Only Minor Changes In Vermont's Sex Offender Laws: A high-risk sex offender was released from a Vermont after maxing out his sentence, despite his refusal to seek treatment while incarcerated, sparking public demand for stricter sex offender laws. Alex Keefe and Lynne McCrea of VPR report that lawmakers are considering two weak reforms. The first would be a clarification to an existing that that states sex offenders must report their plans and activities to the registry before their release from jail. The second would improve the sex offender registry's accuracy. Also, several additional requirements have been considered for sex offenders labeled as high-risk. New System Screens Out Registered Sex Offenders: A high-tech system that produces instant background checks is being used at schools in Southern Indiana to protect students from sex offenders and other threats. Stephan Johnson of WDRB reports that the Raptor System…
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Intelligence Squared Debate Video
The permanent link to the Intelligence Squared debate is:http://intelligencesquaredus.org/debates/past-debates/item/1254-abolish-the-death-penaltyThe full video is now available on the site.
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Life Insurance and Wrongful Death: How to Use Each
The specifics of how a life insurance policy will be paid to beneficiaries after the policyholder’s death will vary depending on the details of the policy. However, the following provides a basic overview of what can normally be expected when recovering benefits under a life insurance policy.Deciding between using the monies from life insurance and wrongful death can be confusing for distraught loved ones after death. Contact a wrongful death attorney in Warminster to help you figure out how to allocate funds so that you have enough money to pay comfortably needs like funeral expenses and lost income.Filing a Claim with the Life Insurance CompanyBenefits under a life insurance policy are paid upon the death of the policyholder. Typically, a beneficiary must file a claim with the life insurance policy after the policyholder’s death, along with a copy of the policyholder’s death certificate. The insurance company will then review the claim.The…
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Judicial Shaming of Convicted Judge Nixed by Court of Appeal
As Elton John wrote: “Sorry seems to be the hardest word”, an adage that is certainly true for convicted Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, who was ordered to deliver a written apology to every judge in the State as part of her sentence for using state facilities and staff to run her judicial election campaign. The problem Ms. Melvin had with the order was that she was to write the apology on a photograph of herself in bracelets, also known as handcuffs. Former Judge Orie Melvin and her two sisters were upwardly mobile stars in the Republican political firmament in Pennsylvania. Joan was initially appointed to the bench and thereafter ran several successful re-election campaigns. Joan’s sister Janine Orie worked with her, and sister Jane Orie was a Republican Senator for the State of Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, both sisters were also charged and convicted of improper use of state services, facilities, and staff to advance…
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Katz on Judicial Patriarchy and Domestic Violence
Elizabeth Katz (Harvard University - Department of History) has posted Judicial Patriarchy and Domestic Violence: A Challenge to the Conventional Family Privacy Narrative (William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law, Vol. 21, No. 2, Winter 2015) on SSRN....
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DID THE HERNANDEZ DEFENSE BLOW IT?
Roy Black has a new take on the "how can you represent those people" question that is the bane of the criminal defense attorney in social situations. Check his blog here.The final take on the Aaron Hernandez tragedy is that we find it hard to believe that a person who seemingly has it all- fame, money, a sports hero, would throw it all away and act like a common street thug. And as the comments from the last post show, we also engage in shadenfreude , which as long time and careful readers of this blog know, means taking pleasure from the misfortune of others. The jurors gave interviews here in which they said they were shocked that the defense admitted in closing argument that Hernandez was present at the murder scene. It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback and criticize the defense for a gamble that didn't pay off. But if the prosecution was able through painstaking evidence to…
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Police Use Car to Ram Armed Suspect
A dashboard camera video that captured Marana Police Officer Michael Rapiejko using their car to ram an armed suspect through a concrete wall is raising questions of excessive force. Since this use of force situation in Marana, Arizona happened back in Feb. 2015, and is now only getting media attention there has been some time … Continue reading Police Use Car to Ram Armed Suspect → The post Police Use Car to Ram Armed Suspect appeared first on AzCommonLaw. Related posts:Arizona Religious Freedom Bill SB 1062 What Constitutes a Brothel in Arizona? Arizona Stalking Law
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Crash Eastbound I84 at 171 east of Jerome
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE District 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000 Fax (208) 324-7897 For Immediate Release: 04/17/15 10:04 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On Friday, April 17, 2015 at approximately 7:40 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle crash eastbound Interstate 84 at milepost 171, east of Jerome. Rachel A. Keslar, 30, of North Ogden, Utah, was travelling eastbound on I84 in a 2008 Toyota Rav4 when she lost control of her vehicle and rolled off the right shoulder of the road. Keslar was transported by ground ambulance to St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center. Keslar was wearing her seatbelt. This crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police. KM/AH -------------
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When The Thrill Is Gone
PrawfsBlawg is ten years old. It was already going strong when SJ was born, led by a law professor named Dan Markel who was murdered last year. Even though I disagreed with Dan about many things, I respected him, and wrote about Dan’s ideas many times here. But Prawfs lived on, and now it’s ten. Most of you don’t read Prawfs. It’s an academic blog, bogged down by the language, concerns and interests that are unique to the legal academy. It’s not always thrilling, particularly for the non-lawyers, and it was often disturbing when the prawfs navel gazed in the weird vacuum of ivy towered self-indulgence. It was especially frustrating when prawfs wrote about the value of their scholarship, or how the education of law students would die a brutal, painful death if law school wasn’t all about their law review articles and brilliant theory. In the early days of SJ, I sought to bridge the gap between academic…
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Breaking The Calm Of The Hallways*
They may be loud and boisterous on the streets, but in the hallways of the courthouse, they speak mostly in hushed tones. Even tough street kids know better than to get too loud, attract too much attention, in the one place where their bluster won’t pay. Courthouse hallways tend to be unnaturally calm. When 22-year-old Anthony Jones was tossed out of a Philly courtroom for wearing a hat, he broke that calm. The incident started about 11 a.m. last Friday, when a court crier in Courtroom 706 ordered Jones to remove his hat and then booted him out when he became upset, Sen said. In the hallway, Jones yelled and cursed, and Sen hurried to defuse things, Hoy and Sen said. (Sen didn’t represent Jones, but her employer, the Defender Association of Philadelphia, did.) Paula Sen was a public defender, who happened to be there as Jones got loud and angry. Richard Hoy was a old-time lawyer, sitting on a hallway bench, watching the drama…
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New Office Opening on April 20th, 2015
The HMA Law Firm is proud to announce the opening of our new office located in Tysons Corner, VA! Our new location will officially open on April 20th, 2015. We look forward to serving our clients in our new location.
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Can I waive Arraignment on my DUI?
No. Arraignment in Seattle and Washington State cannot be waived on DUI or Physical Control charges. You must appear in-person with your attorney. However, if you are unavailable your attorney can always ask for a continuance of the arraignment Court...
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Does Boating Under the Influence go on your Driving Record?
While getting out on the open water and having a few, you might have the bad luck to run into law enforcement, who then gives you a ticket for Boating Under the Influence (BUI). You know that operating a motor vehicle while drunk can get your license suspended. Your boat also has a motor…. so […] The post Does Boating Under the Influence go on your Driving Record? appeared first on The Nielsen Group.
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Notariatsrecht – Verstoss gegen das Ansehen des Notariats
Im vorliegenden Fall (Entscheid der Justiz-, Gemeinde- und Kirchendirektion des Kantons Bern vom 18. September 2014, BN 2015, S. 23 ff.) hatte sich die Justiz-, Gemeinde- und Kirchendirektion des Kantons Bern (JGK) mit den Berufspflichten des Notars im Zusammenhang mit dem Ansehen des Notariats auseinanderzusetzen. Im Rahmen einer Erbteilung (mit einem Rohvermögen von ca. CHF 2'300'000.00) stellt ein Notar für seine Arbeiten ein Honorar von CHF 11'220.00 in Rechnung. Die Klientschaft stellt daraufhin ein Gesuch um amtliche Festsetzung von Gebühren und Auslagen gemäss Art. 54 NG BE. In der Stellungnahme des Notars enthielt der entsprechende Rechnungsposten den Hinweis «Richtlinien des Verbandes bernischer Notare (VbN)». Die erwähnten Richtlinien wurden jedoch vom VbN im Jahr 2003 aufgehoben. Die JGK eröffnete daraufhin ein Disziplinarverfahren zur Prüfung eines allfälligen Verstosses gegen das Ansehen des…
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IS DRUNK DRIVER RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING DRUNK MAN LYING IN ROAD?
Steven Anderson was drunk when he passed out on a rural highway. He was wearing dark clothing and went to sleep on the dark road around 1:00 am. There were no street lights in the area, and he was lying where there is a bend in the road. Darryl Saunders was drunk when he came driving around that bend. When he finally saw Anderson lying in the road, Saunders swerved to avoid him, but it was too late. He ran over Anderson, and Anderson died. Saunders’ blood alcohol concentration was tested at .150. Is Saunders criminally responsible for killing Anderson? No, according to the judge who heard this case in Manitoba, Canada. The prosecutor argued Saunders could have avoided the collision if he were sober, so his intoxication was a significant cause of Anderson’s death. In addition, the prosecutor claimed, police testified it was not uncommon for intoxicated people to pass out on the street, so Saunders should have been on guard for drunks sleeping on the road. The judge…
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"Why We Let Prison Rape Go On"
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Oklahoma now able to use nitrogen gas as execution method if needed
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Nevada Legislature: Senate OKs bill cracking down on teacher-student sex crimes
4-18-15 Nevada: Nevada senators have passed a bill that would toughen penalties against teachers and other school workers who have sexual relationships with students. Senators unanimously approved SB192 on Friday. It now heads to the Assembly. The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Becky Harris would require a school worker to register as a sex offender for life if they were convicted of a
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What makes you eligible for a deferred prosecution?
To be eligible for a deferred pr
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DUI arrest in Seattle and you're a Pharmacist....what happens next?
If you have been arrested for a DUI in Seattle or anywhere in Washington State and you're a Pharmacist then you could face the possibility of some serious job repercussions depending on the final outcome of your case. It is best to contact a Seattle DUI Attorney immediately to determine what your next steps should be. RCW 18.130.180 lays out what conduct, acts, or conditions constitute
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