New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s problems are mounting. GOP legislators are pursuing impeachment while reports have surfaced that he spent over $80,000 on prostitutes over ten years. If true, the sheer scope of his involvement with prostitution rings will almost certainly force the hand of prosecutors to bring a substantial criminal charge. Continue reading “Spitzer Reportedly Spent $80,000 on Call Girls Over 10 Years”
Category: Politics
One of the more interesting aspects of the Spitzer prostitution scandal is the possibly of a charge under the Mann Act. It is quite a difference for the governor. Under the Mann Act, he could be looking at 20 years while under the D.C. law it would be only 90 days. Continue reading “Could Spitzer Be Charged Under the Mann Act?”
Saudi officials are aghast as a shocking video of a Saudi woman on the Internet. The outcry would make one believe it was a snuff film or pornographic movie. In fact it is even more salacious: it shows Wajeha Al-Huwaider driving. The video below should raise awareness of the subclass status of women in the Kingdom, including a prohibition on their driving. Continue reading “Shocking Video: A Saudi Woman Driving!”
Oklahoma House representative Sally Kern has achieved a modicum of fame or infamy with a video racing on the Internet. Kern gave a speech to about 50 Republicans that has taken back the nation in the unrestrained hatred and intolerance directed at gays, accusing them of “destroying this nation.” It is a glimpse into what homophobia becomes when ignorance in a legislator is combined with intolerance in politics. Continue reading “Video: Oklahoma Legislator Rants About Gays as Threat to the Nation”
The supporting affidavit released today painted a detailed and disturbing picture of Eliot Spitzer’s liaison with a high-priced call girl service. He allegedly used the name “George Fox” to book the room at the Mayflower Hotel — the name of a Spitzer contributor. Continue reading “Client No. 9: Affidavit Details Alleged Spitzer’s Dealings with Prostitution Ring”
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has confirmed that he has been snared in a criminal investigation of a high-priced prostitution ring in Washington, D.C. Spitzer appears to have been “Client No. 9” in an investigation of the Emperors Club VIP, which hires out prostitutes for as much as $5,500 an hour. The question remains whether he will be indicted, which is more of a likelihood in high-profile cases. To make matters worse for Spitzer, he appears to have been caught on a wiretap. Continue reading “New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer Target in Criminal Prostitution Investigation”
YouTube has again attracted controversy by pulling a video. This time it has removed the video of Marine David Motari throwing a puppy off a cliff as shown below in a different link. The company appears unwilling to recognize that some disturbing videos serve an important public interest, as with the torture videos that it removed earlier involving the Egyptian and Russian abuse . Continue reading “YouTube Removes Video of Puppy Being Thrown Off Cliff by Marine”
As counsel to older pilots around the country challenging the Age 60 Rule, I have been litigating the FAA’s orders forcing hundreds of experienced pilots into retirement upon turning 60 years old. The recent enactment of the Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act merely replaced one Age 60 regulatory rule with an even more arbitrary and capricious Age 60 statutory rule. Below is our contesting the enforceability of the act in our ten pending appellate cases. Continue reading “Airline Pilots Challenge the Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act”
Former USA Today reporter (and now West Virginia journalism professor) Toni Locy faces financial ruin after an extraordinary order from U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton. The court imposed $5000 a day on her personally for refusing to disclose her sources in the case filed by former Army scientist, Steven J. Hatfill related to the 2001 anthrax attacks. The question is whether this order will finally prompt Congress to pass a need federal shield law. Continue reading “Federal Judge’s Order Could Financially Ruin Former Reporter for Protecting Sources”
Representatives of the Sikh faith have been barred by the Secret Service from participating in a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI next month because they wear the Kirpaan, or ceremonial knife. Given the fact that these would be leaders of the Sikh faith, the Secret Service appear like perfect morons in barring the Sikhs. Continue reading “Secret Service Bar Sikh Leaders From Meeting with the Pope over Ceremonial Knife or Kirpaan”
President Bush waited until Saturday to veto the ban on waterboarding, hoping to diminish press and congressional attention. He had nothing to fear. Both democrats and republicans have already guaranteed that Bush will not be held accountable for the torture program. After effectively decriminalizing torture, the objections heard from Democrats should be met with a healthy degree of scorn. Continue reading “Bush Vetos Ban on Waterboarding — Democrats Feign Shock”
Imagine this. The country is fresh from a close presidential election when the Supreme Court is asked to decide who will be president. If you are thinking about the 2000 election, think again. The expected nomination of John McCain for president could trigger a fight over a relatively obscure provision in the Constitution: the requirement that president and vice president be “natural born” citizens. McCain is certainly a citizen, but there is a legitimate question of whether he is a “natural born citizen” given his birth in the Panama Canal. Continue reading “The Supreme Redux: Is John McCain Ineligible to Be President?”
It often seems like school officials are waging a war on the first amendment. Only recently, school officials in Alaska prevailed in the “Bong hits 4 Jesus” case, a major rollback of student rights and free speech interests. Now, school officials are seeking to extend their reach not only to public demonstrations like the Alaskan case but the Internet and extracurricular speech. Avery Doninger, a student as the Lewis S. Mills High School in Connecticut is being punished for calling school officials a name on the Internet and saying that an administrator is “pissed off.” She appears to be right, they barred her from serving in a student government position because they do not like what she writes at home. Now there is a valuable lesson — it just belongs to a different political system. Continue reading “School Officials Punish Student for Saying Bad Things About Them on Her Home Computer”
In what could be an important first amendment case, a Nebraska police officer, Robert E. Henderson, is fighting to keep his job after being fired for his associations with a group affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. It is only the latest such action taken against officers over their private lives or views. Continue reading “Nebraska Police Officer Fired Over Assocation With KKK-Linked Group”
While some commentators have rushed to suggest that the puppy shown in this video was either dead or stuffed, the accused Marine has reportedly posted an apology. David Motari has been named as the Marine in the video, though the Marines are still investigating. In what is purported to be a posting from him below, he blames the stress of combat.
Continue reading “Semper Fido: David Motari Allegedly Apologizes for Throwing Puppy Over Cliff”