Criminal Law

RADLEY BALKO: Putting MADD in Charge of Americas Highways. With Hurley in charge, MADDs goals
RADLEY BALKO: Putting MADD in Charge of America’s Highways. “With Hurley in charge, MADD?s goals will become NHTSA?s goals. That’s troubling because at heart, MADD is an activist organization...

von Spakovsky Nomination Officially Withdrawn by White House
Here....

E. Duncan Getchell Jr. asks that his nomination be withdrawn
Getchell has asked that he not be considered for a seat on the Fourth Circuit. He was to fill one of the Virginia seats, but his nomination was going nowhere because of Virginia's two senators...

MADD is outraged over pretend drunk-driving
The new "Grand Theft Auto" game lets players drive drunk, which MADD says is in poor taste. They want the game, which is rated Mature, to be classified Adults Only. Mature is for those 17 and older, Adults Only is...

Von Spakovsky witndraws from FEC nomination
TPM Muckraker reports: After a five-month standoff, Hans von Spakovsky has withdrawn his NAME as a nominee to the FEC. The move likely clears the way for the deadlock over the FEC to be resolved...

When Judges Feud
A rather unusual order was entered in the Michigan Supreme Court appointing a district court chief judge. The unusual part is a dissent that notes that another candidate for the position had withdrawn from consideration and stating that the Chief...

Fire Chief Whistleblower
City of DuPont agrees to $72,000 resignation and severance settlement.

Suspended and Fired
Town of Alton agrees to pay former police chief $10,000 wrongful termination settlement.

Police Chief Whistleblower
Argentine Township agrees to pay former employee $650,000 harassment and retaliation settlement.