SpearIt (Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law) has posted Shackles Beyond the Sentence: How Legal Financial Obligations Create a Permanent Underclass (1 Impact 46 (2015)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This essay argues that legal financial...
SpearIt on Financial Obligations Beyond Sentence
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Trump Opponents Take Nuanced View of Child Rape
Ann Coulter has this article on her website titled Trump Opponents Take Nuanced View of Child Rape, discussing incidences of child rape committed by illegal immigrants. Whether or not you agree with the knife-twisting way in which Ms. Coulter presents her argument (remember, this helps her sell books!), you have to commend her for always doing her research. She may brutalize her honesty more than most, but her facts are there to back it up.
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Goodmark et al. on Gender Violence
Leigh Goodmark , Juanita Flores , Julie Goldscheid , Andrea Ritchie and SpearIt (University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law , Independent , CUNY School of Law , Independent and Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of...
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PIZZA
It should be simple; subtle yet distinguishable with virtue, taste, sauce and texture. It is the quintessential American food, so of course its roots are from immigrants and it was popularized by American GIs returning from WWII who served in Italy. We are talking about Pizza and it's time to reveal the best in Miami. First, if you want to mention the chains, go to another blog. Such swill will not be given the time of day here. Second, we start with the reigning champ- Steve's Pizza in North Miami. It has been there forever, and its pizza is great. So we will make this post on where to get a great pizza south of 79th Street. A word about Anthony's Coal Fired. The pizza is great. The Paul and Ron is our favorite. All the pizza comes out of a coal fired oven, with a distinctive coal-fired taste. Anthonys is a South Florida original, and has franchised to many locations in the eastern sea board and even successfully invaded the…
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ISP investigating multiple crashes on I-84 east of Boise
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642 (208) 846-7550 Fax (208) 846-7520 For Immediate Release: 07/24/2015 7:20 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office Idaho State Police is currently on scene with several crashes, westbound Interstate 84 near milepost 75, one mile east of the Simco Road exit. There is blockage of the roadway in several areas. More information will be released when it is available. LS / KS -------------
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Arrested in Gwinnett County for Marijuana Possession
Being arrested can be a frightening experience, especially the first time. For many people young and old, their first encounter with going to jail comes following an arrest for possession of marijuana (referred to in Georgia as a Violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act or VGCSA). Individuals arrested in Gwinnett County generally
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Double Fatality Crash US95 at 483.1
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police Regional Communication Center - North 615 W Wilbur Ave Suite A Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815 Please direct questions to the appropriate District Offices District 1 (208) 209-8620 Fax (208) 209- 8618 District 2 (208) 799-5150 PRESS RELEASE FOR DISTRICT One CASE # C15001539 --------------------- PRESS RELEASE ----------------------------- DATE: July 24th, 2015 TIME: 12:26 p.m. LOCATION: NB US95 at 483.1 ASSISTING AGENCIES: Bonner County Sheriff, Idaho Transportation Department VEHICLE #1 ------------- DRIVER Zhou, Yun AGE 27 (Female) ADDRESS Seattle, Washington INJURIES? - Yes HOSPITAL/LOCATION TAKEN ? Bonner General to Kootenai Health VEHICLE YEAR 2014 VEHICLE MAKE Ford VEHICLE MODEL Focus WRECKER A-1 Towing …
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Update - ISP investigating multiple crashes on I-84 east of Boise
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642 (208) 846-7550 Fax (208) 846-7520 For Immediate Release: 07/24/2015 9:00 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office Update: At this time, the roads are clear in the area of milepost 75 and traffic is flowing. More information will be relayed as it becomes available. EH/HG ------------------- Original release: Idaho State Police is currently on scene with several crashes, westbound Interstate 84 near milepost 75, one mile east of the Simco Road exit. There is blockage of the roadway in several areas. More information will be released when it is available. LS / KS -------------
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Maine Law: Violation of a Protective Order
In Maine a “Protective Order” is a civil Order from the Court issued after a Protection From Abuse (PFA) or Protection from Harassment (PFH) Hearing or after a Consent Agreement is signed by a Judge. It is called a “Protective Order” because it is supposed to protect the person who filed the civil protection request […] The post Maine Law: Violation of a Protective Order appeared first on The Nielsen Group.
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Two Courtrooms At Once
At Fault Lines, Cristian Farias makes a persuasive case for Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s jumping on the prosecution of Dylan Roof for the slaughter at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston. The distinguishing feature is that the feds, usually waiting in the wings for the outcome of state prosecution, was in from the start. What’s striking about DOJ’s involvement this time is its seeming impatience. If in the Martin and Brown cases federal prosecutors worked quietly and did not interfere with the state cases as they ran their course, here they came out with guns blazing. And reasonably, one could say that Lynch’s move to impanel a grand jury and seek charges a mere two weeks after South Carolina did the same is an affront to a state’s prerogative to seek justice in its own terms. Federalism run amok. And indeed, Jonathan Blanks at Cato made that exact point: The Department of Justice should be more judicious with its funds and resources.…
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Are Mediation Agreements Enforceable?
A common way the question (Are Mediation Agreements Enforceable?) arises is illustrated in the following example: Parents are trying figure out reasonable ways to allow both to have quality time with the kids. Hurt feelings on one side or concern for the child’s emotional state during this time may have impeded a win-win understanding. In their case, one […] The post Are Mediation Agreements Enforceable? appeared first on The Nielsen Group.
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Thanks to death penalty, one of worst racist mass murderers gets one of best defense lawyers
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Implementing the Michael Morton Act
For those interested, the Texas District and County Attorneys Association posted their Brady/Michael Morton Act training materials online, as well as a list of prosecutors in compliance with new legislative training requirements under the law.See this earlier Grits discussion of emerging issues with the Michael Morton Act, including examples of noncompliance and odd legal interpretations by some prosecutors. That post adumbrates a report published this spring on the topic and your correspondent recently recorded an interview with one of the authors, which I'll wait to post while I'm on vacation next month.
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The Cruel, Petty Sentencing Practices of Judge Dennis Wiley
7-25-15 Michigan: The guidelines were always too lenient. Dennis Wiley is a district judge in Berrien County, Michigan. As you may have seen here, here, and even here, Wiley recently sentenced 19-year-old Zach Anderson to 90 days in jail and 25 years on the Sex Offender Registry. Anderson, a computer science student, was also banned from internet and smartphone. Wiley imposed this punishment
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Police uncover meth lab at Clay County hotel
One person was arrested after police found a methamphetamines lab in a Clay County hotel this month. Police were called after someone reported a suspicious smell and detectives then found the materials used to make meth inside a hotel room, according to a report on News4Jax. One person was arrested, though the exact charges were not reported in the media. In any Clay County Drug Case involving meth, the charges are undoubtedly felonies. The type of charge – felony or misdemeanor – and the degree of the charge in Clay County Drug Cases is primarily based on two main factors: the type of drug the person is accused of having and the amount of the drug in question. When it comes to methamphetamines, there are rarely any misdemeanor charges. They are other circumstances in Clay County Drug Crimes Cases that can lead to enhance penalties, which are addressed below. For example, manufacturing methamphetamines is a second-degree felony, with a maximum penalty of…
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Pollard Release Imminent?
Devlin Barrett reports for the WSJ:The Obama administration is preparing to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard from prison, according to U.S. officials, some of whom hope the move will smooth relations with Israel in the wake of the Iran nuclear deal.Such a decision would end a decadeslong fight over Mr. Pollard, who was arrested on charges of spying for Israel in 1985 and later sentenced to life in prison. The case has long been a source of tension between the U.S. and Israel, which has argued that a life sentence for spying on behalf of a close U.S. partner is too harsh. Israel has for years sought Mr. Pollard's early release, only to be rejected by the U.S.Now, some U.S. officials are pushing for Mr. Pollard's release in a matter of weeks. Others expect it could take months, possibly until his parole consideration date in November. Such a deal for Israel. First we sign the most toothless agreement since Neville Chamberlain came back from Munich in…
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French Surveillance Law Upheld
Sam Schechner and Matthew Dalton report in the WSJ:PARIS--France's top constitutional court mostly upheld a new French surveillance law that would give intelligence services broad new powers to spy in France and abroad.The court-backed provisions of the law allow a wide range of new surveillance techniques meant for the Internet age, including the collection of "metadata" about online traffic and the use of software that can monitor every keystroke on a computer. The court said intelligence services can use these tools without approval of a judge, though the government must still seek permission from an independent body created to oversee surveillance activities.The court, known as the Constitutional Council, did strike down a provision of the law that would allow emergency surveillance without the approval of the prime minister or another minister in the government.
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About that "classified" info in the Clinton e-mails
In a statement released yesterday, the Intelligence Community Inspector General (IC IG) and the State Department IG claimed with regard to Hilary Clinton's emails while Secretary of State: The IC IG found four emails containing classified... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Fighting Connecticut Tribal Police Arrests at Mohegan Sun & Foxwoods Casinos
Until recently, for those of us longtime Connecticut residents, and for many of the top Connecticut criminal lawyers and attorneys, it was hard to believe that the tribal police forces patrolling Connecticut’s luxury casinos—Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods—did not have legal authority to arrest non-American Indians on their casino grounds. That is, until late 2013, when Governor Malloy backed a law that gave power to these Tribal Police departments to arrest anyone at Mohegan Sun or Foxwoods for Breach of Peace, Possession of Narcotics, or any other crime in the Connecticut books. Now, two years later, the top Norwich and New London Connecticut criminal lawyers and attorneys are seeing a rise in Mohegan Sun arrests and Foxwoods Casino arrests flowing into State Superior Courthouses. The new law raises some jurisdictional questions that your top Connecticut criminal lawyer should have a handle on while defending you. If you are arrested at Mohegan Sun Casino, are you…
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Learning from Sandra Bland: First thoughts
Grits readers are so familiar with the masthead that most of you have probably stopped reading it: "You might beat the rap, but you won't beat the ride." The death of Sandra Bland shows that old canard remains among the most serious problems in our Texas justice system. The protections guarding anyone from being pulled out of their car for no reason, taken downtown and booked into jail (for no demonstrated reason), and then quite possibly dying there, have eroded to the vanishing point. Sandra Bland, like most Texans, didn't actually know that and received the harshest possible lesson when she tried to articulate what she thought were her rights.The Texas House County Affair Committee will hold a hearing next week to study "jail standards, procedures with regards to potentially mentally ill persons in county jails, as well as issues stemming from interactions between the general public and peace officers." That sounds to me like the first…
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