Medical Community Criticism Threatens to Sink Sex Crime Revision
By Jamil Maidan.
Jakarta. Vocal criticism from doctors and promises to not perform chemical castration against convicts has provided a blow to government plans to revise the sexual crimes law, a legal rights group has [...]
Abolish the Primaries!
By Josep Colomer.
The participants in the Democratic primaries have been 44% of Obama’s voters in the presidential election four years ago. The participants in the Republican primaries, 50% of Romney’s votes four years ago.
Hillary [...]
Mail Fraud, the Hard Drive and Encryption
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines a recent opinion from a U.S. District Court Judge who sits in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina: U.S. v. Hartsoe, 2016 WL 70819 (2016). The judge begins by explaining [...]
Unauthorized Access, the Former Employees and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines an opinion a U.S. Magistrate Judge who sits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado issued recently: Wolf v. Schadegg, 2016 WL 1117364 (2016). As judges usually do, this [...]
The Fourth Amendment, Qualified Immunity and the “Work Computer”
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines an opinion the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit issued in a civil case: Lange v. McGinnis, 2016 WL 1296753 (2016). The Court of Appeals begins its opinion by explaining that
[f]ormer [...]
Attempts to Solicit Boys for Sex, Child Pornography and Probable Cause
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines an opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces: U.S. v. Hoffman, 75 M.J. 120 (2016). As courts usually do, this court began the opinion by explaining how, and why, this case [...]
Divorce, Joint Custody and the Emails
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines a recent opinion from the Court of Appeals of Kentucky: Wedding v. Harmon, 2016 WL 1534682 (2016). The court begins the opinion by explaining that
John Michael Wedding (Father) appeals [...]
Muhammad Ali: Anti-War/Civil Rights Activist
By Stephen Lendman.
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On Friday, June 3, boxing great Muhammad Ali died at age 74 in Phoenix after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Over time, it eroded his motor skills and ability to speak coherently. His wife Lonnie [...]
AGO Traces Suspicious Financial Transactions in Graft Suspect La Nyalla Probe
By Jamil Maidan.
Jakarta. Investigators have been tracing suspicious transactions worth hundreds of billions of rupiah at more than 10 national bank accounts allegedly related to the recently arrested graft suspect [...]
The Boyfriend, the Text Message and Driving While Impaired
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines an opinion from the Court of Appeals of Minnesota: Tomlinson v. Commissioner of Public Safety, 2016 WL 2842941 (2016). The court begins, as courts usually do, by explaining how the case arose [...]
The Email Hack, the “Stolen Domain Names” and Personal Jurisdiction
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines a relatively brief opinion ithat was recently ssued by a U.S. District Court Judge who sits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona: Wu v. BDK DSD, et al., 2016 WL 1059534. [...]
Child Pornography, Miranda and the Clock Settings
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines an opinion from the Appellate Court of Connecticut: State v. Spence, 2016 WL 1567017 (2016). The opinion begins by explaining that the facts,
which the jury reasonably could have found, and [...]
The Tire Shop, the Robbery and Accomplice-Witness Testimony
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines an opinion from the Court of Appeals of Texas – Texarkana: Walker v. State, 2016 WL 1600268
(2016). As courts usually do, the Court of Appeals began by explaining how the case arose:
Edgar [...]
The Internet Search Engine, Confidential Informants and the Fourth Amendment
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines a recent opinion from the Supreme Court –Kings County, New York: People v. Pierre, 2016 WL 1229083 (2016). The court begins by explaining that Jimmy Pierre, the defendant in this case,
moves [...]
“Operating a Motor Vehicle upon a Highway while Using Hand-Held Mobile Phone”
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines an opinion from the Appellate Court of Connecticut: State v. Dunbar, 2016 WL 1566996 (2016). The court begins the opinion by explaining that
[t]he defendant, Lonnie Dunbar, appeals from his [...]
The Cell Phone, the Fourth Amendment and Border Searches
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines a recent opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California: U.S. v. Caballero, 2016 WL 1546731 (2016). The judge begins by explaining that before the Court
is Defendant’s [...]
Lecture at MEI Conference: The Middle East Peace Process After the Arab Uprisings
By James M. Dorsey
When Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s Middle East editor, returned to Jerusalem earlier this month, he was asked by colleagues what story he would be covering. The story seemed evident to Jeremy. It was of course the [...]
Commentary: Universal Health, Universal Rights
By Jamil Maidan.
Good health is the mainstay of a good life. This may seem like a truism, but for too many people it does not reflect their lives and their children’s prospects.
Hundreds of millions of people are currently denied [...]
The Conspiracy to Commit Larceny, Identity Fraud and The One Fund
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines an opinion from the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts,
Suffolk: Commonwealth v. Mattier, 2016 WL 2758931 (2016). The opinion begins by explaining that the defendants,
Branden E. Mattier [...]
The Former Employee, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Trade Secrets
By Susan Brenner.
This post examines an opinion recently issued by a U.S.District Court Judge who sits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico: Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. v. Matos Flores, 2016 WL 1030074 [...]