The cousin actually received probation.

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society, Torts

Pampered: Florida Woman Told That There is No Crime in Man Convincing Her To Change HIs Diapers and Feed Him With a Bottle

150px-Unangenehme_VaterpflichtenJanet Schulte has been given a surprising education into the line between crime and courtesy in Melbourne, Florida. Schulte was convinced by a man to change his adult diapers due to his mental disability. After three months, she learned that he was not disabled and simply had a diaper fetish. However, the police insist that there is no crime — treating her as simply a chump who fell for a diaper con.
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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Justice, Lawyering, Society

Williams and Connolly Hires Disgraced UBS General Counsel

aufhauser_david 225px-alberto_gonzales_-_official_doj_photographWhile some may have expected attorney David Aufhauser to be seen in the halls of Williams & Connolly as a client but it appears that he has now been embraced as a partner. It appears that involvement in an insider trading scandal is not a barrier to career advancement. The former general counsel and managing director for UBS has joined the firm after agreeing not to practice law for two years due to the alleged insider trading. In the meantime, the shunning of Alberto Gonzales by both law firms and former colleagues continues.

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Holder Plans Whitewash of War Crimes Allegations

holdererictorture -abu ghraibReports indicate that Attorney General Eric Holder is close to naming a prosecutor to look into interrogation abuse, but that he is going to structure the investigation to protect high-ranking officials from investigation for war crimes. While Holder admits that waterboarding is torture, he is reportedly going to allow only the investigation into whether some interrogations went beyond the torture guidelines set by the Justice Department — which allowed for waterboarding.
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Massachusetts Man Freed After 21 Years With Discovery of Withheld Exculpatory Evidence

180px-prison_cellBernard Baran was 19 when he was accused of abusing children at a day care center — one of a spasm of such prosecutions in the 1980s. Baran was convicted on the testimony of the children despite the fact that videotapes showed children denying that he touched them and other referring to “prizes” promised for their confirming abuse.
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Iran Arrests Chief of Notorious Jail As Accounts of the Torture and Killing of Protesters Mount

250px-flag_of_iransvgThe Iranian government has arrested the chief of Kahrizak jail as news accounts have documented numerous cases of the torture and killing of protesters arrested in the recent post-presidential protests. These deaths include the alleged killing of seven lawyers.
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Seven Lawyers Representing Detainees in Iran Reportedly Killed

250px-Tehran_protest_(1)There is an extremely disturbing story out of Iran this morning that seven lawyers in Tabriz and Mashhad have been killed. These brave attorneys were reportedly representing Iranian detainees in the post-presidential protests.

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Criminal law, Society

Defendant Arrested in Courthouse After Taking Pictures Up Skirt of Legal Assistant In Front of Deputy Sheriff

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Bryant Gerley Munoz, 19, is far from the ideal criminal defense client. Munoz was in court for a drug charge in Houston, Texas when he decided to take pictures up the skirt of a legal assistant — in front of a deputy sheriff.
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The Cat Did It: Man Framed By Pet in Porn Sting

I have been warning our readers for years about the evil designs and secret lives of cats. 48521486.JPG180px-WhiteCatNow, Keith Griffin of Jensen Beach, Florida is in jail because of a frame up by his kitty. Griffin was arrested on 10 counts of possession of child pornography after he says his cat downloaded over 1000 images of porn by jumping on the computer.

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