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Columns, Congress, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Politics, Society May 6, 2019May 5, 2019

More Scream Than Substance: Why the Senate Missed The Point Of Barr’s Testimony

Below is my column in The Hill newspaper on Barr hearing and its aftermath. The Democrats continue to focus on…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Torts May 6, 2019May 6, 2019

“Psychoooooooo”: Texas Bartender Arrested For Serving Murderer Before Killing Spree

I teach “dram shop” cases in my torts class — cases where bars and bartenders are sued for “over serving”…

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Bizarre, Criminal law May 4, 2019May 3, 2019

Revenge Of The Lunch Lady: Pennsylvania Woman Arrested Sniping At Children On Playground With BB Gun

Lunch ladies have been featured regularly on this blog in a variety of controversies (here and here and here and…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Politics, Society May 2, 2019May 2, 2019

Israeli Ambassador Calls For The Criminalization of Antisemitic Speech

In the aftermath of another tragic shooting at another synagogue, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon has again…

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Animals, Criminal law April 30, 2019April 30, 2019

“Troll Remorse”: Maryland Man Sentenced For Jumping On Pelican In The Florida Keys

We previously discussed the case of William Hunter Hardesty, 31. Police arrested Hardesty after he was featured in a disturbing…

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Courts, Criminal law, Lawyering April 26, 2019April 27, 2019

Judge Indicted For Allegedly Aiding Illegal Immigrant Evade Arrest by ICE

We previously discussed the controversy surrounding Judge Shelley Richmond Joseph who allegedly helped an illegal immigrant evade ICE agents in…

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Criminal law, Free Speech, Society, Torts April 24, 2019April 24, 2019

Brothers Sue Lawyers for Jussie Smollett For Defamation

Abel and Ola Osundairo, the two brothers implicated in the hoax attack on Jussie Smollett, are heading back to court.…

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Bizarre, Criminal law April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

Florida Man Upset With Dogs Urinating On His Yard . . . Sprays Owner With His Own Urine

Florida continues to be an endless well of bizarre criminal stories. Joel Benjamin, 71, reportedly told police that he was…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

“Deadnaming”: British Woman Arrested For Referring To Transgender Activist By Her Prior Gender

I have been a long critic of the hate crime laws in Great Britain which has devastated free speech protections…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Media, Politics April 11, 2019April 12, 2019

AND SO IT BEGINS . . . ASSANGE ARRESTED

On Thursday, British authorities arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London after Ecuador abandoned its long-standing…

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Bizarre, Free Speech April 5, 2019April 4, 2019

California Woman Is Fired After Verbally Assaulting Elderly Trump Supporter At Starbucks

We have previously discussed the issue of when it is appropriate to punishment people for conduct outside of the work place. We…

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Bizarre, Free Speech, Media April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

CNN Host Presses Comey On Why He Failed To “Shut Down” Trump’s Campaign Statements As Hate Speech

There was a chilling moment on CNN this week in an interview of former FBI Director James Comey, by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Supreme Court April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Supreme Court: No Constitutional Guarantee Of “Painless Death” In Executions

In a major 5-4 ruling on Monday, the United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Eighth Amendment does not…

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Criminal law March 31, 2019March 31, 2019

Illinois Prosecutors Blast Handling Of The Smollett Case

I recently wrote about the absurd decision by the Cook County State’s Attorney to drop 16 criminal counts against actor…

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Bizarre, Columns, Criminal law March 29, 2019March 29, 2019

Smollett and the Scourge of Celebrity Justice

Below is my column in The Hill newspaper on the dropping of charges against Jussie Smollett. The decision to give…

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