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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Religion, Society July 21, 2009July 21, 2009

Sharia Court in Malaysia Sentences Woman to Be Flogged For Drinking a Beer at a Nightclub

A Sharia court in Malaysia has sentenced part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, to be flogged for drinking a…

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Academia, Bizarre, Criminal law, Society July 21, 2009July 21, 2009

Harvard Professor Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Arrested in Cambridge

Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr., University professor and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Environment, Society July 19, 2009July 20, 2009

West Virginia Man Charged With Dog Rape

Farmington, W. Va. (The Weekly Vice) – Christopher Bagwell, 26, is accused of a bizarre deviant offense: raping a neighbor’s…

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Bizarre, International, Politics, Society July 17, 2009July 17, 2009

Obama White House Blocks Sidney Blumenthal’s Appointment at the State Department

The White House has reportedly blocked Hillary Clinton’s effort to bring controversial columnist Sidney Blumenthal into the State Department to…

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Constitutional Law, International, Justice, Society, Supreme Court July 15, 2009July 15, 2009

Sotomayor Rejects Use of Foreign Law — Siding With Conservatives on the Supreme Court

For weeks, we have been discussing how Judge Sonia Sotomayor could result in the loss of ground for liberals on…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Society, Supreme Court July 13, 2009

Florida Sobriety Roadblock Produces Host of Arrests and Citations — Except for DUI

There is an interesting story out of Florida that shows that, at a typical sobriety roadblock, police arrested 10 people…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Politics, Society July 11, 2009July 11, 2009

Man Caught Photographing Fish and Chips Shop in England

We have been reading of the struggle of media and civil libertarians in England where the government continues to pass…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Politics, Society July 10, 2009

Chico’s Is Not For Gay Chicos: Two Men Allegedly Threatened With Arrest for Kissing in Texas

Gay Rights activists are protesting the handling of a dispute at a Chico’s Tacos restaurant in El Paso, Texas. When…

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Bizarre, Courts, Lawyering, Society July 10, 2009

The Hole in the Defense: Lawyer Files Motion to Demand Opposing Counsel Wear Shoes Without Holes

Attorney Bill Bone believes that he has spotted the hole or holes in the defense of his opponent, Michael Robb.…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society July 9, 2009July 9, 2009

Rendering Unto To Caesar: Man Sought After Running Out on Payment for a “Only God Can Judge Me” Tattoo

Police in Denton, Texas are searching for a man with a usual piece of identifying information: a tattoo reading “Only…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Religion, Society July 9, 2009

Tennessee Minister Arrested for Child Molestation at Sunday School

We have yet another minister arrested for molestation. Randall Thomas Hollifield, 45, is accused of raping a child. He is…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Media, Society July 9, 2009

Rupert Murdoch’s Company Accused of Wiretapping Public Figures

The British police are investigation one of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper subsidiaries over allegation of wiretapping of public figures. The Guardian…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Environment, Religion, Society, Torts July 9, 2009July 10, 2009

Corpus Delicti: Historic Illinois Cemetary Accused of Digging Up and Reselling Graves While Oklahoma Couple Accused of Traveling With Corpse

Officials and workers at the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois have been accused of digging up and dumping bodies…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Society July 8, 2009

English Woman Given One-Year in Prison for False Rape Charge

Gary Wood, 31, says that he was looking for the love of his life on the Internet when he met…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society July 7, 2009

No Angel: Woman Arrested for Harassing Grandmother With 45 Prank Calls A Day

Angel Marie Rawls, 21, is not what you would call an ideal granddaughter. She has been arrested with a friend…

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