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Independence Day: Remembering Those in Prison and Those Who are Being Tortured110 comments

BeMindful wrote 11 hours ago: Winona, Minn., along the Mississippi River, Courtesy of Winona State University. This 4th of July I … more →

Tags: Human Rights, 4th of july 2009, Guantanamo, Independence Day, mississippi river, Torture

Legalese 2009 (Week 26)

Hector de Leon Jr wrote 22 hours ago: Lexicon ipso facto resignation rule for candidates – rule that a person holding a public posit … more →

Tags: election law, Resignation

Court Throws Out Lori Drew Conviction4 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 day ago: In the ultimate proof that law is not a popularity contest, U.S. District Judge George H. Wu has to … more →

Tags: Bizarre, Courts, Criminal Law, Politics, Society

The New Attack on Democracy: What the Founders Knew But We've Forgotten2 comments

Fox wrote 1 day ago: One of the foundational principles of American democracy is under attack. When the nation’s Founders … more →

Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, California Assembly, California Budget, California Budget Crisis, California Legislature, California Politics, constitution, democracy

WeThePeople Foundation to hold 2nd Continental Congress

opey606 wrote 3 days ago: WeThePeople (WTP) Foundation has been working diligently behind-the-scenes for years to use the l … more →

Tags: Constitutional violations, Civil Liberties and Rights, wethepeople, Bob Schulz, U. S. Constitution, First Amendment, We The People, WTP, WeThePeople Congress

President Of Honduras Removed From Office By The Military—Illegal Coup Or Lawful Removal?

wapiti307 wrote 3 days ago: There have been conflicting reports among former Hondurans, Spanish language news agencies and Spani … more →

Tags: Foreign Affairs, media, Media Bias, Obama Administration, World Issues, castro, Central America, constitution, coup

India on the Verge of Repealing 150 Year Ban on Homosexuality18 comments

jonathanturley wrote 3 days ago: India is on the verge of a major victory for civil liberties: repealing a ban on homosexuality that … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, Politics, Society

Minnesota Supreme Court Votes Unanimously With Franken -- Coleman Concedes143 comments

jonathanturley wrote 3 days ago: I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, the Minnesota Supreme Court Likes Me … more →

Tags: Congress, Courts, Politics, Society, Supreme Court

Five To Four

zukunftsaugen wrote 3 days ago: The Supreme Court issued a ruling yesterday, striking down a lower court decision, that favored New … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Politics, Republican Party, New Haven Fire Department, Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules 5-4 to Reverse Sotomayor Ruling in New Haven Firefighters Case 52 comments

jonathanturley wrote 4 days ago: As expected, the Supreme Court voted in Ricci v. DeStefano, the New Haven firefighters case, to reve … more →

Tags: Congress, Courts, Lawyering, Politics, Society, Supreme Court

An Open Letter to Representative Dave Reichert27 comments

ron71 wrote 5 days ago: Dave Reichert (D) WA …traitor”     Dave Reichert U. S. House of Representatives Washi … more →

Tags: Freedom vs Globalism, Freedom vs. Socialism, Global Warming, RINOs

Federal Court Rules Against Hustler Magazine in Use of Nude Photos of Deceased Wife of Wrester Chris Benoit9 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 week ago: The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has issued a major ruling on freedom of … more →

Tags: Bizarre, Courts, Society, Torts

Judge Samuel Kent Resigns to Avoid Senate Hearing5 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 week ago: U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent has finally resigned after Congress expedited his impeachment and Se … more →

Tags: Bizarre, Congress, Courts, Justice, Lawyering, Politics, Society

Supreme Court Rules Strip Search of Middle School Student Illegal40 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 week ago: In a major victory for student right, the Supreme Court has ruled that the strip search of a 13-year … more →

Tags: Congress, Politics, Society, Supreme Court

Court Orders New Trial After Lawyer Allegedly Sleeps in Court, Reads Health Magazines During Testimony, and Gives "Laughable" Opening Argument3 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 week ago: Manhattan trial attorney Michael Harrison has been named as the unidentified lawyer that is the sub … more →

Tags: Bizarre, Courts, Criminal Law, Justice, Lawyering, Society

White Supremacist Leader Arrested for Threatening Federal Judges28 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 week ago: A white supremacist blogger, Hal Turner, 47, has been arrested for allegedly posting threatening mes … more →

Tags: Politics, Society, Bizarre, Criminal Law, Courts

Newspaper Charges Military With Censorship Over Critical Reporting From Iraq9 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 week ago: The respected newspaper Stars and Stripes has raised the alarm of censorship against the military. … more →

Tags: Bizarre, Congress, media, military, Politics, Society

Hayden Kho, Katrina Halili, Robin Padilla and the Pet Goldfish (Part II)

Hector de Leon Jr wrote 1 week ago: Last week’s post raised the issue of whether the penalty imposed by the Anti-Violence Against … more →

Tags: Criminal Law, hayden kho, punishment

Iran Bans Soccer Players For Life For Wearing Green Wrist Bans in Solidarity with Protestors 4 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 week ago: Some of Iran’s most famous football (soccer) players have been banned for life due to their co … more →

Tags: Bizarre, INTERNATIONAL, media, Politics, Society


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