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Oscars: 2013 Live Thread
The night begins. Big Tent Democrat's predictions are here. Is Nate Silver as good at predicting Hollywood as he is elections? Here are his predictions. Enjoy the show, everyone. [More....]... [[ This...
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MO - Missouri adds sex offenders to treatment program
Original ArticleBoy these concentration camps are popping up all over the country. When are we going to start committing murderers, gang members, drug dealers, DUI offenders, thieves and others who are...
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FIJI - Considers setting up a sex offenders registry, saying historically sex...
Original Article02/25/2013 Fiji is the latest Pacific nation to consider setting up a register of sex offenders. The country's Minister for Women, Dr Jiko Luveni, says a register would address the...
View ArticleGuilty Plea Entered in $1M Mortgage Fraud Case
Reginald Dodson Sr., 42, Tracy, California, pleaded guilty to mail fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
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Bill would commit sex predators after their prison terms
2-24-2013 Ohio: COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio may be the next state to confine sex offenders beyond their prison sentences. A bill that would authorize the civil commitment of "sexually violent... [[This,an...
View ArticleTexas SB 91—The Discovery Bill
Texas Senate Bill 91 would provide for formal discovery in criminal cases, both from the State to the defense and from the defense to the State. Texas Defender Service, which litigates capital cases,...
View ArticleSEQUESTER
The Oscars were last night. Don't ask us who won. In an effort to re-adjust to EST, we were asleep before the curtain rose. Our picks: Lincoln as best pic, Daniel Day Lewis as best actor. Argo over...
View ArticleHintermänner des BKA-Trojaners in Spanien gefasst
Der sogenannte „BKA-Trojaner“ hatte in den letzten Monaten viele Computer in ganz Europa befallen. Dabei erschien bei den betroffenen Nutzern auf dem Bildschirm eine gefälschte „Sperr-Seite“ einer...
View ArticleMaking Marijuana the Lowest Law Enforcement Priority
Last week, a legislative committee at the General Assembly rejected a bill that would have permitted medicinal use of marijuana. The News and Observer covered the story here, and the bill itself is...
View ArticleBlood Crime
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="arial">So you're in Maricopa County, driving along, just fine, and the cops pull you over. Busted. Via <a href=...
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Case Update
As I mentioned on Friday, in four days last week SCOTUS almost doubled its output of the last four months. We talked about the two 4th Amendment decisions, Florida v. Harris (drug-sniffing dog) and...
View ArticleHow do I get my Ignition Interlock Device Removed?
In Virginia, as of July 1, 2012, if you are found guilty of any level of DWI, your restricted license is contingent upon you having an ignition interlock device installed in any vehicle that you drive....
View ArticleEmbracing Queer Childrearing
Clifford Rosky, Fear of the Queer Child, 61 Buff. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2013), available at SSRN.Darren RosenblumFor the nascent lesbian and gay rights movement (before “queer” was repurposed), children...
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The Dead Sea Scrolls, Satire and Identity Theft
After a jury convicted him of identity theft in the second degree (2 counts), criminal impersonation in the second degree (14 counts), forgery inthe third degree (10 counts), aggravated harassment in...
View ArticleTexting ban pushed despite veto last session
Tomorrow, the Texas House Transportation Committee will consider several bills banning or limiting use of cell phones for talking or texting. Ironically, though you wouldn't know it from the MSM...
View ArticleGA: SW for documentary evidence in drug case permits seizure of camera and...
A search warrant for documentary evidence of drug dealing and possession includes seizure of a camera and the pictures it may contain. State v. Rogers, 2013 Ga. App. LEXIS 90 (February 21, 2013)....
View ArticleIN: School resource officers LEOs or not? If not, can't be assaulting an officer
Should resisting a school resource officer be a crime? What about the Fourth Amendment implications of what a school resource officer does under T.L.O.? Tough questions that the legislature is invited...
View ArticleMI: 911 call about open door to house supported emergency entry that found drugs
A report to the police of a residence door swinging in the wind made the officer suspect a burglary, and he rang the doorbell and knocked before entering. Marijuana was found. The fact the door was not...
View Article"Marijuana dealers get slammed by taxes"
The title of this post is the headline of this new piece over at CNN Money. Here is how it begins: Thanks to a decades-old law targeting drug runners, entrepreneurs in the nascent medical marijuana...
View ArticleCalifornia unable to keep up with sex offender who disable GPS tracking devices
The Los Angeles Times has this new article highlighting yet another dysfunction in California's operation of its criminal justice system. The full headline provides an effective summary of the lengthy...
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