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DC - Exploiting children for political agenda, this is not new, and Obama is...
Since people have been on this Earth and politics has been around, people have been exploiting children during emotional issues or disasters to push their own agendas, and Obama is no different. You...
View ArticleMILT'S 3RD DCA MISERY CONTINUES
"For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo."The story you are about to read is true. The names have not been changed, as nobody is innocent. This is the city...Miami. Millions...
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U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz Speaks About Aaron Swartz
Mass. U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz answered some questions at a news conference about Aaron Swartz yesterday. She acknowledged the office knew he had mental health issues at his arraignment, 18 months......
View ArticleUnited States Supreme Court to address whether a warrant is required to...
As a Massachusetts DUI attorney, the issue of police officers unlawfully obtaining blood samples for persons suspected of driving intoxicated often comes up during defense. The act of not obtaining a...
View ArticleUnbekannte graben Tunnel unter Bank
Die Feuerwehr entdeckte bei Löscharbeiten einen rund 45 Meter langen Tunnel, der unter eine Berliner Bank führte. Dort sollen Unbekannte zwei massive Betonwände durchbrochen haben und so in den Bereich...
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FEDERAL MULTIMURDER CASE PRESENTS QUESTIONS AS TO A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT'S...
In the last Attorney Sam's Take, we discussed the case of "Whitey" Bulger and the new issues brought in that case. Yes, again. As we ended that blog, it became apparent that the latest issue is...
View ArticleJudges Have Power to Amend DWI to Reckless Driving
The Supreme Court of Virginia recently considered (Kelley v. Stamos) whether or not a General District Court judge could amend a Virginia DWI charge to reckless driving. It’s a complicated procedural...
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Legislating Goes Social: Bills Would Address Web Posts
1-18-2013 Texas: When Democratic state Rep. Helen Giddings entered the Texas Legislature in 1992, no one had heard of social media. In fact, few people owned personal computers, and cell phones......
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Arkansas Announces Sex Offender Registry Mobile Application
1-18-2013 Arkansas: "Knowledge is power." That's how Brad Cazort summed up Arkansas' new mobile application to track registered sex offenders. Cazort the Repository administrator for the... [[This,an...
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Town Council President Now Says Repeal of Child Safety Zones Must Go to...
1-18-2013 Connecticut: The Council voted to repeal the Child Zones after Council President says if one is repealed they both need to be. After the majority Town Council vote to repeal the... [[This,an...
View ArticleAgainst the Law?
W. Jonathan Cardi, Randy Penfield & Albert Yoon, Does Tort Law Deter?, Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 1851383 (2011), available at SSRN.John GoldbergWhy have tort law? This is an...
View ArticleCheating, Lying and Learning
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">Lance Armstrong took performance enhancing drugs. He said so, so we know, even though everyone was certain before he came out with Oprah....
View ArticleSachbeschädigung: Betrunkener beschädigt zehn Autos
In Berlin hat ein alkoholisierter 24-jähriger Mann rund zehn Autos beschädigt. Zeugen sahen, wie der junge Mann mehrere Außenspiegel abtrat, und informierten sofort die Polizei. Als die Beamten...
View ArticleNews Roundup
Just as the snow has been battering the mountains, the recession has been battering the courts. So says this article on NC Policy Watch, which summarizes the impact: “[C]lose to $80 million in budget...
View ArticleWindy City Cops Claims Another
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Emails, Metaphors and Harassment
After a jury “found Mark Wooden guilty of two counts of harassment,” one under Missouri Revised Statutes § 565.090.1(2) and the other under Missouri Revised Statutes § 565.090.1(5) (plus one count of...
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Zeeland Man's First-Degree Murder Conviction Upheld by Michigan Court of Appeals
In February of 2011, 18-year-old Jonathan Dargis died after being stabbed multiple times and struck in the head with a shovel in a wooded area behind his mother's home in Zeeland Township. Joshua...
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Pontiac Woman Crashes into Patrol Car While Driving Drunk on Suspended License
A 28-year-old Pontiac woman was recently arrested after plowing her vehicle into a parked police patrol car, according to Detroit News. The woman, who had an 8-year-old child in the vehicle at the time...
View Article"Is it ‘pleaded’ or ‘pled’?"
The title of this post is the headline of this amusing ABA Journal website piece concerning a linguistic issue with which I often struggle. Here are parts of the article (which includes a poll): An...
View ArticleLBB recommends sentencing commission to enhance consistency, contain costs of...
The Legislative Budget Board in their "Texas State Government Effectiveness and Efficiency Report: Selected Issues and Recommendations" (pdf, pp. 271-280). and the portion on criminal justice offers up...
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