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Bizarre, Criminal law, International October 31, 2018October 31, 2018

Artistic License? Scientist in Antarctica Stabs Colleague For Repeatedly Spoiling The Ending Of Books

Many people might empathize with Scientific Engineer Sergey Savitsky, 55, who was fed up with a fellow scientist who repeatedly…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Torts October 30, 2018October 29, 2018

Kentucky Man Charged With Murder For Failing To Stop His Mother From Committing Suicide

There is a novel criminal charge in Kentucky where Jeffrey Wisecup, 27, is accused of watching his mother commit suicide…

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Academia, Media, Politics, Society, Torts October 28, 2018October 28, 2018

RES IPSA HITS 35,000,000

We just hit another milestone this weekend with over 35,000,000 views. We are also recently closing in on 60,000 followers…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International, Religion, Society October 26, 2018October 26, 2018

European Court Upholds Prosecution Of Woman For Comparing Muhammad’s Marriage To A Six-Year-Old Girl To Pedophilia

A new decision from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) confirms the all-out assault on free speech that has…

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Bizarre, Politics, Society October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

“Show Me Your Passports”: Woman Rages At Spanish-Speaking Family In Virginia

Telemundo has posted a highly disturbing video of a white woman screaming profanities at a Spanish-speaking family and demanding to…

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Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International, Media, Politics October 23, 2018

Banning “Glottophobia”: French Legislators Move To Ban The Mocking Of Accents

We have previously discussed the alarming rollback on free speech rights in the West, particularly in France (here and here and here and here and here and here) and England ( here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here).…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Media, Politics, Society October 22, 2018October 22, 2018

Nevada Teacher Faces Calls For Termination After Her Son Dresses As Hitler For Halloween

Janet Arsanian, a teacher at Cortney Junior High School, is facing calls for her termination after her son dressed as…

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Academia, Criminal law October 19, 2018October 18, 2018

North Carolina University Student Found Guilty Of Destroying Confederate Statue But Given No Punishment

I have been critical of the handling of cases where protesters destroy statutes that they find offensive.  When various protesters…

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Bizarre, Society October 16, 2018October 16, 2018

Time To Ban Football Fans: Patriots Fans Throw Beer and Flip Off Chiefs Player [Updated]

As many on this blog know, I love watching football. However, I no longer go to games because of the…

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Academia, Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, Media, Politics, Society October 15, 2018October 14, 2018

Ohio University Student Arrested After Making False Claims Of Threatening Messages Due To LGBTQ Status

Anna Ayers, a student at Ohio University and a member of the OU student senate, recently caused an uproar at…

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Media, Society October 11, 2018October 10, 2018

Nasty Gal Barred From Running Ad Featuring Thin Model

I have previously criticized the effort to criminalize or sanction companies for using models who are deemed too thin in…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Torts October 9, 2018

Washington Woman Chases Husband With Meat Tenderizer and Then Lays Across Road . . .Only To Be Run Over By Drunk Driver

There are some cases that seem right out of a tort exam. This is one.  In Kent, Washington, a woman…

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Bizarre, Free Speech, International October 6, 2018October 4, 2018

UK Commission Bans Commercial Joking About Avocados As “Disparaging Good Dietary Practice”

We have previously discussed the alarming rollback on free speech rights in the West, particularly in France (here and here and here and…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International, Religion October 1, 2018September 30, 2018

Maldives Destroys Famed Art Piece As UnIslamic

The intolerance of art and free expression in many Islamic countries was particularly and painfully evident in the Maldives last week. …

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Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Politics, Society September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

“Necessary in a Democratic Society”: European Court Bars Pro-Life Advocate From Calling Abortion Murder

We have previously discussed the alarming rollback on free speech rights in the West, particularly in France (here and here and here and here and here and here and here) and England…

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