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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society November 14, 2011

Video Shows Chicago Youths Laughing After Elderly Man Is Knocked Out on CTA Platform

  This week, as a Chicago native, the euphoria of the Bears continuing their resurgence on the field with a…

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Congress, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Politics, Society, Supreme Court November 13, 2011November 13, 2011

How Much Privacy Do You Expect? The Death of Privacy In America

Below is my column today in The Washington Post. The article explores the famed Katz test and whether, in trying…

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Academia, Criminal law, Justice, Media, Society November 12, 2011July 13, 2012

Down In the Valley I: Penn State – What Did They Know and When Did They Know it

Submitted By Mark Esposito, Guest Blogger That ultimate question uttered by Senator Howard Baker encapsulated the Watergate Era as Congress grappled with…

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Criminal law, Society, Torts November 11, 2011November 11, 2011

Can Penn State Or Paterno Be Sued For Negligence?

We have been following the unfolding scandal at Penn State. There is widespread agreement that the coaches on the team,…

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Bizarre, Criminal law November 11, 2011November 11, 2011

Minnesota Woman Steals Fur and Then Succeeds In Hiding It In Her Underwear For Three Days of Incarceration

The article below includes an incredible video that shows Stephanie Moreland stuffing a $6500 fur coat from Alaskan Fur Company…

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Society November 9, 2011November 9, 2011

Sign of the Times: Santa Fired Due To Budget Cuts While Administration Moves To Tax Christmas Trees

Suffolk County, New York has taken the budget cuts to a new low: firing Santa David McKell, 83, to save…

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Bizarre, Congress, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Politics, Society November 9, 2011November 9, 2011

Obama Administration Argues For “Orwellian” New Powers To Track U.S. Citizens

As discussed in a prior column, many civil libertarians view President Barack Obama as betraying core civil liberties in expanding…

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Congress, Constitutional Law, Courts, Free Speech, Justice, Media, Politics, Society November 6, 2011June 24, 2015

A Decade of Misplaced Patriotism

Submitted by Lawrence Rafferty (rafflaw)-Guest Blogger A milestone passed by most of us this past week.  It seems that the…

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Bizarre, Courts, Criminal law, Media, Society, Things That Tick Me Off November 6, 2011November 6, 2011

Not So Happy Valley

Submitted by Mark Esposito, Guest Blogger The reports from State College, Pa are shocking. Long-time assistant to iconic coach, Joe…

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Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Free Speech, Justice, Lawyering, Media, Society, Things That Tick Me Off November 5, 2011November 5, 2011

Richmond, VA Photographer Arrested For Trespass on Public Street

Submitted by Mark Esposito, Guest Blogger Richmond, Va photographer, Ian Graham, must be wondering where he was this past Monday as he was…

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Bizarre, Columns, Criminal law, Society, Torts November 4, 2011

Celebrities and Statutory Rape: Is Justin Bieber A Victim of Statutory Rape or Defamation?

Below is today’s column in USA Today (which will run in paper form next week). It appears that the police…

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Bizarre, Criminal law November 4, 2011

Meet Ben Clifford Dawson: Octogenerian, Politician . . . and John?

Ben Clifford Dawson is running for city council in Centerville, Iowa and allegedly has the stamina not only to handle…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Lawyering November 3, 2011November 3, 2011

The Bumble Defense: Man Claims Prostitute Transformed Into Donkey During Sexual Encounter

A court in Zimbabwe had a true Mr. Bumble moment when a man accused of sex with a donkey mounted…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Torts November 2, 2011

Woman Jokes With Ten-Year-Old About Taking His Halloween Candy . . . Ten-Year-Old Pulls Handgun On Woman

In Aiken, South Carolina, kids appear to take the trick in trick-and-treating more seriously than the rest of the country.…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International November 1, 2011November 1, 2011

Saudi Arabi Beheads “Sorcerer”

In another example of primitivism dressed up as law, a Sharia sentence was carried out in Saudi Arabia to cut…

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