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Justice and Judges

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Simple Justice

When a judge rails against the evils of crime, the reaction ranges from applause to re-election. When a judge rails against the evils of prosecutorial misconduct, there is a very different reaction.

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Simple Justice

I sentenced a young Guatemalan woman, with no criminal history. Horror of horrors, she used a fake ID to get a shitty job. Despite the Guidelines, I sentenced her to time served and no supervised release. That way ICE will allow her to

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The Newspaper

Scientific evidence cannot be brought into evidence to challenge a borderline conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in California. The state Supreme Court rejected Terry Vangelder's attempt to clear his name after he was arreste

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breitbart.com

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to referee another dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law: whether businesses may use religious objections to escape a requirement to cover birth control for employees.

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Simple Justice

The reply brief is in on behalf of Ladar Levison’s Lavabit, and it appears that Marcia Hofman, et al., has worked hard to salvage her strong and critical arguments from the government’s response of waiver. Did she do it? Is it enough

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Simple Justice

A jury, by 8-4 vote, decided not to kill Mario Woodward for murdering police officer Keith Houts. In most places, that would be the end of it. But not Alabama. Oh no. In Alabama, judges “override” the jury. Death! So sayeth the Judge,

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