Legal Commentary

Disney Sued Over Gun Ban at Animal Kingdom

Posted on July 12, 2008
A prior entry discussed the refusal of Disney and Universal Studios to comply with a new Florida law allowing citizens to bring guns to work. (SeaWorld is allowing armed employees). Now, Edwin Sotomayer has sued Disney after he was fired for packing at the Animal Kingdom and the matter will move to the [...

Muslim Woman Denied French Citizenship for Being Too Submissive

Posted on July 12, 2008
In yet another confrontation between France and the Muslim community, the government has refused to give a woman citizenship because she is too submissive to Islam and to men. In a June ruling, the Council of State found that the Moroccan woman’s religious beliefs are incompatible with French citizenship...

Judge Refuses to Marry Diplomat Before His Sentencing on Sex Crimes

Posted on July 12, 2008
One would think that former U.S. diplomat Gons G. Nachman, 42, might have a few matters other than marriage on his mind as he faces sentencing for sex with teenage girls in the Congo and Brazil. However, Nachman asked United States District Judge Bruce Lee in Alexandria, Virginia to marry him to his fiance at [...

Book: Red Cross Informed Administration that Officials Could Be Tried for War Crimes

Posted on July 11, 2008
An explosive new book will disclose a Red Cross report that found that the Bush Administration committed clear acts of torture and that Bush Administration officials could be charged with war crimes. The book The book, “The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American [...

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Dr. Sami Al-Alian Files Papers Contradicting Statements of Prosecutors in Court

Posted on July 11, 2008
In our bail hearing yesterday, prosecutor Gordon Kromberg spent a considerable amount of time telling the Court that no country wanted DR. Al-Arian and that he was akin to a “man with a country.” It was part of the government’s explanation that it had not violated its obligation to deport Dr...

Next Time Send a Card: Teen Jailed After Police Falsely Accuse Him of Giving Them Drug-Laced Cookies

Posted on July 11, 2008
Christian V. Phillips is not likely to drop off any more goodies for the police of Lake Worth, Texas. Phillips, 18, brought cookies from Mothers Against Drunk Driving to various police stations as part of his community service. He was arrested after police said that they suspected the cookies were laced with marijuana [...

Iran Threatens to Photoshop Israel Out of Existence

Posted on July 11, 2008
As shocking as it may seem, the evidence appears to confirm that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard altered the recent missile launch pictures to increase the number of missiles in a show of strength. This form of missile envy was uncovered after Agence France-Presse (AFP) ran the picture...

Having It His Way: Man Bites Off Nose of Customer at Burger King

Posted on July 11, 2008
In a continuation of the day’s murder and mayhem thing, here is one equally bizarre and grotesque. Gary Eastwood, 38, came to Burger Kind and is accused of “having it his way” with an off menu selection. After a fender bender, Eastwood bit off the nose of Tommy Easterling after ramming Easterling’s [...

78-Year-Old Woman Accused of Hammer-Cultivator Murder of Husband

Posted on July 11, 2008
In Anderson, South Carolina, Gwen G. Rice, 78, is accused of killing her husband with a hammer and a garden cultivator. She allegedly attacked Paul Norman Rice while he was playing solitaire on the computer. Her husband made it to a neighbor’s home died of a heart attack due to the trauma of attack...

Welshing on Tickets: Arizona Man Arrested for Magic Marker Crime

Posted on July 11, 2008
Timothy Welsh thought that he had a clever idea. He used a magic marker to change the three and nine of his license plate to eights. Then then ran lights and speeding — even allowing one camera to film him flipping the bird. When another man complained of receiving tickets, cops found [...

Leading Photographer and Fiancee Arrested For Sex With Underage Girl

Posted on July 11, 2008
Jason Ellis, 33, a well-known photographer in Newport Beach, has been charged with unlawful sex with a 14-year-old girl. His fiancee, Michelle Hecker, 31, has been arrested for facilitating the crimes. Ellis allegedly met the girl while horse back riding and lured her into the relationship with promises to help her with a modeling career...

Bell Curve: Ex-Con Steals Identity and Teaches at Florida School

Posted on July 11, 2008
In Sarasota, Florida, Susan Davidson Bell could not have been nicer when she saw another teacher copying her resume. She explained that she was going for job interview and offered to take the teacher’s resume to the same school. She was as good as her word, except for the fact that she then [...

Spiritual Slip and Fall: Knoxville Man Sues for Evangelical Injury After Being Touched By God

Posted on July 11, 2008
In Knoxville Tenn., Matt Lincoln wanted to be touched by God when he went to the Lakewind Church. It was the contact with the floor that he did not plan for when he was consumed by the holy spirit. He is not suing the church for negligence in failing to take preparations for [...

Wisconsin is Not for Dead Lovers: Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules as Necrophilia is a Crime

Posted on July 10, 2008
The Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed a lower court and reinstated the criminal case of sexual assault against win brothers Nicholas and Alexander Grunke and Dustin Radke. The lower court had ruled that Wisconsin law does not expressly make necrophilia a crime...

Confusing Retaining and Detaining Counsel: Criminal Defendant Kidnaps and Robs His Own Lawyer

Posted on July 10, 2008
Indiana attorney Thomas Hamer found himself transformed from the lawyer to the hostage of his client, Richard Hudson, 52. Accused of of a misdemeanor domestic battery violations, Hudson was supposed to report to jail when he pulled a knife on his lawyer...

Former New York Prosecutor Sentenced to Jail for Statutory Rape

Posted on July 10, 2008
In New City, New York, former prosecutor Beth Modica, 44, has been sentenced to two years in prison years for statutory rape. The main witness against her was her own daughter. Danielle Modica testified that she and her mother competed for the affections of the same boy...

A Lawsuit of Biblical Proportions: Christian Publisher Sued for Allegedly Homophobic Translation of Bible

Posted on July 10, 2008
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Christian publisher Zondervan is facing a $60 million federal lawsuit for allegedly homophobia and prejudicial translations of the Bible. by a man who claims he and other homosexuals have suffered based on what the suit claims is a misinterpretation of the Bible...

Rove Again Refuses to Testify Under Subpoena

Posted on July 10, 2008
In what is now an almost mocking level of contempt, Karl Rove has refused to appear before Congress despite a subpoena to do so. While claiming executive privilege, there is no justification for the failure to appear and to answer any questions on the firing of U...

Dr. Sami Al-Arian Granted Bail

Posted on July 10, 2008
In a set back for the government, Dr. Sami Al-Arian was granted bail by Judge Leonie M. Brinkema today. Over the objections of the government and the pre-trial services, Judge Brinkema agreed that Dr. Al-Arian was not a flight risk and no danger to the community...

Fashion Police: New Orleans Officer Suspended Fifteen Minutes Before His Retirement

Posted on July 10, 2008
After 35 years, New Orleans police career, Sgt. Bobby Guidry probably thought that his supervisor wanted to give him a gold watch or final slap on the back. After all, he was fifteen minutes away from retirement and literally packing up his car to leave...

Teacher Marie Jarry Sues School Over Howard Stern Bikini Controversy

Posted on July 09, 2008
Marie Jarry, the former second-grade teacher who resigned after making an appearance in a bikini on the “Howard Stern Show,” is suing Southington, Connecticut school officials as well as her union. She has good reason to complain about being fired for an appearance in a swimsuit on a television program on her own time...

Hi, I?m Justice Breyer and I Want a Lexus: Jurist Part of Security Breach of Personal Data

Posted on July 09, 2008
Justice Stephen G. Breyer was among the clients of Wagner Resource Group that had his personal data made public — after an employee used the firm’s computer to swap music on the file-sharing network LimeWire. It included his name, date of birth, and social security number...

Dr. Sami Al-Arian Files Motion for Bail

Posted on July 09, 2008
The hearing on Dr. Al-Arian’s requested pre-trial release is set for Thursday morning in Alexandria, Virginia. We have filed the motion and exhibits below in support of our argument that there is no reason to hold Dr. Al-Arian pending his trial for criminal contempt...

Chicken Oscar Kills Man in Lovejoy

Posted on July 09, 2008
Police are investigation the death of 35-year-old Rodney “Krook” Hawkins at the Ruby Tuesday’s in Lovejoy, Georgia. Hawkins went into anaphylactic shock when he was served Chicken Oscar, a dish with crab meat. Hawkins was fiercely allergic to shellfish...

Cook Steals the Body of Christ; Faces Death Threats and Calls for Hate Crime Punishment

Posted on July 09, 2008
It appears that extreme Muslims are not alone in demanding death for those who insult their religion. Some Catholics are threatening the life of Webster Cook who stole a wafer or Eucharist in a baggy to show a friend. He then made a video that now has been being accused by the [...

Bring Your Son To Work Day: Osama Bin Laden?s Son Hamza Makes His First Video

Posted on July 09, 2008
It appears that terror is a family cave industry for the Bin Ladens. Osama Bin Laden little terror tyke, Hamza, has released his own video below to share a message of hate and homicide. He is sixteen and already showing his father’s talent of blind messianic rage...

Outfitting the Axis of Evil: Exports to Iran Increase 10 Fold Under Bush

Posted on July 09, 2008
It appears that Iran will never have our freedom, but it can buy our bull semen at a gross discount. A recent study has shown that exports to the third leg of the axis of Evil has increased 10 fold under Bush from bras to cosmetics to cigarettes to bull semen...

Sorry, We?re Not Done Liberating You: Bush Administration Refuses To Yield To Iraqi Demand for Withdrawal

Posted on July 08, 2008
In a curious move, the Bush Administration is now refusing a demand from the duly elected Iraqi government for a date of withdrawal. It appears that we are not done rescuing the Iraqis — no matter what the Iraqis may think. So it appears that a continued open-ended occupation now opposed by a [...

Post and Perish: Iran Set to Make Offensive Blogging a Death Penalty Offense

Posted on July 08, 2008
It appears that mere blogging with flogging is not enough. Beheading bloggers will now be the new rage in Persia. In its race back to the Dark Ages, Iran and its Mullahs have written a new law that would put bloggers to death for any writing that is viewed as advocating corruption, prostitution, [...

Late Reiser: Leading Programmer Takes Police to Wife?s Body After Denying the Murder at Trial

Posted on July 08, 2008
Hans Reiser (creator of the ReiserFS file system), 44, strenuously denied that he had murdered his wife throughout his criminal trial — only to be found guilty. He even asserted his innocence following the verdict. However, in a surprise development, he has led police to his wife’s body...

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