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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Lawyering, Society June 17, 2013June 18, 2013

The Price of Silence: Supreme Court Rules That Pre-Miranda Silence Can Be Used Against Defendant To Prove Guilt

In a major loss for individual rights vis-a-vis the police, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that prosecutors could use a…

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Congress, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Environment, Science, Society June 16, 2013June 17, 2013

Plastic Fantastic Re-recycled and the Hazards of a New Age in Technology

by Gene Howington, Guest Blogger Since the last story on additive manufacturing and plastic guns, there have been a few…

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Constitutional Law, Supreme Court June 15, 2013

It’s What You Do, Not What You Say

-Submitted by David Drumm (Nal) Guest Blogger On Friday, President Obama gave a speech concerning the collection of metadata by…

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Congress, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Justice, Media, Military, Politics, Society, Supreme Court June 14, 2013

Catch 22 and the Secrecy Debate

Submitted by: Mike Spindell, Guest Blogger One of the greatest novels I’ve ever read was Joseph Heller’s “Catch 22”. It…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, International, Military, Politics, Society June 14, 2013June 14, 2013

Trust Us, We’re The Government: The Administration Multiplies Claim of “One Plot” To “Dozens” Foiled By The Warrantless Surveillance Programs

It appears that, as opposition grows to the surveillance programs, the Administration is increasing the claimed successes under the programs.…

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Congress, Constitutional Law, International, Politics, Society June 14, 2013June 14, 2013

Putin Praises Obama For Russian-Style Surveillance System

President Barack Obama said that he wanted to “reset” relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and bring the countries closer…

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Criminal law, Society, Torts June 14, 2013June 14, 2013

Utah Parents Sue City After Daughter Is Killed Allegedly “Assassination Style” By Now Disbanded Special Narcotics Unit

Melissa Kennedy and Frederick Willard, parents of the late Danielle Willard, are suing local police in an extraordinary case in…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Lawyering, Politics, Society June 13, 2013June 13, 2013

Nevada Woman Arrested After Being Reportedly Assaulted By Marshal As Judge Ignores Her Pleas

The video below is a highly disturbing scene from the courtroom of Clark County Hearings Master Patricia Doninger (right) in…

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Academia, Animals June 12, 2013June 12, 2013

California School Launches Buy Back Program For Toy Guns

Strobridge Elementary Principal Charles Hill has implemented what he considers a key public safety effort: a toy gun buy back…

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Bizarre, Congress, Criminal law, Media, Politics June 11, 2013June 13, 2013

Traitor or Whistleblower? Attacks on Snowden Mount From Political and Media Figures

The attacks on Edward Snowden have increased today. CNN’s Jeff Toobin who previously denounced Snowden as a “clown” has added…

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Uncategorized June 11, 2013June 11, 2013

Surprise Officers Arrest Man For DUI Who Registered 0.000 on Breathalyzer

I am beginning to get an idea of how Surprise, Arizona got its name. Jessie Thornton, 64, was arrested for…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Justice, Society, Things That Tick Me Off, Uncategorized June 9, 2013August 10, 2013

The Security State: It’s Getting Worse For Ordinary Citizens–General Aviation is now Targeted.

Submitted by Charlton Stanley (Otteray Scribe) guest blogger This has not gotten much national press….yet. I had been hearing of…

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Filed under: AOPA, CPB, Customs and Border Protection, general aviation, Homeland Security
Academia, Society June 7, 2013June 7, 2013

Eleven Year Old Boy Suspended For Using Word “Gun” On Maryland School Bus

We have yet another case of the “zero tolerance” policies being imposed in our school as an excuse of zero…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Courts, Lawyering, Society June 7, 2013June 7, 2013

Fast Food Justice: Ohio Judge Sentences Man To 90 Days After He Fails To Carry A Sign That She Personally Made

I have repeatedly written against the use of shaming and novel sentencing by judges around the country (here and here…

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Academia, Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Courts, Politics, Society June 5, 2013June 5, 2013

Judge Edith Jones Subject To Ethics Complaint Over Alleged Bizarre Comments At Federalist Society Meeting And Judicial Bias

There have long been complaints about the temperament and civility of Judge Edith Jones of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S.…

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