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Criminal law, Society June 26, 2014

ACLU: 62 Percent of SWAT Team Raids Were Searches For Drugs

The American Civil Liberties Union has released a report looking at police militarization and the use of SWAT raids. The…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Society June 26, 2014

Vegan Mother Arrested After Allegedly Refusing To Bring Underweight and Dehydrated Newborn to Hospital

Sarah Anne Markham, 23, is facing charges of child neglect after she allegedly refused to take her newborn baby to…

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Congress, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Free Speech, Media, Politics June 25, 2014June 25, 2014

Privacy Prevails: Supreme Court Unanimously Requires Warrant To Search Cellphones

In a major (and increasingly rare) victory for privacy, the Supreme Court voted unanimously to require a warrant for police…

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Bizarre, Courts, Criminal law, Society June 22, 2014June 22, 2014

Hoping For Hope

By Mark Esposito, Weekend Guy With the pivotal World Cup game of the Americans versus Portugal just a day away,…

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Filed under: Hope Solo, soccer, world cup
Bizarre, Criminal law, International June 21, 2014June 21, 2014

Edinburgh Couple Sentenced For Defacing Mosque By Wrapping Bacon On Door Handles

There is a bizarre case out of Edinburgh where Chelsea Lambie, 18, and Douglas Cruikshank, were arrested for defacing a…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society June 20, 2014

Winsome, Lose Some: Felon’s Mugshot Goes Viral As Heartthrob

This story is truly an insight into our often superficial society. Jeremy Meeks, 30, is considered by police to be…

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Academia, Criminal law June 19, 2014June 19, 2014

“The Great Pretender”: Northwestern Expels Law Student Months Before Graduation After Discovering Shocking Criminal Record In Texas

There is an interesting case at my alma mater, Northwestern University School of Law, where a former student is suing…

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Criminal law, Society, Torts June 17, 2014

Texas Woman Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter and Later Discovers The Fatal Accident Was Caused By Defective Switch

There is an interesting case out of Texas where Candice Anderson is suing General Motors over its defective ignition switches.…

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Media, Society, Torts June 17, 2014June 17, 2014

Give me a C – D – A: Sixth Circuit Tosses Cheerleader’s Defamation Lawsuit

We have been discussing the case of Sarah Jones, former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader who sued a gossip site, TheDirty.com, after…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Society, Torts June 9, 2014June 9, 2014

Connecticut Woman Caught On Tape Assaulting Man Over His Flying Drone On Public Beach

The video below is going viral on the Internet and purportedly shows Andrea Mears, 23, getting interestingly irate over a…

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Uncategorized June 8, 2014

Public Schools for Sale?: Diane Ravitch Talks with Bill Moyers about the Privatization of Public Education

Submitted by Elaine Magliaro, Weekend Contributor Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University, a historian of…

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Filed under: Bill Moyers, Charter Schools, Diane Ravitch, Eduaction, Privatization of Public Education
Bizarre, Congress, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, International, Justice, Lawyering, Military, Politics, Science, Society, Supreme Court June 8, 2014June 8, 2014

The Chemistry of Revenge: Bond v. U.S. – A Study In The Carpenters And Treaties

By Mark Esposito, Weekend Guy Carol Anne Bond was overjoyed to learn that her best friend, Myrlinda Haynes, had become pregnant.…

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Criminal law, International June 5, 2014June 5, 2014

Irish Woman Jailed After Rape Allegations Found To Be Hoax

Magdalena Brojek, a mother of two from Enniskillen, Ireland, has been sentenced to three months in jail after admitting that…

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Academia, Congress, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Lawyering, Politics, Society June 3, 2014

Federal Judge Stops Expulsion Of Duke Student Over Lack of Basic Due Process In Alleged Sexual Assault Case

I have previously written about my concerns over the elimination of basic rights of due process at universities for students…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Torts June 3, 2014June 3, 2014

Georgia Prosecutor May Charge Suspect With Injuries Caused By SWAT Team After Throwing Stun Grenade Into Crib

We previously discussed the horrific injuries to a baby after a Georgia SWAT team threw a stun grenade into a…

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