Guy Hamilton-Smith, a registered sex offender and law school graduate who has so-far been denied the opportunity to become a member of the bar, has this new op-ed in the Lexington Herald-Leader under the headline "Sex-offender registry misguided thinking." Here...
Registered sex offender makes case against sex offender registry
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Targeted Killing Dilemma
There are articles on every major media site this morning about the Obama Administration wrestling with a decision whether to target an American for killing who is working for al Qaeda in another country and planning a terror attack against the U.S....
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Will the Utah State Prison Ever Move?
This year, a few select legislators are trying to get some action on moving the Utah State Prison complex out of Draper Utah. The main state prison has long sat at the lucrative Draper site near the point of the … Continue reading →
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Minnesota Law Quiz
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Mere Use of License Plate Cover Not Grounds for Traffic Stop
Today, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued its decision in Commonwealth v. Bernard, affirming the decision of a Lawrence District Court judge to suppress evidence obtained from the defendant's vehicle when a Massachusetts State Trooper pulled the defendant's vehicle over after observing a plastic cover on the vehicle's rear license plate. The decision resulted in the suppression of statements and evidence supporting firearm charges against the defendant.
In June 2009, the trooper observed the defendant operating a vehicle on Route 495 southbound. The trooper, who was traveling in the first lane, allegedly was unable to see the license plate of the defendant's vehicle, which he observed from an angle as the defendant's vehicle traveled in the third lane. The license plate was covered with a clear, but tinted, plastic cover. For this reason only, the trooper pulled up behind the defendant's vehicle and activated his cruiser lights to pull the defendant over. The trooper observed no other traffic violations.
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San Diego gets an “F” on its Meth Report Card
For at least several years, the media, both in print and on television, have been referring to what has been termed the “meth epidemic.” The stories focus not only on the production and use of the illegal drug, but also … Continue reading →The post San Diego gets an “F” on its Meth Report Card appeared first on .
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Fraudster Gets 4 Years for Running Advanced Fee Loan Scam
Jamal E. Lawson, Sr., 44, Duluth, Georgia, who victimized others in a so-called advance-fee loan fraud scheme, was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison after being convicted at trial. The defendant defrauded small businesses and churches nationwide, including three churches in Chicago, Illinois. Prosecutors said that the defendant, “fleeced noble church pastors […]
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Skeem, Scott & Mulvey on High-Risk Juveniles
Jennifer L. Skeem , Elizabeth S. Scott and Edward p Mulvey (University of California, Berkeley , Columbia University - Law School and University of Pittsburgh - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)) have posted Justice Policy Reform for High-Risk Juveniles:...
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Third-Party Financing of Litigation: Good or Bad?
Anthony Sebok & W. Bradley Wendel, Duty in the Litigation Investment Agreement: The Choice Between Tort and Contract Norms When the Deal Breaks Down, 66 Vand. L. Rev. 1831 (2013).Keith HyltonDuty in the Litigation Investment Agreement: The Choice Between Tort and Contract Norms When the Deal Breaks Down, by Anthony Sebok and W. Bradley Wendel, addresses a topic of growing importance: third-party funding of litigation. In a third-party funding contract, a firm finances a lawsuit, and receives in return some [...]
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Today is the Day We Fight Back Against Mass Surveillance
Revelations about President Obama's mass spying program have brought people across the political spectrum together calling for reform.
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Operating A Vehicle After Underage Consumption: Ohio’s Juvenile OVI Law
Ohio has made illegal the practice of operating a vehicle after underage consumption (OVUAC). O.R.C. 4511.19(B) makes it illegal for persons under 21 years of age to drive a vehicle with a concentration of .02 percent, but less than .08 percent by weight of alcohol by whole blood or breath, or with an equivalent amount by blood serum or plasma or urine. (1994 S.B. 82, eff. 5/4/94). In 2004, amended R.C. 4511.19(B) renamed the offense “operating a vehicle after underage [Read the full post. . .]
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Swisher on Disqualifying Defense Counsel
Keith Swisher (Phoenix School of Law) has posted Disqualifying Defense Counsel: The Curse of the Sixth Amendment (St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics, Vol. 4, 2014, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Lawyer disqualification — the process...
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Aumento a los Ministros de Estado - Perú 02-2014
Imaginemos cuatro empresas del sector privado, con la necesidad de contratar un Gerente General, igualmente imaginemos que existen cuatro candidatos para el puesto; Ahora imaginemos que una de las empresas ofrece un sueldo de $20,000.00 (Veinte mil Dólares de los Estados Unidos) mensuales y las otras tres entre 15 y 18 mil Dólares por el mismo período.
Los cuatro sin dudar concursarán por el puesto de la empresa que ofrece mejor contraprestación y accederá al cargo quién demuestre mejores conocimientos y las habilidades requeridas.
¿Cual es la conclusión de este hipotético caso? pues, que el orden de prioridades para quién concursa es el estipendio y para la empresa los probables resultados.
Muy bien, he leído explicaciones y reflexiones amparándose en la conclusión precedente y también otras tan absurdas que da vergüenza mencionarlas, entre ellas, los argumentos del Ministro Castilla y los de la señora Cecilia Blume y Aldo Mariátegui.
No puedo dejar de mencionar la de un Congresista de la Izquierda, un tal Dammert; para este personaje cuando un ciudadano accede a ser Ministro lo hace por amor al Perú y para servirlo.
Bueno, en mi opinión, la única motivación de todos los que han aceptado responsabilizarse de una Cartera Ministerial de esta y anteriores administraciones ha sido, primero el poder y segundo el prestigio personal que tal cargo importa, amen de las proyecciones políticas de cada quién.
Por otro lado, el nombramiento de Ministros de Estado obedece más a las relaciones amicales, recomendaciones que en los conocimientos y habilidades requeridas, todos por lo demás tuvieron y tienen actividades independientes a las que han "renunciado". Acabamos de tener noticia del asalto a una Notaría de una Congresista y en el Consejo de Ministros, por lo menos una persona tiene titulo de Notario Público y ya sabemos cuanto ganan estos profesionales, o casos como el del Ministro de Transporte o el de Justicia, para todos ellos el sueldo, incluso de S/. 30,000.00, resulta una propina, lo que buscan es enriquecerse más y no existe el menor interés por el País y su desarrollo; ¿Cómo enriquecerse más?, por ejemplo, a un Abogado o Notario le interesa las relaciones que conseguirá los favores que le deberán y a otros como crear condiciones ideales para el sector en que se desenvuelve por la información privilegiada con la que contará.
Corolario de todo esto, el aumento a los Ministros no tiene ninguna relación con la mejora del País, mucho menos con los conocimientos y habilidades necesarias para ejercer la función, sino para proteger una equivocación, un mal manejo o el enriquecimiento indebido de quienes están por encima de ellos o ellos mismos, total nuestro Presidente no ha mostrado hasta el momento un sólido conocimiento de los problemas del País.
Por eso protestaré, pues estoy demasiado indignado ante tanto atropello y felonía, espero que antes de morir vea finalmente a un Perú distinto y que los sátrapas que nos han gobernado y lo siguen haciendo, den con sus huesos en la Cárcel en el mejor de los casos.
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Court Grants SEC Summary Judgment in Fraudulent Investment Scheme Case Because Evidence Established Domestic Transaction Under Morrison
Southern District of New York Judge Richard Sullivan has ended the SEC's long-running securities fraud case against Alberto Vilar and Gary Tanaka, two investment advisers charged in connection with two fraudulent investment schemes. Last week, the court granted the SEC’s motion for summary judgment upon a motion for reconsideration. The court's decision turned on the Second Circuit's intervening opinion in the parallel criminal action against the men, which held that whether a transaction is domestic for purposes of the federal securities laws depends on where a purchaser or seller physically is when he commits to a transaction, not where a contract is said to be executed.
Vilar and Tanaka were convicted in 2005 in the parallel criminal case for their role in the two schemes. Last March, Judge Sullivan granted summary judgment to the SEC on most of its claims involving the same victims, finding that the defendants were collaterally estopped from challenging the elements of securities fraud that had been established during the criminal trial. The criminal case, however, did not conclusively determine one essential element – “that the fraud was in connection with . . . a domestic transaction in any security” – because the trial preceded the Supreme Court’s decision in Morrison v. National Bank of Australia, 130 S. Ct. 2869 (2010), which established the requirement. Under Second Circuit law interpreting Morrison, “transactions involving securities that are not traded on a domestic exchange are domestic if irrevocable liability is incurred or title passes within the United States.”
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Federal judges give California two additional years to deal with prison population problems
As reported in this AP article, "federal judges on Monday gave California two more years to meet a court-ordered prison population cap, the latest step in a long-running lawsuit aimed at improving inmate medical care." Here is more about the...
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Victim Rights in Juvenile Court
[Editor's note: We're excited to welcome our new colleague LaToya Powell to the blog. LaToya's work at the School of Government focuses on juvenile justice, especially the law of juvenile delinquency. Because of the close relationship between juvenile law and criminal law, we hope she will write for the blog from time to time.] Recently, […]
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"The Illusory Eighth Amendment"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new article by John Stinneford now available via SSRN. Here is the abstract: Although there is no obvious doctrinal connection between the Supreme Court’s Miranda jurisprudence and its Eighth...
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S.D.Ga.: No seatbelt justified stop; drug dog readily at hand
Defendant’s traffic stop was justified by not having on a seatbelt, and a drug dog alerted. His one witness was his admittedly biased girlfriend whose testimony was contradicted by the officers. Credibility goes with the officers. United States v. Enmund, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15081 (S.D. Ga. January 6, 2014),* adopted 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14992 (S.D. Ga. Feb. 6, 2014).*
The plain view issue turns on whether the court believes the officer that defendant’s girlfriend opened a nightstand drawer making for the plain view or the officer opened it. Based on an analysis of the credibility factors, the court goes with the officer. United States v. Gonzalez, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15103 (E.D. Pa. January 30, 2014).*
The district court properly decided against plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment § 1983 claim, but it’s not going to tell us what it was. Humphries v. Chicarelli, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 2411, 2014 FED App. 0103N (6th Cir. February 6, 2014).*
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Imprisoned For Refusing to Work on Military Projects “Harmful to Humanity”
Omid Kokabee was arrested three years ago and is serving a ten-year prison sentence. A new petition has been created calling for his immediate and unconditional release from prison.
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Making Headlines: Underage Drinking and Driving
Driving over the legal limit at any age can create legal problems for young offenders and result in serious criminal penalties. The penalties for drivers who are under the legal age limit to drink (21) can be more severe than over 21 drivers who are charged with DUI. The recent Justin Bieber DUI arrest as well as the Texas “Affluenza” DUI case both illustrate that underage drinking and driving is a common offense, but has the potential for serious criminal penalties.
In the state of Alabama, 21 is the legal age limit to consume or possess alcohol. Teenage or underage drinking and driving cases account for a significant number of arrests and accidents every year. In these cases, defendants and their families should be aware of the immediate and long-term consequences of underage drinking and driving. Our DUI defense attorneys in Birmingham understand the complexities of drinking and driving charges. We also know how devastating a DUI can be for a high school student, college student, or other underage driver charged with driving under the influence. Not only will you face criminal penalties, but a DUI could have lasting personal and professional consequences.
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