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Bizarre, Lawyering, Society, Torts August 22, 2009August 22, 2009

Marriott Blames Mother Raped in One of Its Garages in Tort Lawsuit

Stamford Marriott Hotel and Spa has allowed its attorneys to aggressively pursue a mother of two children who was pulled…

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Academia, Bizarre, Courts, Lawyering August 21, 2009

Shock Video: BYU Professor Tasered in Court

We have been following questionable uses of tasers by police. This video from 2004 raises some disturbing questions where a…

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Uncategorized August 20, 2009August 20, 2009

Law Professor and Leading Massachusetts Lawyer Accused of Involvement in the Illegal Home Pot Growing Business

Timothy Wilton, a professor at Suffolk University Law School, and Kathy Jo Cook, former president of the Women’s Bar Association…

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Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Politics, Society, Supreme Court August 20, 2009

Justice Denied: Seventh Circuit Rejects Challenge to Gun Registration Law

The Seventh Circuit continues to push the envelope on the recently recognized individual right to bear arms. In an interesting…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society August 19, 2009August 19, 2009

If He Kissimmee Once, Will He Kissimmee Again? Man Spends Three Months In Jail After Officer Claims Breath Mint was Crack Cocaine

All Donald May wanted was fresh breath. Instead, he got three months in the slammer. When an officer in Kissimmee,…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Politics, Society August 19, 2009August 19, 2009

New Jersey City Finds Solution to Solving Street Crime: Get Rid of the People

The officials in Paterson, New Jersey appear to be closing in on the problem of crime in their city: the…

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Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Lawyering, Politics, Society August 19, 2009August 19, 2009

Supreme Court Stays Execution and Says Evidence of Innocence Should Be Given Evidentiary Hearing

In a major ruling, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered an evidentiary hearing on innocence claims of Troy Davis, who…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society August 18, 2009August 19, 2009

Hit, Haul, and Run: Texas Man Accused of Hitting Bicyclist, Pulling Him into Car, and Driving Home

Vincent Paul Riojas is not your typical accused hit-and-run felon. Where all hit and run felons flee the scene, Riojas…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, International, Military, Politics, Religion, Society August 17, 2009August 17, 2009

Report: Hundreds of Gays Tortured and Killed in Iraq

As we continue to pour billions of dollars and sacrifice lives of our military in Iraq, the country continues its…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Society August 17, 2009August 17, 2009

Burglars Turn in Child Pornographer After Stealing His Computer

Never say the English do not have a better class of criminals. When burglars broke into the home of Richard…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society August 17, 2009August 17, 2009

Clementine Cartel Fights for Turf on East Coast

I warned about this lemonade cartel but no one listened after the town of Tulare California caved to the citrus…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics, Society August 17, 2009August 17, 2009

Texas Officials Arrest Parents and Take Away Their Children for Taking Pictures in a Bathtub and Breastfeeding

I just came across this story from a few years ago that parallels some of our recent posts. Jacqueline Mercado,…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society August 17, 2009

Sentencing of New Jersey Man with 12 DWI Convictions and 78 License Suspensions — Due to Two More DWI Charges in a Different County

We have been following the case of Shaun Campbell, 40, who has been allowed to rack up at least a…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Media, Society, Torts August 15, 2009

Shock Video: New York Officer Tasers Mother in Front of Children After Minor Traffic Stop

Audra Harmon, 38, has sued the Onondaga County (N.Y.) Sheriff’s Department in yet another abusive use of a taser without…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics, Society August 14, 2009August 14, 2009

Louisiana Officer in Beating Case Reinstated and Given Back Pay Despite Shocking Videotape

It is always controversial when society “allows the criminal to go free because the constable blundered,” but what about allowing…

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