Reforming our Justice system
I've been doing a lot of thinking about our legal system, and the Bill of Rights especially. And I have an idea that might seem a bit radical, but …
Category: Justice
Supreme Court Rules Medical Marijuana Is Still A Banned Drug
Buzzkill.WASHINGTON - Federal authorities may prosecute sick people who smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes, even in states that have legalized the practice, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The court, …
Sometimes things aren't black and white…
A while ago, I wrote about a brawl between five or more teenagers and three police officers in Medford, Massachusetts that sent the officers to the hospital and the …
"We're so sorry we got caught"
It's been a while since I touched on the Milton Academy story of the 15-year-old girl who had a tendency towards performing oral sex on her classmates, often in …
Australia Shocked At Guilty Verdict For Schapelle Corby
An Indonesian court has found Schapelle Corby, 26 year-old Australian beauty school student on holiday to Bali, guilty of drug smuggling and has sentenced her to 20 years. Corby...
FBI Arrests Several Tennessee Lawmakers In Corruption Sting
The Nashville City Paper reports a big bust in Tennessee this morning.State Sen. Ward Crutchfield (D-Chattanooga), Sen. John Ford (D-Memphis), Sen. Kathryn Bowers (D-Memphis) and state Rep. Chris Newton …
Phil Spector's Wall of Hair
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors can introduce evidence in Phil Spector's murder trial to try to show the famed music producer had a history of threatening women before he …
Pennsylvania Man Arrested Trying To Sell Explosives To Al Qaeda
HOUSTON (AP) - A 68-year-old man was arrested on charges of trying to build a bomb and sell it to an affiliate of the terrorist group Al Qaeda, a …
Stealing Home
There's two ways to steal a house:The hard way - Brick by brick Brandon Parmer and Darrell Maxfield dismantled the three-bedroom brick house in broad daylight and sold the...
Empirical Evidence In The Judicial Nomination Debate
Dr. Steven Taylor, of PoliBlog, finds a paper by UMass Professor Sheldon Goldman on the history of the judicial nomination process, The Senate and Judicial Nominations - (Extensions, Spring...