Caught, and told by the judge to apologize, the Deputy's boss tells him to reject the order.Caught, and told by the judge to apologize, the Deputy's boss tells him to reject the... more
Judges at India's Supreme Court have made public details about their financial assets and published the information on the court's website.Judges at India's Supreme Court have made public details about their financial assets... more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed thousands of juvenile convictions issued by a judge charged in a corruption scandal, saying that none of the young offenders got a fair hearing.
The high court on Thursday threw out more than five years' worth of juvenile cases heard by disgraced former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella, who is charged with accepting millions of dollars in kickbacks to send youths to private detention centers.
The Philadelphia-based Juvenile Law Center, which represents some of the youths, said the court's order covers as many as 6,500 cases. The justices barred any possibility of retrial in all but a fraction of them.
-More at the linkThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed thousands of juvenile convictions... more
Judge claims to be "looking out for the well being of the children" as he discriminates against interracial couples.
So its 2009 - Barack Obama is president- that means racism, prejudice, and bigotry are over and done with right? LOLOLJudge claims to be "looking out for the well being of the children" as he... more
This video is Part one of a full length documentary, produced by Awakening the Underground.
The story takes place in Rochester New York and is probably one of the most corrupt incidents to ever take place in our life time.
Mr. Timothy Bowman; who is the fiance of the victim; hired journalists, investigators and advocates to expose the truth behind this tragic incident.This video is Part one of a full length documentary, produced by Awakening the... more
A recast Supreme Court kicked off its new season Monday, with novice Justice Sonia Sotomayor immediately taking center stage.
In just an hour, the court's newest justice asked more questions than Justice Clarence Thomas has asked over the course of several years. Sotomayor's aggressive role in a Fifth Amendment case, in turn, underscored how she could put her own stamp on a court whose 2009-2010 docket is still taking shape.
"The Supreme Court is already off to a notable start, and there is so much more to come," Caroline Fredrickson, the executive director of the American Constitution Society, a liberal lawyers organization, said even before inaugural oral argument Monday.
The 55-plus cases already scheduled for the coming months cover everything from gun rights and patent protection to free speech and the punishment of juveniles. The court is likely to accept another 25 or so cases before the 2009-10 term ends next June.
As always, some cases are acutely technical; dry as dust pension disputes, for instance. Others carry constitutional significance, a compelling set of facts or sometimes both.
More @ linkA recast Supreme Court kicked off its new season Monday, with novice Justice Sonia... more
This is a brief about the outrageous decision a by a US judge. I've only seen it on Fox News.This is a brief about the outrageous decision a by a US judge. I've only seen it on... more
A Texas judge cleared the way for two Dallas men to get a divorce, ruling Thursday that Texas' ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional guarantee to equal protection under the law.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said he'd appeal the ruling, which he labeled an attempt to strike down the ban approved by voters in 2005.
"The laws and constitution of the State of Texas define marriage as an institution involving one man and one woman," Abbott said in a written statement. "Today's ruling purports to strike down that constitutional definition – despite the fact that it was recently adopted by 75 percent of Texas voters."
Abbott has argued that because the state doesn't recognize gay marriage, its courts can't dissolve one through divorce.
District Judge Tena Callahan's ruled Thursday, however, that the court "has jurisdiction to hear a suit for divorce filed by persons legally married in another jurisdiction."
Jennifer Pizer, marriage project director for the New York-based gay rights group Lambda Legal, said it is too early to predict the ultimate implications of the lawsuit, in which neither man is identified.
But Cathy Adams, president of the conservative Texas Eagle Forum, characterized the decision as a judicial overreach.
"Judicial activism is what they're after, and it sounds as if they found someone in Dallas to participate in their endeavor," she said. "The people of Texas have spoken very strongly in opposition to same-sex marriage."
Peter Schulte, an attorney for the man who filed for divorce, told The Dallas Morning News that he and his client are "ecstatic" over the court's ruling. Schulte said the decision was a surprise, and that he hoped to have the judge sign a divorce order in a few weeks.
Gov. Rick Perry said state lawmakers and voters have repeatedly affirmed marriage as being between a man and a woman.
"I believe the ruling is flawed and should be appealed," Perry said.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said she also supports Abbott's decision to appeal. Hutchison, who is challenging Perry in the GOP gubernatorial primary, said she has "consistently voted to preserve the sanctity of marriage and as governor I will continue to defend traditional marriage."
A phone message left by The Associated Press at court offices for Callahan was not immediately returned late Thursday. Callahan's ruling was first reported in The Dallas Morning News.
Pizer predicted an eventual end to bans on gay marriage in Texas and across the country.
"Most people do recognize that, eventually, American law will treat gays and lesbians the same as every other American," she said. "What we don't know is how may chapters that story will be."A Texas judge cleared the way for two Dallas men to get a divorce, ruling Thursday... more
Legal professionals are under incredible pressure to grow their law firm companies - whether law firms or as solo solo practitioners. This blog post outlines one attorney's method to create a time management and financial system (using apps like Google Calendar & Remember the Milk) to automate his law firm business. Post explains in detail how you can set it up for yourself with just a small bit of time and technical know-how (or just delegate it to your internet specialist).Legal professionals are under incredible pressure to grow their law firm companies -... more
In the ruling, to put it bluntly, it was revealed that the US government tortured an innocent man to extract false confessions and then threatened him until he obligingly repeated those lies as though they were the truth.
Among the judge’s conclusions:
Not only did al-Rabiah’s interrogators repeatedly conclude that these same confessions were not believable — which al-Rabiah’s counsel attributes to abuse and coercion, some of which is supported by the record — but it is also undisputed that al-Rabiah confessed to information that his interrogators obtained from either alleged eyewitnesses who are not credible and as to whom the Government has now largely withdrawn any reliance, or from sources that never even existed … If there exists a basis for al-Rabiah’s indefinite detention, it most certainly has not been presented to this Court.
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The record contains evidence that al-Rabiah’s interrogators became increasingly frustrated because his confessions contained numerous inconsistencies or implausibilities. As a result, al-Rabiah’s interrogators began using abusive techniques that violated the Army Field Manual and the 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. The first of these techniques included threats of rendition to places where al-Rabiah would either be tortured and/or would never be found.In the ruling, to put it bluntly, it was revealed that the US government tortured an... more
A district court judge appeared to be masturbating and used foul language during a divorce mediation, an attorney claims in Federal Court. The attorney claims Judge Kevin P. Moriarty's actions were so offensive even her estranged husband complained about it during their divorce trial.A district court judge appeared to be masturbating and used foul language during a... more
Hanging out with the Hollywood elite can seem fun on the surface---but that's just what it is: surface. Most of these people aren't real. This is a story about a girl who befriends a famous shoe designer who IS real and kind but introduces her to the L.A. she loathes.Hanging out with the Hollywood elite can seem fun on the surface---but that's just... more
Yesterday, in Rome, people were demonstrating with red diary, remembering judge Paolo Borsellino (who was killed by mafia), asking for the truth, at least now, after 17 years.Yesterday, in Rome, people were demonstrating with red diary, remembering judge Paolo... more
Earlier this week TorrentFreak reported that there had been objections over one of the proposed lay judges set for the Pirate Bay appeal. Now there are yet more claims of possible bias, this time with two of the main judges who have both been members of pro-copyright groups.Earlier this week TorrentFreak reported that there had been objections over one of the... more
U.S. District Court Judge Clay Land tossed out on Wednesday a complaint by an Army captain fighting deployment to Iraq by questioning the legitimacy of President Barack Obama.
Land also put attorney Orly Taitz, who represents Capt. Connie Rhodes and is a leader in the national “birther” movement, on notice by stating that she could face sanctions if she ever again files in his court a similar “frivolous” lawsuit — a document that at one point the judge states that a middle school student could find irony in.
Rhodes, who filed her complaint Sept. 4 in the Columbus Division of U.S. District Court, argued that some facts point to Obama not being naturalized or possibly an illegal immigrant.U.S. District Court Judge Clay Land tossed out on Wednesday a complaint by an Army... more
U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz ruled that Veoh, an online-video service, is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's safe-harbor provision and cannot be held liable for acts of copyright infringement committed by users. This was the most significant victory that the tech sector has seen against copyright owners in some time. (HAHA! stupid elite hollywood, maybe you wiil go broke like the rest of us)U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz ruled that Veoh, an online-video service, is... more
Hillary Transue says she did not have an attorney, nor was she informed of her right to one in 2007, when she was sentenced by Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella, who is accused of taking kickbacks to send kids to detention centers.
ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania - An indictment accuses two former Pennsylvania judges of racketeering, bribery and extortion in connection with a $2.8 million scheme to funnel youth offenders to private detention centers.
A federal grand jury returned the 48-count indictment late Wednesday afternoon. It was made available to the public Thursday morning.
Former Luzerne County Judges Mark Ciavarella Jr. and Michael Conahan are accused of taking kickbacks related to the construction of two youth detention facilities.
MORE at the linkHillary Transue says she did not have an attorney, nor was she informed of her right... more
Brooks Blitch III, a former judge who was one of Clinch County’s most powerful political figures, is scheduled to plead guilty Friday in federal court in Macon to a fraud charge, according to court documents.
Blitch stepped down as chief judge of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit in South Georgia in June 2008, a month before he was indicted on sweeping federal corruption and conspiracy charges. He was accused of fixing cases and authorizing illegal payments to county officials. At that time, the state Judicial Qualifications Commission had charged Blitch with 12 instances of misconduct.
Sue McKinney, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Macon, said Thursday that Blitch was scheduled to enter his plea before Senior U.S. District Court Judge Hugh Lawson. Blitch’s attorney, Robert Willis of Jacksonville, could not be reached for comment.Brooks Blitch III, a former judge who was one of Clinch County’s most powerful... more
Chevron is one of six major oil companies in the world. Against this economic giant there is a trial underway in Ecuador, for environmental damage caused by Texaco company, now owned by Chevron, in the region of Lago Agrio. The oil company would have shed 130 million gallons of oil waste in the area, damaging the 30,000 inhabitants of the Amazon in Ecuador, at least 1400 of whom have developed cancer and physical deformities.Chevron is one of six major oil companies in the world. Against this economic giant... more
