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Criminal law November 24, 2018November 24, 2018

Hardened and Haunting: Old Mugs With Crimes Unknown But Criminality Evident

I have been going through old mugshots again and you have to love De Gracy and Edward Dalton. Their crime…

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Society, Torts November 22, 2018November 22, 2018

TURKEY TORTS (2018)

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International, Media, Politics November 20, 2018November 20, 2018

Hate “Incidents” Soar In England From Dog Poop To Disputed Tennis Line Calls

I have been a critic of the alarming criminalizing of speech in Great Britain through hate speech laws.  Such laws…

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Bizarre, International, Society November 20, 2018

English School Bans Expensive Coats To Prevent “Poverty Shaming”

We previously discussed whether England was becoming a “Nanny State,” including the effective banning of nannies.  The concern is that…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Free Speech, Media, Politics November 16, 2018November 16, 2018

DOJ Filing Mistakingly References Sealed Criminal Charges Against Assange

In a truly astounding misstep, the United States Attorney’s Office in Eastern Virginia filed a document that referenced an indictment…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society November 16, 2018November 15, 2018

New Jersey Couple and Homeless Man Charged In Hoax That Raised $400,000 on GoFundMe

One of the year’s most bizarre stories just got even more so.  You may recall the lawsuit of a homeless…

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Bizarre, Criminal law November 10, 2018November 10, 2018

Missouri Man Commands Cheetahs To Eat Zookeeper

In torts, we discuss the common law rule that words alone do not constitute assault.”  That is a good thing…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Politics, Religion November 9, 2018November 10, 2018

Mosques Demand Twitter Bar Any Tweets By Geert Wilders

Some 144 Turkish mosques in the Netherlands are demanding that Twitter bar any tweets from conservative politician Geert Wilders due to…

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Uncategorized November 6, 2018November 6, 2018

The United States Should Grant Asylum To Asia Bibi

With all of the criticism of asylum cases at the border, it is easy to forget that there are many…

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Academia, Society November 6, 2018November 5, 2018

Idaho School Staff Suspended After Going To Halloween Party As Trump’s Wall and Mexican Stereotypes

We have another Halloween costume controversy.  Just yesterday we discussed the order of the College of Charleston for students to…

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Academia, Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Free Speech November 5, 2018November 5, 2018

FSU Student Charged With Battery In Confrontation With Campus Conservatives

We have seen an increase in physical assaults on campuses in the last few years as some students and professors…

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Academia, Free Speech, Society November 5, 2018November 5, 2018

College Students Win Prize For Halloween Outfits . . . And Mandatory Diversity Training

I recently wrote about the growing controversy over Halloween costumes on campuses and beyond over allegations of cultural appropriation.  Various…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, International, Media, Politics November 2, 2018November 2, 2018

Nigerian Army Shows Video Of Trump Suggesting That Soldiers Should Shoot Rock Throwers To Defend An Alleged Massacre

Many of us were critical of President Donald Trump’s statement that he told U.S. soldiers to shoot migrants who throw…

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Academia, Columns, Media, Politics, Society November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

Cultural Appropriation Is The Scariest Part Of Halloween This Year

Below is my column in The Hill newspaper on the now annual controversy over Halloween costumes and objections over cultural…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society, Torts October 31, 2018October 31, 2018

Spooky Torts: The 2018 List Of Halloween Litigation Horrors

Here is our annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal…

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