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Criminal law, Society April 24, 2014April 24, 2014

Two Former LA Sheriff Deputies Charged With Planting Guns At Marijuana Dispensary

Two former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have been charged with planting guns at a medical marijuana dispensary when they…

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Animals, Criminal law April 23, 2014April 23, 2014

Texas Officer Shoots Family Dog In Responding To The Family’s Report of a Burglary . . . Then Allegedly Refuses to Finish Off Suffering Dog

We have another case of a family dog shot by police. The latest such incident occurred in Rains County, Texas…

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Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Justice, Media April 20, 2014April 23, 2014

Peoria Mayor vs. the First Amendment

Submitted by Charlton (Chuck) Stanley, Weekend Contributor This piece could easily have been titled, Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis (below, left)…

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Filed under: Jim Ardis, Peoria, Steve Settingsgaard
Criminal law, Society April 18, 2014September 20, 2020

Van Full Of Federal Officers Reportedly Accuse Driver Of Causing Collision . . . Dashcam Shows Clearly That Van Caused Accident

A website has posted an extraordinary video (below) showing not only the abusive treatment of a citizen by border and…

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Criminal law, Lawyering April 16, 2014April 16, 2014

New York Judge Declares Mistrial After Prosecutor Claims Defendant Tried To Run Her Down . . . Later Video Disputes Account And Defendant Was Not In The Car

Erie County District Attorney’s Special Victim’s Bureau Chief Roseanne Johnson appeared recently in court with an alarming report. She told…

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Bizarre April 16, 2014

Montana Man Charged After Licking Officer’s Eyeball

Christopher Nicholas Hiatt, 34, is charged with a rather novel form of assault in Montana: he licked the eyeball of…

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Academia, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International, Media, Politics, Religion, Society April 15, 2014April 15, 2014

Sensitivity Training or Self-Censorship? Journalism Dean Publishes “Islam for Journalists” To Teach Reporters How Not To “Inflame” Muslims

Lawrence Pintak, dean of the Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, has written a controversial guide for…

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Animals, Constitutional Law, Courts, Justice, Lawyering, Supreme Court April 12, 2014

Save The Dogs Exception?

By Mark Esposito, Weekend Contributor Many courts have recognized the so-called emergency aid exception to the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against…

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Courts, International, Justice, Media, Religion, Society April 12, 2014April 12, 2014

An Act of Contrition: “You Don’t Play With Children’s Lives”

By Mark Esposito, Weekend Contributor   Well, will miracles never cease? In a church known for compelling confession from its followers,…

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Criminal law, International, Society April 11, 2014April 13, 2014

Woman Interviewed On The Street About The Crime Wave In Rio . . . And Is Promptly Mugged On Television

As many have been discussing, the rampant crime in Brazil has led many to avoid the country as tourists and…

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Criminal law, International, Politics, Society April 10, 2014April 10, 2014

Swedish Passengers Block Extradition of Man To Iran By Refusing To Fasten Their Seat Belts

There was an extraordinary moment on a Swedish flight this week taking off from Frösön airport in northern Sweden. The…

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Congress, Criminal law, Military April 8, 2014

Virginia CEO Under Investigation Over Government Contracts Is Arrested For Alleged Murder Of His Wife

There is a disturbing case out of Northern Virginia where Braulio Castillo, the CEO of a computer company, is accused…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Lawyering April 8, 2014April 8, 2014

Minnesota Lawyer Arrested In Burning Of Girlfriend

There is a truly horrific case out of Minnesota after David J. Gherity, 60, was arrested for setting his girlfriend…

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Academia, Bizarre, Society April 7, 2014April 7, 2014

“Send Him To Juvie”: Student Suspended After He Allegedly Twirled A Pencil And Another Student Said That He Felt Threatened

In New Jersey, Glen Meadow Middle School has added its own bizarre entry in the ever-lengthening list of zero tolerance…

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Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Free Speech, Justice, Lawyering, Politics, Society April 6, 2014

Mr. Mayor, Show Us the Money!

  Respectfully submitted by Lawrence E. Rafferty (rafflaw) Weekend Contributor I guess you don’t have to be from Chicago or…

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Filed under: City of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel

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