Judgment Day Posts

The Courier Journal had this story yesterday about the Becker Law Office, a Kentucky personal injury law firm, “giving back to the community” by offering 99 cent gasoline. The firm offered the deal to the…

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I was happy to read this story today in the Pocono Record (via the AP) about Governor Ed Rendell pushing for major reforms to Pennsylvania’s dog laws. The legislation has drawn significant criticism from…

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From the History Channel’s website: On this day in 1966, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that all criminal suspects must be advised of their rights before…

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Leave it home, grandma.Gun control laws have always been a controversial issue. On one side, there are those that believe the right to bear arms is one guaranteed by our…

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Defendant pleaded guilty to multiple counts of reckless endangerment and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, with the understanding that the sentences would run concurrently, unless he failed to…

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Scott at Simple Justice had this post earlier today, discussing a post by David Bernstein at Volokh about a student note recently published in the Harvard Law Review. From Simple Justice: Described as “bizarre”, Bernstein notes…

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Interesting article from today’s Denver Post discussing prisoners who were once on death row but later exonerated–here are highlights: Since 1973, 129 people have walked off death rows in 26 states after evidence…

Capital Punishment