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Animals, Courts, Lawyering March 11, 2014

Pennsylvania Officer Seeks Continuance Based on Death Of His K9 Partner . . . Judge Declares Reason To Be Invalid And Dismisses Drug Case

There is a disturbing story out of Folcroft, Pennsylvania where Senior Magisterial District Judge Horace Z. Davis refused a prosecutor’s…

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Criminal law, Lawyering, Media, Society March 11, 2014March 11, 2014

Pittsburgh Attorney Promises In Ad To “Think Like A Criminal” And Return Felons To Lives Of Crime

We have previously discussed the growing number of legal advertisements that degrade the profession with cheap pitches that would make…

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Constitutional Law, Courts, Free Speech, Lawyering March 10, 2014March 10, 2014

“Geauxjudge”: Arkansas Judge Withdraws From Appellate Race After Being Outed As Anonymous Poster

There is an interesting controversy in Arkansas where Circuit Judge Mike Maggio was revealed as an anonymous commenter known as…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Justice, Lawyering, Society March 9, 2014

Predicting Crime and Criminals — “Minority Report” Or Good Policing?

By Mark Esposito, Weekend Contributor Lucky or just good? That’s what police in Madison, Wisconsin are wondering after crime analyst,…

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Bizarre, Environment, Uncategorized March 9, 2014March 9, 2014

The Great Chicken (Alaska) Raid Lays An Egg

By Charlton “Chuck” Stanley, Weekend Contributor A few days ago, there was some good-natured banter in the comments about Chicken,…

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Filed under: Alaska, Chicken, EPA, gold mining
Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Free Speech, Justice, Media March 8, 2014September 20, 2020

Washington Supreme Court Rules Citizens Have Right To Privacy In Text Messaging

Submitted by Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor In two precedent setting rulings, the Washington Supreme Court expanded the privacy expectation of…

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Filed under: Article 1 Section 7, Fourth Amendment, Right To Privacy, Text Messages, Washington, Washington Supreme Court
Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Media, Politics, Society March 7, 2014March 7, 2014

Court Orders Release of Bieber Giving Urine Sample After Lawsuit By Media Organizations

Somehow I knew this day would come. Down deep I knew that there would come a time when I had…

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Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Lawyering March 6, 2014

Fifth Circuit Dismisses Challenge Of Conviction Based On The Testimony Of Discredited Mississippi Pathologist

There is a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that captures the often impossible…

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Criminal law March 6, 2014

Florida Man Charged With Having Sex With Pit Bull

Like yearbooks, some mugshots just seem to call out for blind predictions. In the case of Bernard Marsonek, 58, “most…

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Bizarre, Society, Torts March 5, 2014

Fuhgeddaboudit: New Jersey Judge Rules Against Teenager In Effort To Force Parents To Pay For College

New Jersey Judge Peter Bogaard has rejected the initial effort of Rachel Canning, 18, to force her parents to pay…

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Academia, Politics, Society March 5, 2014

Ohio Child Suspended For “Level 2 Look Alike Firearm” (AKA Finger Gun)

We have another towering success of the “zero tolerance” rules applied blindly in our schools. Ohio school officials have finally…

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Courts, Criminal law, International, Justice, Lawyering, Science, Testimony March 2, 2014March 2, 2014

Phylogenetics: Finding The Smoking Genome

By Mark Esposito, Weekend Contributor Bespectacled Juan Maeso led a fairly mundane life as an anesthetist in the Spanish coastal…

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Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Politics February 28, 2014March 3, 2014

Ninth Circuit Rules School Can Ban Tee-Shirts With American Flag During Cinco De Mayo

There is an interesting ruling out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit over a ban…

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Animals, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Religion, Society February 28, 2014

Leading Snake-Handling Minister Dies Of Snake Bite: Should Religious Snake Handling Be Prosecuted?

The death of Pastor Jamie Coots, a third-generation snake handler and religious leader of the, w Full Gospel Tabernacle in…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law February 28, 2014February 28, 2014

Texas Man Who Blows 0.0 In Breath Test And Passes Drug Screening Is Arrested And Spends Night In Jail Under “Take-No-Chances” Policy

Larry Davis can be excused if he is a tad confused. Austin police pulled him over for running a red…

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