Legal Commentary

Iran kills
Iran hanged twenty-nine people Sunday for crimes ranging from murder to being a public nuisance while drunk, were hanged in Iran to sex outside of marriage.

Iran...Iran so far away...
Come on..no Flock of Seagull fans around here (uhhh, not that I am one, but anyway...) Lots of news coverage and talk, and increasing beat towards the concept of war with Iran. I have already argued that a war with...

How the rotten economy is helping police fight crime
This one made me smile. Apparently, as the economy has gotten worse, various Crime Stopper hotlines across the country have started getting more calls -- mostly from people trying to cash in on the reward money, the New York Times...

Poll Contrasts Views On Sharia In Iran, Egypt, Turkey
Today the Muslim-West Facts Initiative (a collaboration of the Gallup polling organization and the Coexist Foundation) published the first in a series of articles on views toward Islamic Sharia law in Iran, Egypt, and Turkey...

Who will be first to liveblog an execution
We liveblog trials and oral arguments. Why not an execution? Iran and the US both work to kill people with as much pageantry as possible. Iran, while utilizing a fairly secretive judicial system feels it has nothing to hide and...

Associated Press Publishes Extensive Analysis of U.S. Trade With Iran
The Associated Press today published an extensive analysis of U.S. trade with Iran. The article, entitled "From Bull Semen to Bras, Iran Still Buys American" notes that despite sanctions, the U...

Sales to Iran
Software company to pay $132,791 settlement in conspiracy lawsuit.

Lipitor
Review of Studies Show No Significant Benefit in Women

Tarceva
Safety Data Show Association with Liver Failure and Death

Mars Petfood
79 People Sick So Far

Salmonella Outbreak
50 People Sick in Five States

Sudan Plane Crash
100 People Believed Dead