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Criminal law, Politics July 21, 2015July 21, 2015

Maryland Legislator Charged With Bizarre Conduct Outside Ex-Husband’s House

A Maryland state lawmaker was recently charged with trespassing and indecent exposure for allegedly baring her breast during a dispute…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law July 18, 2015September 20, 2020

Law Enforcement Investigators Need To Carefully Review Tenth Circuit Ruling On Admissibility Of Confessions After Promising Defendant Immunity During Initial Investigations

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor In Sharp v. Roling, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted…

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Animals, Bizarre, Environment, Politics, Society July 17, 2015July 17, 2015

PETA Uncovers An Alleged SeaWorld Employee Who Worked Undercover For Years As Activist

There is an interesting intrigue building of an employee suspected of being an undercover agent observing and recording events in…

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Congress, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Science, Society July 17, 2015July 17, 2015

Federal Court Orders DNA Testing In Rape Case Over Objections From Obama Administration

The Justice Department has lost a major case where it sought to bar efforts to determine if a convicted rapist…

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Filed under: Bill Watson, DNA testing, Obama Administration, United States v. Watson
Criminal law, International, Media, Religion, Society July 17, 2015July 17, 2015

“Life Is Short and Bitter”: Tennessee Terrorist Reportedly Posted Islamic Messages Before Deadly Rampage

We have previously discussed the disconnect in some individuals, particularly ISIS recruits, who live relatively normal lives in the West…

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Bizarre, International, Religion, Science July 16, 2015July 16, 2015

Hindu Worshippers Rush To Wash Away Their Sins In River. . . And Crush 27 People To Death

India has experienced another massive death count due to a stampeded at a religious festival. The latest tragedy occurred at…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Lawyering, Media, Politics, Society July 15, 2015July 15, 2015

Federal Judge Orders Dinesh D’Souza To Continue Psychological Counseling Despite Contrary Expert Recommendation

I am rather perplexed by a ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman to order not just four more…

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Filed under: community service, Dinesh D’Souza, psychological counseling, Richard M. Berman
Bizarre, Politics, Society July 15, 2015July 15, 2015

Rep. Grayson Avoids Dividing Marital Assets In Divorce After Showing His Marriage Was Bigamous

There is an interesting twist in the messy divorce of Congressman Alan Grayson (D, Florida) this week after his lawyers…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, International, Lawyering, Media, Politics, Society July 15, 2015

China Arrests Over 100 Lawyers and Activists In Latest Crackdown on Human Rights

The Chinese government is carrying out another infamous sweep of human rights lawyers and activists with over 100 people arrested…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Politics, Religion, Society July 14, 2015July 14, 2015

Chad Outlaws Burka After Suicide Bombing

There is an interesting story out of Chad where the country has outlawed the wearing of Islamic veils over the…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Media, Politics, Society July 14, 2015

Australian Woman Posts Picture Of Car Parked Across Two Handicapped Spots . . . Abu Dhabi Court Convicts Her Of “Writing Bad Words”

We have been discussing the intolerance shown by countries in the Middle East for free speech, particularly those Muslim countries…

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Filed under: Abu Dhabi, Free Speech, Jodi Magi
Criminal law, International, Media, Politics, Religion, Society July 13, 2015

“Idols Will Have Their Heads Cut Off”: Jewish Extremists Reportedly Arrested In Burning Of Historic Church in Galilee

Israeli police have reportedly made arrests in the burning of the Church of the Multiplication, in Tabgha on the Sea…

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Filed under: Sea of Galilee, Yehuda Yedidia Asraf
Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics July 13, 2015July 13, 2015

New York City Council Moves To Decriminalize Urination In Public and Turnstile Jumping

Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (left) is moving forward with a controversial plan to decriminalize such offenses as urinating in public…

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Filed under: Mayor Bill de Blasio, Melissa Mark-Viverito, public urination
Criminal law, Society July 9, 2015July 9, 2015

Florida Man Reportedly Admits To Possession Of Child Porn But Insists He Didn’t Know Any Of The Children

Ronald A. Lynn, 52, reportedly has a curious defense in the making for his trial on child pornography charges: he…

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Filed under: Ronald A. Lynn
Free Speech, International, Society July 7, 2015July 7, 2015

Citizens in England Call For Speech Crackdown After A Man Walks By Parliament With ISIS Flag

There is an interesting story out of England that shows the rising expectations among people that speech is regulated to…

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