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Bizarre, Free Speech, International, Media, Religion September 7, 2017September 6, 2017

Edinburgh Law Student Put Under Investigation For Hate Speech After Taunting ISIS Fighters

There is a new free speech controversy on a university campus this week.  Robbie Travers, a 21-year-old third-year law student…

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Bizarre, Criminal law September 4, 2017September 3, 2017

Florida Clerk Admits To Stealing Exotic Dancer Fees But Blames Husband’s Home Depot Habit

Palm Beach County clerk Anita Pedemey , 54, reportedly admitted to stealing the fees paid by exotic dancers.  The reason,…

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Academia, Criminal law, Free Speech August 31, 2017August 31, 2017

Antifa Comes To GW: Filmmaker Assaulted By Protester Near Law School [Updated]

This week I wrote a column on how Antifa and related groups are destroying free speech at academic institutions across…

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Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International August 29, 2017August 29, 2017

Germany Bans Antifa Website As An Extremist Forum

I recently wrote about the dangerous calls to treat protesters as “domestic terrorists.”  Most these calls focused on the neo-Nazis…

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Bizarre, Criminal law August 28, 2017August 27, 2017

Can You Guess What This Person Was Arrested For?

If you guessed biting the fishing line and stealing the bait of a fisherman, you are a criminal savant.  Alexandria…

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Columns, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, Media, Politics, Society, Uncategorized August 25, 2017August 24, 2017

Making Terror “The Order Of The Day”: Charlottesville Leads To Call For Opposing Groups To Be Declared Terrorists

Below is my column in the Hill Newspaper on the call from both the right and the left for protesters…

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Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Politics, Society, Uncategorized August 24, 2017August 24, 2017

NAACP Calls On NFL To Protect Kaepernick’s Constitutional Right To Protest

The NAACP’s interim president Derrick Johnson is requesting  a formal meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to the failure of any team to…

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Bizarre, Criminal law August 23, 2017August 22, 2017

Mother and Daughter Arrested In Florida Prostitution Ring

This is not what most people want from “bring your daughter to work day.”  A mother-daughter duo composed of Anne…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Politics, Torts August 19, 2017September 20, 2020

Tenth Circuit Strips Qualified Immunity After Sheriff’s Office Raids Home Of Tea Growers

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor There are some cases where probable cause is questioned and there are a few others…

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Columns, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Media, Politics, Society August 18, 2017August 23, 2017

DisruptJ20: The Justice Department Demands 1.3 Million IP Addresses and Other Information On Trump Critics

Below is my column in USA Today on a troubling warrant issued by the Justice Department to force the disclosure…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics August 17, 2017August 17, 2017

Four Arrested In Destruction Of Confederate Statue In North Carolina

There are now four protesters arrested for the destruction of a roughly century-old statue of a Confederate soldier in North…

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Bizarre, Free Speech, International August 14, 2017August 13, 2017

American Tourist Arrested For Giving Nazi Salute In Berlin

We recently discussed the arrest of two Chinese tourists for taking pictures of giving the Nazi salute in Berlin.  Now,…

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Bizarre, Criminal law August 9, 2017August 9, 2017

Urine A Lot Of Trouble: California Man Arrested For Burglary For Failure To Flush

It appears that poor manners comes with some particularly high costs forAndrew David Jensen, 42.  After a burglary in Thousand…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Free Speech August 8, 2017February 20, 2018

Comedian Chelsea Handler Under Fire For Tweet On Arresting Racists

At the outset, I must confess that I am a hermit academic who has never heard of Chelsea Handler. However,…

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Academia, Bizarre, Criminal law August 7, 2017August 7, 2017

NPR Under Fire For Calling Woman A Rape “Survivor” Despite Settlement In Favor Of The Accused Columbia Student

We recently discussed the case of Emma Sulkowicz who gained fame as the “Mattress Girl” for her protest about the…

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