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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Society, Torts January 30, 2015January 30, 2015

Video: Seattle Officer Pepper Sprays Man Brandishing . . . A Cellphone

High school teacher Jesse Hagopian is reportedly planning to sue the city of Seattle after a police officer sprayed him…

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Filed under: chemical irritant, Jesse Hagopian
Bizarre, Courts, Criminal law, Lawyering January 29, 2015

Pittsburgh Public Defender Charged With Giving “Inaccurate Information” Before Client Fled and Then Committed Suicide

There is an interesting case out of Pittsburgh public defender Andrew Capone, 29, has been criminally charged for allegedly given…

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Filed under: Andrew Capone, Capone, Jeffrey Derosky
Bizarre, Free Speech, Society January 28, 2015January 28, 2015

Seahawks Running Back Facing New Threat Of Fines After Taciturn Press Conference

This week has continued the on-going conflict between the the National Football League (NFL) and Seahawks Running Back Marshawn Lynch.…

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Filed under: National Football League, NFL
Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Justice, Media January 24, 2015December 31, 2020

Murder Conviction Reversed After Prosecutor Shows Jury 100 Prejudicial Power Point Slides During Closing Arguments

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor After what was declared to be prosecutorial misconduct, the Washington Supreme Court reversed a jury…

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Filed under: closing arguments, fair trial, murder, PowerPoint, prosecutorial misconduct, Robbery, Washington Supreme Court
Academia, Bizarre, Criminal law, Media, Politics, Society, Torts January 23, 2015January 23, 2015

University of Michigan Frat Suspended And Faces Criminal Investigation After Trashing Hotel

The University of Michigan Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity has been suspended by its national office and its members may face…

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Filed under: Sigma Alpha Mu, Treetop Resort, University of Michigan
Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Media, Society January 22, 2015January 22, 2015

New Jersey Officers Shoot And Kill Unarmed Man Who Disobeyed Commands And Exited Car With Hands In Air

There is another controversy involving a police shooting. Jermane Reid was shot and killed after the Jaguar in which he…

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Filed under: Jermane Reid, Leroy Tutt, New Jersey State Police, Roger Worley
Criminal law, Lawyering, Society January 22, 2015

Florida Judge and Former Prosecutor Arrested For Alleged Domestic Abuse

Hillsborough County (Fl.) Judge Eric Myers is now on the other side of the bench after an arrest for alleged…

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Filed under: Eric Myers, Hillsborough County, Hillsborough sheriff
Bizarre, Society January 22, 2015January 22, 2015

A Truly “Sick Beat” [Cop]: Officer’s Taylor Swift Lip Sync Makes Him Instant Sensation

Master Cpl. Jeff Davis of the Dover Police Department has become a virtual sensation with his lip-syncing to Taylor Swift’s…

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Filed under: Dover Police Department, Jeff Davis, Taylor Swift
Military, Politics, Society January 19, 2015January 19, 2015

Inspectors Discover U.S. Funded Building “Melting” Away Due To Shoddy Materials Just Months After Construction in Afghanistan

I have previously written about the waste of billions of dollars by the government without any significant discipline of government…

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Filed under: Afghan Special Police Training Center, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Reconstruction, CENTCOM, John Sopko
Uncategorized January 18, 2015

Selma’s error of omission: The specter of Shelby County

By: Cara L. Gallagher, weekend contributor In one of the opening scenes in Selma, Ava DuVernay’s depiction of Dr. King’s…

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Filed under: Holder, Jr., Martin Luther King, Selma, Shelby County, Voting Rights Act of 1965
Courts, Criminal law, Free Speech, Justice, Lawyering, Politics, Society, Uncategorized January 18, 2015

The Sad and Negligent Decision to Hire Officer Timothy Loehmann

Respectfully submitted by Lawrence E. Rafferty (rafflaw) Weekend Contributor It is always tragic when anyone is killed.  It doesn’t matter…

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Filed under: Cleveland Police Department, Tamir Rice, Timothy Loehmann
Bizarre, Criminal law, Media, Society January 18, 2015September 20, 2020

CRIME OF THE CENTURY FOILED BY INTREPID FLORIDA DETECTIVE

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor A Manatee County Florida Sheriff’s Detective solved what could have been one of the greatest…

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Criminal law, Justice, Society January 18, 2015September 20, 2020

U.S. Attorney General Halts Controversial Asset Forfeiture Program

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor The Justice Department announced a new policy directive issued by Attorney General Eric Holder prohibiting…

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Bizarre, International, Politics, Religion January 17, 2015September 20, 2020

Turkish President Erdoğan Continues To Make Bizarre Statements. This Time It Is Terrorist Outrages

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor Only several days after world leaders converged on Paris to express solidarity with the French…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Society January 15, 2015

Free Range Versus Helicopter Parenting: Washington Case Could Define Limits For Parents Wanting Kids To Push Life’s Limits

There is an interesting case out of Washington that pits the “free range children” movement against child welfare authorities. Danielle…

68 Comments
Filed under: Alexander Meitiv, child welfare

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