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Tuesday Open Thread
Long day, spent entirely with sprinkler and air conditioning people. One pipe had a pin leak, the AC unit was really dirty. But what a difference. [More...] Denver is in drought status, we can only...
View Article"The Case for Full Restitution for Child Pornography Victims"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper on SSRN co-authored by Paul Cassell, James Marsh and Jeremy Christiansen concerning an issue that has riven the federal circuit courts and seems...
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James Holmes Wants to Change Plea to Not Guilty (Insanity)
Lawyers for Aurora theater shooting defendant James Holmes notified the Court today Holmes wants to change his plea from Not Guilty to not guilty by reason of insanity. On March 12, the date set for...
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Bernie Madoff's Yacht Can Be Yours For Only $5.5 Million
Those in the market for a superyacht with historic significance need look no further. Bernard Madoff's superyacht, aptly named 'Bull', is back on the market and can be had for $5.5 million - less than...
View ArticleWait, Wait ... Don't forget to set your DVR for Constitution USA with Peter...
As explained on this PBS webpage, a great new four-part series about the US Constitution is premeiring tonight on many local PBS stations. Here are the basics via a couple links on the official PBS...
View ArticleGilad & Gat on Prison Nursery Programs
Michal Gilad and Tal Gat have posted The Invisible Victims (Arizona State Law Journal, 2012) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Since the mid-1980’s the U.S. women prison population has increased by more...
View ArticleConvicted of double murder, Miami man lunges, spits at prosecutor
Minutes after a Miami jury convicted Walter Bailey on Tuesday of a vicious double murder, he lunged and spit at one of the prosecutors. Read more..
View ArticleFormer corrections officer admits stealing South Florida inmate IDs
A former state corrections officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing hundreds of prison inmates’ identities. Read more..
View ArticleCocaine habits: Fake nuns in Colombia hid coke under hats
The nuns’ habits didn’t seem to be habitual garb for three young women so Colombian police asked them to step aside when they arrived on the Caribbean island of San Andres on a flight from Bogota. Read...
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DOJ Report: Gun Murders Down 39% From 1993-2011
The Department of Justice's latest report on gun violence by the Bureau of Justice Statistics shows a 39% drop in gun murders from 1993 to 2011. Non-fatal gun crimes are down 69%. In 2011, homicides...
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SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL PARTY IS SCENE OF MASSACHUSETTS ASSAULTS WITH...
A few words of alleged wisdom to our younger readers and those who love them. School is not quite over yet! Parties are for good times spent with friends! Stabbing people in throwing bricks at them do...
View ArticleMore on Penn State & Accountability
I’ve written extensively on the contrasting approaches to accountability between Penn State and Duke. The Penn State trustees, although they remained asleep at the switch for years, at the very least...
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MA - Close loopholes in sex offender registration
Original Article05/07/2013 A reasonable person would believe that a person convicted of a sex crime would have to register as a sex offender. But that's true for all of them, as a recent case in...
View ArticleWall Street Journal pitch for the Prez to get behind the Justice Safety Valve...
Thanks to the suggestions, and insights and energy of Harlan Protass, a criminal-defense lawyer in New York and an adjunct professor at the Cardozo School of Law, some of the ideas first expressed in...
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PA - Bucks lawmaker wants broader community notification for registered sex...
Frank FarryOriginal Article05/07/2013By Jo Ciavaglia A Bucks County lawmaker wants the state’s sexual offender community notification law broadened to include where registered sexually violent...
View ArticleUtah Case Demonstrates Difficulty of Exonerating Clients without DNA
An article in Tuesday's City Weekly discusses the extraordinary efforts of the Rocky Mountain Innocence Center to free Debra Brown, whose case is still under appeal. Released in May 2011, Brown was...
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PA - Debuts pilot to remotely monitor sex offenders’ computers
Original Article05/08/2013By Alex Wigglesworth The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole on Wednesday announced a pilot program to monitor computer usage of sex offenders under court supervision,...
View ArticleIllegal Activities Involving Utah Minors
You are probably well aware that there are many illegal activities involving Utah minors that adults are not allowed to do; we’re covering a couple of those crimes today. Illegal Body Piercing and...
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3 people rescued and the usual suspects come out of the woodwork
Three girls found 10 years later, and all the usual suspects come out of the woodwork to promote their own agenda? Makes us sick! Mr. Walsh had nothing to do with this recovery, neither did Nancy...
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