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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society October 24, 2012October 25, 2012

Montana Man Cleared By Castle Doctrine Law After Shooting Unarmed Husband Who Confronted Him About An Affair With His Wife

We have another “Castle doctrine” case this week. The most recent case comes from Kalispell, Montana where Brice Harper, 24,…

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Criminal law, International, Torts October 24, 2012October 24, 2012

Man In Sweden Caught On Tape Robbing Unconscious Man And Then Leaving Him on Track To Be Run Over By Train

Tunisan Nadar Khiari, 28, will soon be back on his way to Tunisia and should consider himself fortunate that he…

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Bizarre, International, Media, Politics, Religion, Society October 23, 2012October 23, 2012

After Calling For International Blasphemy Crime: Egyptian President Morsi Participates In Service Calling For The Annihilation of All Jews and Israel

You many recall the demand of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi for a new anti-blasphemy law at the United Nations. One…

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Animals, Criminal law, Environment, Torts October 23, 2012October 23, 2012

Man Shoots Eight-Year-Old Cousin in Halloween Costume After Mistaking Her For A Skunk At A Family Bonfire

There is a bizarre case out of Pennsylvania that raises both potential tort and criminal liability. At a family Halloween…

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Bizarre, Criminal law October 19, 2012October 19, 2012

Couple Allegedly Has Sex In Restaurant In Front Of Children in Florida But No Parent Is Willing To Step Forward As A Witness

Jeremie Calo and Tiffani Lynn Barganier are accused of a bizarre crime of having sex in public at a Florida…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, Politics, Religion, Society October 19, 2012October 19, 2012

Leading Pianist and Secularist Charged With Blasphemy In Turkey

Last Sunday, I published a column on “The Death of Free Speech”, highlighting the continuing threat of blasphemy prosecutions around…

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Animals, Criminal law, Society October 18, 2012October 18, 2012

San Antonio Officer Goes To Wrong House On Call And Shoots Family’s Pet Dog

We have another dog shooting by an officer who went to the wrong house on a call. Albert Morales and…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Society October 16, 2012October 16, 2012

With Friends Like This: Texas Woman Charged With Publishing Picture of Undercover Officer Found On His Facebook Page

There is an interesting case out of Mesquite, Texas this week. Melissa Walthall, 30, has been arrested for allegedly posting…

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Criminal law, Society October 16, 2012

Brooklyn Officers Beat Down Drunken Man Found At Synagogue

The video below shows police officers pummeling a man found drunk and shirtless in a Jewish youth center in Brooklyn.…

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Academia, Criminal law, Environment, Lawyering, Politics, Society October 16, 2012October 16, 2012

Fowl Crime: Two Berkeley Law Students Arrested For Allegedly Beheading Bird In Vegas Casino As Joke

Two University of California, Berkeley, law students have been accuse of a disgusting crime in which they tore the head…

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Criminal law, Society, Torts October 15, 2012October 15, 2012

Cleveland Bus Driver Suspended After Decking Passenger On YouTube Video

The video below shows a disturbing scene where a Cleveland municipal bus driver decked an obnoxious female passenger after a…

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Bizarre, Criminal law October 15, 2012October 15, 2012

Florida Man Arrested For Returning Used Enemas For Refunds

This is not a case that you want to take before a jury. Ronald Eugene Robinson, 35, in Jacksonville, Florida…

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Academia, Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Justice, Lawyering, Media, Military, Society, Supreme Court, Testimony, Uncategorized October 13, 2012January 23, 2013

Double Jeopardy

Submitted by: Mike Spindell, Guest Blogger One of the main problems with any legal principle is that we humans are…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Society October 11, 2012October 11, 2012

NYPD Officers Caught On Tape Roughing Up Teenager and Threatening To Break His Arm

There has been continuing controversy over the heavy use of stop and frisks in New York —  700,000 in just 2011…

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Constitutional Law, Media, Military, Politics, Society October 7, 2012October 9, 2012

The Shame and Waste of Fusion Centers

by Gene Howington, Guest Blogger The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads, “[t]he right of the people to be…

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