In the expanding wreck called the Jefferson prosecution, the Justice Department is still reeling from its loss before the D.C. Circuit over its 2005 raid on the congressional office of Rep. William Jefferson. Continue reading “Justice May Appeal Jefferson Ruling to Supreme Court: Ruling Could Undermine Other Corruption Cases”
In yet another taser abuse video, a Utah officer is shown telling a man to turn around and then tasering him in the back after the driver refused to sign a ticket — while the man’s pregnant wife screams from inside the car. Continue reading “Shocking Video of Man Being Tasered in Back for Refusing to Sign Ticket in Utah”
In what should be viewed as an open outrage, U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie has announced that his office had awarded a windfall contract of $52 million to the firm of his former boss, John Ashcroft. The contract is highly unusual on a number of points — and should be the subject of a congressional investigation. Continue reading “John Ashcroft’s Firm Given $52 Million Contract for 18 Months of Work — By His Former Subordinate”
When Megan Meier logged on to MySpace a little over a year ago, she was seeking a new start with new friends. She’d had some hard times: She considered herself overweight, had been bullied in school and had low self-esteem. Continue reading “How To Punish A Cyber Bully”
Former White House spokesman Scott McClellan has accused President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Karl Rove of knowingly misleading him on the leaking of the name of Valerie Plame. Continue reading “Former White House Spokesman Accuses President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and Karl Rove of Passing Along False Information on Plame Affair”
The Saudi government is attempting to dampen the international outrage over a sentence of 200 lashes and six months in prison for a rape victim. The U.S. government issues a statement that expressed barely concern. Continue reading “U.S. Merely “Astonished” by the Planned Flogging of a Rape Victim in Saudi Arabia”
The U.S. military is helping build a case against journalist, Bilal Hussein, an award-winning photographer in Iraq. Continue reading “Military to Turn Over AP Journalist for Iraqi Trial”
In what is likely to be one of the most important rulings of this term, the Supreme Court has taken up the D.C. hand-gun case. Continue reading “Supreme Court Takes the Parker Case and Will Interpret the Meaning of the Second Amendment”
Human Rights Watch called upon Saudi King Abdullah “to immediely void the verdict and drop all charges against the rape victim and to order the court to end its harassment of her lawyer.” Continue reading “Human Rights Watch Demands Saudi King Drop Charges and Flogging Sentence Against Rape Victim”
The use of dormant memories in the Blackmon case has prompted links to Elizabeth Morgan controversy, below is a prior column on the issue. There are some significant differences however, particularly given the intervention of Congress into the family dispute. Continue reading “Elizabeth Morgan Act and Legislating Family Values”
Fred Blackmon must decide whether he will now appeal a judge’s ruling that he sexually assaulted his daughter and must pay $8 million. Continue reading “Fred Blackmon Must Decide Whether to Appeal or Pay Daughter $8 Million for Sexual Assault”
It is increasingly hard for religious leaders to top each other in sexual scandals, but Archbishop Earl Paulk appear to have done so in a case that may soon lead to an indictment. Continue reading “Archbishop Earl Paulk Under Criminal Investigation after Paternity Suit Shows That He Fathered a Child by His Borther’s Wife”
The use of a fake MySpace identity by adult neighbors to trick and then crush a young girl (who later committed suicide) has outraged Americans. One possible charge would involve a controversial new law barring internet abuse — a law that is ripe for challenge. Continue reading “Megan Meier Case: A Test Case for the Crime of Internet Annoyance?”
Jarrel Gray has become the latest fatality in the use of a taser. Continue reading “Another Taser Death: 20-Year-Old Dies in Frederick, Maryland”
For a prior column on the boy scouts and the Court’s prior decision in Dale, see below Continue reading “Boy Scouts, Discrimination, and Association”