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Criminal law, Politics, Religion August 22, 2013

Hindu Leader Who Allegedly Chided Rape Victims Has Been Arrested On Charges Of Assaulting Minor At Ashram

Hindu leader Asaram Bapu caused an outcry recently when he advised that rape victims like the medical student savagely beaten…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Supreme Court August 21, 2013August 21, 2013

Thrill Kill: Three Oklahoma Teens Arrested In Murder Of Australian Student

Oklahoma is reeling this week from a senseless killing of an Australian student, Christopher Lane, 22, by three teenagers who…

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Courts, Criminal law, Torts August 20, 2013October 8, 2013

Virginia Woman Falsely Accuses Man Of Rape And Sends Him Away For Four Years Before Recanting . . . Given Just 60 Days In Jail To Be Served On Weekends

I have previously discussed the pattern of prosecutors in either not charging false rape victims or seeking relatively light sentences…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Politics, Society, Supreme Court August 20, 2013August 20, 2013

Obama Administration Asks Supreme Court To Reverse First Circuit To Allow Warrantless Searches Of Cellphones

Civil libertarians have long ago lost faith in Barack Obama’s and his continuing expression of support for privacy and individual…

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Bizarre, Courts, Criminal law, Politics, Society August 20, 2013August 20, 2013

West Virginia Judge Charged With Conspiracy to Plant Drugs And Frame “Romantic Rival”

In West Virginia, Mingo County Circuit Judge Michael Thornsbury is the only judge in his county. However, federal prosecutors have…

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Academia, Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, Justice, Science, Uncategorized August 18, 2013August 19, 2013

Polygraphers trigger fear response in Federal prosecutors.

Submitted by Charlton Stanley, (aka Otteray Scribe) guest blogger Polygraph tests are 20th-century witchcraft.  -Sen. Sam Ervin (1896-1995) As the…

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Filed under: lie detector, Polygraph, Voice Stress Analysis
Constitutional Law, Justice, Politics, Society August 17, 2013September 20, 2020

Resident or Inmate? Mayor Bloomberg Proposes Requirement to Fingerprint Those Residing in NYC Public Housing

Submitted by Darren Smith, Guest Blogger According to CBS New York, New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg desires to reduce crime…

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Constitutional Law, Courts, Society August 16, 2013August 16, 2013

Kansas Prisoner Released After DNA Evidence Clears Him Of Rape . . . Judge Then Fires Clerk Who Told Prisoner How To Seek Such Testing

There is an interesting case out of Kansas that first aired late July.  Kansas Judge David Byrn (left) was the…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Torts August 15, 2013August 15, 2013

Fully Loaded Van For Sale: Teens Arrested In Mexico After Drugs Found In Van Purchased At Government Auction

Buying vehicles at government auctions can come with obvious perils that range from past damage to poor maintenance to wear…

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Animals, Bizarre, Torts August 14, 2013August 14, 2013

One-Free-Bite Rule? Michigan Man Sticks Tongue Out To Tease Pit Bull . . . Pit Bull Bites Tongue Off

There is a tragic case out of Michigan that could present a novel controversy under the “one free bite” rule…

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Bizarre, Courts, Politics, Religion, Society August 12, 2013

Tennessee Judge Orders Parents To Change Name Of Baby To Martin Because Messiah Is Reserved For Jesus Christ

Parents in Tennessee came to court to deal with a dispute over the last name to be used for their…

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Criminal law, Justice, Society August 11, 2013June 24, 2015

Racism, Once Removed

By Mike Appleton, Guest Blogger “However, law is not color-blind.  Law, as the great Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes famously…

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Courts, Criminal law, Justice, Society August 11, 2013August 11, 2013

“Batman” Takes To Robbin’ The Elderly

By Mark Esposito, Guest Blogger Home exterminator, Michael Bakke, 62, (left) specializes in removing wayward bats from residences around his…

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Constitutional Law, Politics August 10, 2013

It Was Never About Terrorism

-Submitted by David Drumm (Nal), Guest Blogger We have previously discussed the pathetic attempt to justify the seizure of every…

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Bizarre, Courts, Criminal law, Justice, Media, Politics, Society August 9, 2013

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Feudalism

Submitted By: Mike Spindell, Guest Blogger I’ve long contended that I believe the end game of those Corporatists that run…

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