Completely not what I normally write here.There are few things in this world I love more than coffee. Per what is supposedly an old Turkish proverb, coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love. I endorse that.One day, at the Newark Airport waiting to pick up my younger son who was flying in from Chicago for some holiday or other, I was waiting at a Dunkin Donuts kiosk. Ahead of me was a TSA worker getting some fru fru drink. I placed my order, "Large, black coffee." She turned to me and, in all seriousness, asked, "What does black coffee taste like." Were I faster, I'd have said "Chicken." I wasn't that fast. I said, "Coffee." Tomorrow morning I'll make a few cups of Sumatran in the French press. But Dunkin will do just fine, thank you.This is a terrific piece.http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/10/the-case-for-bad-coffee.html
Jamaican Blue Mountain - or That Stuff in the Cardboard Cup at the Neighborhood Bodega
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Injury Crash on Smith Avenue and Middleton Road in Nampa
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: 11/06/2015 3:00 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On Friday, November 6, 2015, at approximately 7:57 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two vehicle injury crash at the intersection of Middleton Road and Smith Avenue in Nampa. Mark A. Austin, 47, of Caldwell, was traveling eastbound on Smith Avenue in a 2000 Ford Mustang. Austin failed to yield at a stop sign at the intersection of Smith Avenue and Middleton Road. Neil C. Crane, 67, of Nampa, was traveling northbound on Middleton Road in a 1983 Chevrolet Suburban when he struck Austin's vehicle. Austin was transported by ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Nampa. Both drivers…
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A citizen's notable (and radical?) suggestions for improving the Ohio execution process
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74-Year-Old Woman Killed in Massachusetts Drunk Driving Accident
While many associate drunk driving with teens who tend to act in a reckless manner, the victims of serious and sometimes fatal drunk driving accidents can be any age. According to a recent news article from CBS, a family is left to mourn for a 74-year-old victim who was killed as result of a fatal drunk driving car accident, which occurred in Massachusetts. Authorities say the elderly woman left her home on a Friday afternoon to run a quick errand. While she was out, an SUV crashed into her car from behind. At some point after impact, the woman was ejected from her car, but the vehicle continued to travel 100 feet in the wrong direction down the highway, and it then rolled over. Victim’s daughter said she was on her way home from work and called home to tell them she was going to be a little late. She said her father informed her there was a serious car accident and that her mother did not survive. She said her mother was a compassionate, loving women who did not deserve…
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Saturday College Football Open Thread
Flooding the zone: California @ Oregon -3, Arizona +20 @ USC, Navy @ Memphis -7, Iowa State @ Oklahoma -24 (4 units), UCLA @ Oregon State +18, Connecticut @ Tulane +7, South Carolina +18 @ Tennessee, Army +17 @ Air Force, Cincinnati @ Houston... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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"If Mexico legalizes marijuana, what will the U.S. do?"
The title of this post is the headline of this notable and interesting op-ed in the Los Angeles Times authored by Jorge Castañeda, who once served as foreign minister of Mexicoand now teaches at New York University. Here are excerpts: Mexico may soon enter an elite club composed of Holland,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/TURlnYXhc9U" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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Lots of notable Ohio stories about marijuana reform even after voters soundly reject Issue 3
As reported in prior posts (here and here), earlier this week Ohioans went to the polls and voted by large margin against a controversial ballot initiative, Issue 3, which would have legalized recreational marijuana in Ohio and give exclusive rights to growing marijuana to 10 designated investors. But, as highlighted...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/PmHb6Nk4X1w" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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Is Maryland a "sleeper" marijuana reform state to start watching closely?
The question in the title of this post is prompted by this interesting Baltimore Sun article headlined "Maryland's nascent medical marijuana industry already booming." The article suggests a number of reasons why the Old Line State could and should be the new hot state to watch in the marijuana reform...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/3jTrto7wxfc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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Some more highlights from a busy week at Marijuana Law, Policy and Reform
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1. Januar 2017: Neues Kindesunterhaltsrecht tritt in Kraft
Gemäss einer Medienmitteilung des Bundesamtes für Justiz vom 4. November 2015 haben Kinder unverheirateter Eltern künftig beim Unterhalt dieselben Rechte wie Kinder von Ehepaaren; die Änderung der fraglichen Bestimmungen des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches tritt auf den 1. Januar 2017 in Kraft. Weitere Bestimmungen, welche Massnahmen zur Sicherung von Vorsorgeguthaben bei Vernachlässigung der Unterhaltspflichten betreffen sowie die Verordnung über die Inkassohilfe, werden zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt in Kraft gesetzt.Die bestehende Benachteiligung von Kindern unverheirateter Eltern wird künftig dadurch beseitigt, dass die Kosten für die Kinderbetreuung durch den betreuenden Elternteil bei der Bemessung des Unterhaltsbeitrags für das Kind berücksichtigt werden. Der Unterhalt minderjähriger Kinder wird zudem Vorrang haben vor den übrigen familienrechtlichen Unterhaltspflichten. Weiter haben die Gerichte beim…
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Federal Weapons Convictions Decline, Sentencing Enhancements Remain Consistent
According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), federal weapons convictions declined 5.8 percent in Fiscal Year 2015 from the previous fiscal year. In 2014, the U.S. Justice Department secured 6,373 weapons convictions, but the number of convictions declined in 2015 to 6,002. TRAC data shows that federal gun convictions have been on the decline since they peaked in 2005 at 9,206. The 2005 mark was a 51.6 percent rise from the 1995 low of 3,958 convictions. Not surprisingly, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was the lead investigative agency and accounted for 69.1 percent of the weapons convictions obtained in 2015. The FBI and state/local law enforcement agencies accounted for 16 percent of the convictions while Homeland Security, Customs Enforcement, and the DEA accounted for the rest. Convictions Numbers Do Not Include Sentencing Enhancements for Guns While down, federal weapons convictions data does not…
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Gay Couple Need Adoption Annulled In Order to Marry
In the not-so-distant past it was not unusual to hear about gay couples who arranged for one to adopt the other to gain rights of inheritance and other family benefits. I recall a case I handled 20 years ago where a wealthy, elderly gentleman adopted his younger partner, much to the distress of the adopting partner’s other biological children. A gay couple in Pennsylvania did the same thing, convinced that during their lifetime the law would never recognize or legalize their relationship. But to their delight the United States Supreme Court did, a happy event that was marred by the realization that as father and son they faced a hurdle to become lawfully wedded spouses. Nick Esposito, age 78, adopted his partner, Drew Bosee, age 68, in 2012, two years before same-sex marriage was legalized in the United States. The couple had been together for over 40 years. They determined that they would not allow the adoption to stop them from their goal of marriage and filed a…
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“Bite Me, Asshole”: Reflections on SEO and Blogging
Search engine optimization (SEO) can be a powerful tool when it comes to marketing your firm’s legal services. It can also be helpful when it comes to settling grudges. When I was setting up my law firm in... Read More
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Best Lawyers In America – Since 2008
We are happy to announce that Peterson Lawyers has been selected by Best Lawyers for inclusion in its annual Edition of Best Lawyers in America as a Tier 1 for our work in criminal defense. This selection is based on the review of our peers, and it is gratifying to be acknowledged in this way. The law firm was likewise included last year. Charles Peterson has been selected for inclusion individually in the criminal defense areas of white collar crime and non-white collar crime since 2009. Both honors really reflect on the entire gang. Way to go Courtney, Will and Patty!
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Thanks to retroactive drug guidelines, federal prison population under 200,000 for first time in nearly a decade
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"Incentives Structures and Criminal Justice"
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Split NC Supreme Court upholds state prohibition on sex offenders using social media available to kids
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DRUG PRICE FRAUD – Cheaters gonna Cheat
Once again the Department of Justice is investigation drug companies for lying about the price of their drugs to the Medicaid program, a federal and state funded health care program for the poor. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States Department of Justice are now requesting information from Eli Lilly and Company, and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Valeant has also been in the news recently after it was questioned over its drug pricing and accounting practices concerning its relationship with a specialty pharmacy Warner Chilchot that distributed its drugs. (See blog post US Charges Pharma President.) Pharmaceutical companies pay a rebate to the Medicaid program based on the average wholesale price of the drug known as AWP. The average wholesale price is supposed to be the average price that a wholesaler pays for the drug from the manufacturer. However this has been an…
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IT contractors pay nearly $12.8 million to settle whistleblower case involving security clearances
On November 2, the Department of Justice announced that two information technology contractors, Netcracker Technology Corp. and Computer Sciences Corp., had agreed to pay a combined $12.75 million to resolve civil charges, originally brought a whistleblower, that the companies defrauded the Department of Defense by failing to use employees with security clearances on a contract. According to DOJ’s press release: NetCracker Technology Corp. has agreed to pay $11.4 million and Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) has agreed to pay $1.35 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that they used individuals without security clearances on a Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) contract, the Justice Department announced today. NetCracker is a telecom software and services company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, and CSC is an information technology services company with its headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. * * *…
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Next week's criminal law/procedure argument
Issue summary is from ScotusBlog, which also links to papers: Tuesday Luis v. U.S.: Whether the pretrial restraint of a criminal defendant's legitimate, untainted assets (those not traceable to a criminal offense) needed to retain counsel of choice violates the...
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