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The Supreme Court has “legacies?” -
Shan-ul-Hai (161)   
Shan-ul-Hai   
I saw an article today in USA Today suggesting that the legacy of Sandra Day O'Connor, America's first female Supreme Court justice, has been fading since she retired in January 2006 (after a tenure of over two decades). The article mentions that the new Court has "undercut several of her most... ( added 1 year 150 days ago.) |
Death Row -
 - Walter Rhett (3,078)   
Capital Crimes and Punishment
Last month (September), the State of Ohio failed to execute an innate who spent 25 years on death row for the murder and rape of a 14 year old girl. The state's failure was not due to any legal action, new evidence, DNA, appeal, or court ordered stay. The... ( added 28 days 20 hours ago.) |
Child Exploiters Targeted -
- JP Bender (9,663)  
JP Bender
Operation Twisted Traveler is in full swing and is targeting Americans who exploit children for sex in Cambodia, which experts describe as a top destination for child predators.
U.S. and Cambodian authorities, as well as nongovernmental organizations are involved in the effort to halt the... ( added 66 days 23 hours ago.) |
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South Florida - Judicial Hellhole -
- JP Bender (9,663)
JP Bender
Look to South Florida where lawsuit abuse continues to harm the local economy. According to Daryl McKinney, the Communication Director of the Washington, DC-based American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF), South Florida is the second worst Judicial Hellhole in the nation.
ATRF recently released... ( added 86 days 20 hours ago.) |
Scary Vigilante Justice -
Terry Mitchell (4,981) 
Terry Mitchell
It troubles me that many otherwise decent and well-meaning people seem to favor a little vigilante justice under certain circumstances. But it scares the heck out of me when I come across an extremely intelligent and well-educated person who feels this way.
A case in point was a recent guest... ( added 109 days ago.) |
Death Penalty Not Justified for California Wildfire -
Terry Mitchell (4,981)
Terry Mitchell
A California man was recently sentenced to death after being found guilty of first degree murder for setting a wildfire that killed five firefighters. But the death penalty makes no sense in this case.
He should have been convicted of voluntary manslaughter or perhaps second degree murder at... ( added 144 days 3 hours ago.) |
Ripped From the Headlines: Sonya Sotamayor -
- J. Kitchell (20)  
J. Kitchell
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is making the rounds with senators who will decide whether she will soon sit on the bench. She's meeting with ten senators a day for closed-door meetings. With summer beginning in Washington, staffers are grateful for all the doors fanning the air in the... ( added 158 days 13 hours ago.) |
A Child Pornographer: Teen is Now a Registered Sex Offender after Sexting -
Avis Ward (11,455)  
Avis Ward
It seems law enforcement officials tend to go with extremes. They will enforce the law for lightweight crimes but skirt around it for heavyweight crimes.
Take the case of Phillip Alpert in Orlando, Florida who is now a registered sex offender because he was 18 years old when he sent pictures... ( added 213 days 18 hours ago.) |
Closing Gitmo - Grace Abounds To the Chief of Torturers -
Aaron Taylor (1,081) 
Aaron Taylor
On the first day of the Obama administration, our newly elected president signed the order to close down Guatanamo. Scores of human rights advocates were in ecstasy. For those of us committed to peace and social justice the words Guatanamo and Abu Ghraib invoke images of shock and horror. How... ( added 247 days 13 hours ago.) |
Is Condit Justified in Suing? -
Terry Mitchell (4,981)
Terry Mitchell
Now that a suspect has finally been charged in the 2001 murder of former Washington intern Chandra Levy, former California Congressman Gary Condit has at last been vindicated. Condit, who has been married for more than 40 years, admitted to having an affair with Levy shortly before her death.
... ( added 251 days 2 hours ago.) |
Michael Vick's Pit Bulls, Was Justice Served? -
Joel Hendon (16,285) 
Joel Hendon
Almost everyone has heard of Michael Dwayne Vick. Many know him by his football playing prowess. He was a perfect example of "local boy makes good". He was born June 26, 1980 in Virginia City, Virginia and grew up in the economically depressed inner-city. He excelled In high school football... ( added 254 days 1 hour ago.) |
Detroit Mayor Jailed -
Ronyae (4,519)
On Thursday, August 6, 2008 Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was jailed. After violating a bond, the native Detroiter has more than 130 internet entries, stories with reports of his order to be jailed . An order made by Judge Ronald Giles, after Kilpatrick admitted that he made a trip to Canada... ( added 1 year 91 days ago.) |
The Verdict is In for R. Kelly: Not Guilty! -
- Avis Ward (11,455)
Avis Ward
It seems to take forever for justice to be rendered after indictments have been made against an accused. Making today's headlines is the trial of R & B singer R. Kelly. If you do not know, Kelly is accused of explicit sexual misconduct. Kelly is charged with 14 counts of videotaping, producing or... ( added 1 year 147 days ago.) |
Dash and the Inordinate Ordinance -
Ken McCreless (1,693) 
Ken McCreless
Greetings Fellow Travelers... Well, my pre-trial hearing is on June 16 th . My ordeal with the city continues. First it was the pickup truck with expired tags. Though it ran well and was moved around to mow the grass, it needed some exhaust work. I wanted to get an upgrade , but the city was too... ( added 1 year 188 days ago.) |
What Price Would You Put on a Nine-year-old’s Life? -
Sandra E. Graham (7,883) 
Sandra E. Graham
Jury Duty-something that some voters try every trick in the book from which to get themselves eliminated. Living in a small community, I can expect (and so far I have never been let down) to receive the dreaded' selection card from my local court house every two years-regular as clockwork. Never... ( added 1 year 227 days ago.) |
The Natalie Holloway Case. The Plot Thickens -
- Joel Hendon (16,285)
Joel Hendon
For those of you who have read my first two articles on this case, you know already that a Dutch television crime reporter, Peter R. de Vries, paid a man, Patrick van der Eem, $37,000 to help him get a confession from the prime suspect in Holloway's disappearance. Which he did and got the entire... ( added 1 year 263 days ago.) |
Illinois Eighth Grader Gets Detention For Hug -
Asher Ricard (14,077) 
Asher Ricard
A 13-year-old girl was given two days of detention because she hugged two friends in the process of saying goodbye for the weekend.
Megan Coulter was sentenced the two days for what school officials said, was public displays of affection in which the school handbook forbids.
The handbook... ( added 2 years 1 day ago.) |
Eye Witnesses of Princess Diana’s Accident, Reveal Paparazzi Vehicles drove into the Tunnel. -
Sacreeta (85,940) 
Sacreeta
The Plot Thickens With An Eerie Twist.
In keeping up with the Inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales accident on August 31, 1997 at about midnight at the Pont de Alma Tunnel in Paris, the eye witnesses in Paris, via a video phone from a Paris Court, told their accounts of what they... ( added 2 years 21 days ago.) |
The Hypocrisy of Insider Trading Laws -
Terry Mitchell (4,981)
Terry Mitchell
Perhaps I'm the only person on earth who can see the hypocrisy of insider trading laws. In my opinion, these laws run counter the notion we accept in every other aspect of society that life is unfair. In every facet of life, there are people who have access to advantages that others do not have.... ( added 3 years 114 days ago.) |
How the Jury System Should Be Reformed -
Terry Mitchell (4,981)
Terry Mitchell
Our current jury system is ailing. It is beginning to fail us. O.J. Simpson being found not guilty is just one example of that problem. People with loads of evidence against them are found not guilty, while others with far less evidence against them are found guilty. Mass murderers are often... ( added 3 years 114 days ago.) |
Will Nintendo be Sued for Having 3 Ns in their name? -
- Cameron Home (284) 
Cameron Home
The fist thing you think when you look at that title is: "daft". But it's an honest question. Will Nintendo be sued for having 3 Ns in their name? Considering what they have been sued for in the past, yes they will. People have been suing Nintendo for years. And I've noticed that it's over stupid... ( added 81 days 23 hours ago.) |
The Real Spitzer Lessons -
Joel Hirschhorn (2,835) 
Joel Hirschhorn
All politicians are liars.
Successful Republican and Democratic politicians are the biggest liars.
Every time you vote for a Democrat or Republican you are voting for a liar.
People keep believing the lies of politicians.
Politicians who appear the most honest, idealistic and... ( added 1 year 240 days ago.) |
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Minorities in the Legal System -
Joseph E. Murray Jr. (363)
A quick glance at statistics concerning the representation of minorities in the legal profession illustrates a disturbing if not alarming fact. Minorities are grossly underrepresented in the legal field. What are the underlying causes for the current lack of minority representation? There are... ( added 2 years 64 days ago.) |
The Importance of Supreme Court Nominees-A Minority Viewpoint -
Sara M. Medina-Ramos (15) 
Sara M. Medina-Ramos
Why should Supreme Court nominees be more so important to the minority groups of this country than others?
Frankly, past injustices tells us that interpretation of the law by the Supreme Court members were questionable on many issues such as voting, property rights, ownership, education and on... ( added 3 years 29 days ago.) |
A Discarded Forgotten Society: The Children of The Incarcerated -
- Paula Andrea (427)
MODE Of Cosmic Therapy: Our Moralistic Duty To Mankind
A broken society of forgotten children is banging
its way up the ladder of their demoralizing childhood while very few people are
aware of the devastating lives they are being forced to live. The unfortunate
circumstances imposed on... ( added 170 days 14 hours ago.) |
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