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Bizarre, Courts, Criminal law November 16, 2015November 15, 2015

“It’s Kind of Shocking”: Two Missouri Teenagers Stab Woman At Car Wash And Then Take Joy Ride With Dead Victim In Her Car

In Missouri, there is a deeply unsettling crime involving two boys, aged 13 and 14, where Tanya Chamberlain, 43, was…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International November 13, 2015November 13, 2015

British Columbia Man Stands Trial For The Crime Of Criticizing Jews On His Blog

We have been discussing the alarming erosion of free speech in Canada in the last few years — part of…

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Bizarre, Society, Torts November 12, 2015February 21, 2018

Reggie Bush To Sue St. Louis For Game Slip-And-Fall

This week my two great loves have finally been joined. Tort law and football have come together with a lawsuit…

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Criminal law, Supreme Court November 10, 2015November 10, 2015

Tale of Two Cases: Supreme Court Rules For Officer In Texas Shooting As Two Officers Are Arrested In Lousiana Shooting

The Supreme Court has reversed the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a police shooting case…

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Bizarre, Media, Politics, Society November 7, 2015September 20, 2020

WA State Agency Promoting Art Of Convicted Cop Killer Leonard Peltier

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor On the 40th anniversary of the murder of two FBI agents, Washington State is honoring…

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Filed under: Art, Leonard Peltier, Native American Paintings, State of Washington
Bizarre, Criminal law, Media, Society November 5, 2015November 5, 2015

Report: Illinois Officer Staged Suicide To Hide Embezzlement With Knowledge of Wife and Son

Just when you thought the tragic death of Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph “Joe” Gliniewicz could not get any…

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Academia, Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Politics, Society November 5, 2015November 5, 2015

First Grader Plays A Power Ranger With Imaginary Bow and Arrow . . . Ohio School Suspends Him For Three Days

We have another absurd enforcement of the zero tolerance rule at our schools. This one occurred in Cincinnati, Ohio where…

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Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International, Media, Politics, Religion, Society November 2, 2015November 2, 2015

French High Court Upholds Convictions Of 12 Protesters Who Called For Boycott Of Israel

I have been writing for years about the alarming decline of free speech in France where citizens are routinely investigated…

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Bizarre, Criminal law November 1, 2015September 20, 2020

Career Limiting Moves: WSP Arrests Everett Officer For DUI

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor Most DUI arrests are rather uninteresting, others have some rather bizarre circumstances, as is the…

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Filed under: Career Limiting Move, DUI, Everett Police Department, WSP
Bizarre, Society, Torts October 31, 2015October 31, 2015

Spooky Torts: The 2015 List Of Halloween Litigation Horrors

Here is our annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. This holiday remains a favorite for personal injury lawyers around…

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Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Media, Politics October 30, 2015October 29, 2015

“Heckler’s Veto”: Sixth Circuit Rules Against Wayne County In Silencing Christians At Arab Festival

There is an interesting en banc ruling out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit where…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society October 28, 2015October 27, 2015

Widow Of Murder Victim Commits Suicide In Texas

In an unbelievably tragic story, the widow of a slain runner in Texas has committed suicide. Patti Stevens, 54, a…

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Bizarre, Criminal law October 28, 2015October 27, 2015

Minnesota Woman Arrested After Sending Family Note Saying That She Wanted To Taste Their Children

Carrie Pernula, 38, has a curious way of responding to what she considers pesky children and she is now the…

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Academia, Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International, Politics, Religion October 27, 2015October 26, 2015

English Students Seek To Bar Appearance of Leading Feminist Due To Her Views On Transgender Individuals

There is a new example of how free speech values are declining in England, particularly on college campuses this week.…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International, Military, Politics, Society October 23, 2015October 22, 2015

Egyptian Military Court Sentences Facebook User To Three Years For Joke Image in Unhappiest Place On Earth

Our close ally, Egypt, continues to lay waste to free speech this month with the absurd sentencing of a Facebook…

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