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Bizarre, Media, Religion, Society January 30, 2009January 30, 2009

Don’t Have a Cowpyright, Man: Bart Simpson Shills for Scientology

Nancy Cartwright, the voice for Bart Simpson, may be in hot water with Twentieth Century Fox. Cartwright, a committed Scientologist,…

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Uncategorized January 28, 2009

Homeless Man Steals a $100 Bill From Bank, Turns Himself in the Next Day and Apologizes — and Is Given 15 Years By Louisiana Judge

Roy Brown, 54, is a homeless man who said that he was hungry and needed a place to live when…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Politics, Society, Torts January 26, 2009

New Video Shows A Second Officer Punching Suspect Before Oscar Grant Shot by Johannes Mehserle

A new video has emerged in the case of Oscar Grant III, who was fatally shot by former transit police…

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Criminal law, Religion, Society, Torts January 26, 2009

Documents Shows Church Officials in Indianapolis Knew of Repeated Sexual Abuse by Priest But Transferred Him to Other Churches

In shocking documents reviewed by the Indianapolis Star, disclosed evidence shows that the Archdiocese of Indianapolis was fully aware that…

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Congress, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Religion, Society, Torts January 25, 2009January 25, 2009

Mexico Man in Paris Sues State of Maine in Oxford Court Over Religious Use of Pot

Norman Hutchinson, 48, is a member of the Religion of Jesus Church who lives in Mexico, Maine. He has filed…

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Criminal law, Religion, Society January 25, 2009

The Goat Did It: Nigerian Newspaper Reports That Cornered Car Thief Turned Himself Into Goat

The Vanguard, one of Nigeria’s largest newspaper, has a different take on the conventional crime beat. The newspaper reported how…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Society January 25, 2009January 25, 2009

Chicago Man Sues After Being Held Six Months on False Drug Charges

Anthony Hernandez has sued the Chicago police department after officers arrested him without probable cause on drug charges and then…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society January 24, 2009January 24, 2009

Booked: Iowa Woman Arrested Over Failure to Return Library Book

The librarians in Independence, Iowa don’t take kindly to people holding on to their books. Shelly Koontz, 39, probably feels…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society January 24, 2009

Dying Virginia Woman Confesses to Double Murder 42 Years Ago in Ice Cream Shop

Police in Staunton, Virginia are dealing with a deathbed confession that may have solved a 42-year-old double murder. Sharron Diane…

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Bizarre, Criminal law January 23, 2009February 1, 2009

D’oh! Thief Arrested After Giving Officer False Address — The Officer’s Address

We may be losing markets to foreign countries but we still have a superior level of criminal. A teenager from…

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Criminal law, Environment, Society January 22, 2009January 23, 2009

Man Abandons 280 Rats on Side of the Road in Cruel Conditions — Given Only $1000 Fine

A Providence, Rhode Island man is in trouble after he abandoned nearly 300 rats on the side of the road.…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society January 20, 2009

Shell Game: Man Charged With Eating Lobster, Piecing Shells Back Together, and Returning Lobster to Store

In Amsterdam, New York, police have charged Walter U. Tessier with a unique case of petit larceny after he bought…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society, Torts January 19, 2009

Crazy as a . . . : Woman Takes Repair Man Hostage Over Failure to Fix Washing Machine

You have to love this false imprisonment case. Tracey Fox, 42, snapped when a repair man told her that he…

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Criminal law, International, Media, Politics January 19, 2009January 19, 2009

Lèse Majesté: Thailand Sentences Australian Writer To Three Years in Prison for Insulting Royal Family in Book

In yet another outrage by the Thai government’s use of the country’s Lèse majesté (prohibiting offenses against the crown), Australian…

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Courts, Criminal law, Lawyering, Politics, Society January 19, 2009

Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Jim Gunter Sanctioned For Attack on Sister

In what appears the first time that an Arkansas Supreme Court justice has been reprimanded, the Court sanctioned Justice Jim…

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