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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Media, Politics, Religion, Society February 28, 2014

Blasphegrams: Bahrain Arrests Four Citizens Accused Of Blasphemous Messages On Istagram

The crackdown on free speech continues among our Arab allies. This week, Dubai arrested four people for posting insults about…

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Criminal law February 27, 2014

South Carolina Man Shot By Officer After Reaching For Cane . . . Department Calls Shooting “Appropriate”

There is a controversial shooting in South Carolina this week after York County deputy, Terrence Knox, shot Bobby Canipe, 70,…

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Academia, Society February 27, 2014

Texas Teen Suspended After Mistakenly Grabbing Beer Can With Lunch And Then Turning It Over To Teacher

Chaz Seale, 17, would normally be considered a model student. In running out of his home one morning, he grabbed…

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Criminal law February 24, 2014February 24, 2014

Milwaukee Man Charged With Felony In Spitting Incident

We often look at police controversies in cases of abuse or other violations by officers. We occasionally have opportunities however…

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Criminal law, International, Lawyering February 24, 2014February 24, 2014

Samuel Sheinbein Dead in Israel In Shootout With Prison Guards

One of the lowest points in U.S. and Israeli relations came in 1997 when Samuel Sheinbein, an American teenager, savagely…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society February 23, 2014February 23, 2014

Austin Woman Arrested For Jaywalking and Austin Chief Responds To Outcry By Saying It Could Have Been Worse . . . Officers In Other Cities Would Add A Sexual Assault

People in Austin were outraged recently when Amanda Jo Stephen was arrested for jaywalking – a crime that ultimately required…

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Criminal law, Politics, Torts February 20, 2014February 20, 2014

California Supreme Court Considers Major Liability Case For Party Hosts

There is an interesting case before the California Supreme Court on the liability of hosts for guests at parties where…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Media, Politics, Society February 19, 2014February 19, 2014

Florida Deputy Falsely Tells Mother That Recording Him In Public Is A Crime And Proceeds To Drag Her From Car and Arrest Her

We have another highly disturbing case involving a police officer who abused and arrested a citizen for recording an encounter.…

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Bizarre, International, Politics February 18, 2014February 19, 2014

Putin Panties: Russia Bans Importation and Sale Of Lacy Lingerie

Russia appears to be looking at a new cause for protesters who are seething with anger. No, it is not…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Media, Politics February 18, 2014

Still Crazy After All These Years: Iranian Cleric Renews Death Fatwa For Salman Rushdie After 25 Years

Believe or not, it has been 25 years since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a death fatwa for Salman Rushdie —…

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Constitutional Law, Courts, Free Speech, Lawyering, Politics, Religion, Society February 17, 2014February 17, 2014

Posner Spars With University Lawyer And Threatens To Cut Off Oral Argument Due To “Babbling” And Interruptions

I previously blogged on an oral argument before Judge Richard Posner where I felt he had shown a surprising antagonism…

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Animals, Bizarre February 16, 2014September 20, 2020

Parrot Rats Out Owner At DUI Checkpoint

Submitted by Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor The DUI offender Code of Silence was violated in Mexico after police allegedly contacted…

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Filed under: DUI, Mexico, Parrot, Snitch
Congress, Courts, Justice, Politics, Torts February 16, 2014September 20, 2020

Florida Trooper Who Stopped Speeding MPD Officer Files Lawsuit After Alleged Harassment By Other Officers

Submitted By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor Many are aware of the incident in October of 2011 when the Florida Highway…

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Filed under: Donna Watts, Driver Records, Drivers License, FHP, Florida Highway Patrol, Harassment, Miami Police Department, NLETS, Privacy, Public Records
Criminal law, International, Media, Science, Society February 15, 2014

One-Ring Phone Scam: When not to return a call

by Charlton “Chuck” Stanley, Weekend Contributor This morning, I had been working on another topic when my cell phone rang…

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Filed under: cell phone, OneRing Scam, telephone
Criminal law, International, Society February 14, 2014February 15, 2014

Spanish Campaign Asks For Donation Of Childhood Photos As “Abuse-Free Children Pornography” (Updated)

There is a creepy but provocative issue raised by an advertisement in Barcelona, Spain this month. The posters offered “abuse-free…

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