As I wrote yesterday, I didn’t follow the Casey Anthony trial. But playing a bit of catchup today, and reading an admittedly brief roundup of news about it, I offer these observations: Our justice system emphasizes people’s actions, not who … Continue reading →
The Strauss-Kahn case has not only spawned other lawsuits in France, it’s spawned a new one here as well, as Strauss-Kahn’s accuser sues the Post for defamation when it reported she is a prostitute. It is impossible at this point … Continue reading →
Strauss-Kahn’s accuser appears to be quite a piece of work. She’s a serial liar and an operator, at least as far as her immigration story goes. She said she was gang-raped in Guinea, and apparently this was not the case. … Continue reading →
The case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK) is in grave jeopardy due to huge problems with the general credibility of the alleged victim. She’s lied repeatedly—mostly about drug and immigration-related matters, but also about how soon after the alleged attack she … Continue reading →
The trial of Dutch politician Geert Wilders for inciting hatred against Muslims may have passed under the radar screen here for the most part. But it’s important, as is his acquittal, which indicates that at least a modicum of free … Continue reading →
…long-sought Boston mobster Whitey Bulger. Who’s next? The wheels of justice grind slow. But the ad campaign that finally got Whitey ground pretty fast; it seems to have been a question (literally) of “cherchez la femme” [emphasis mine]: Bulger and … Continue reading →
There are two topics almost guaranteed to draw a lot of heated commentary and trolls. No, I’m not speaking of tits and ass (hey, I just threw that in to see if some traffic would come). I’m speaking of (a) … Continue reading →
The Supreme Court has shown some sense and dismissed the Walmart class action suit as way too broad and inclusive. I had written about the Walmart suit previously: There is really no evidence of a discriminatory policy on the part … Continue reading →
News is that President Obama rejected the counsel of the two topmost lawyers when he decided, against their advice, to forego Congress’s consent for the war action in Libya [emphasis mine]: President Obama rejected the views of top lawyers at … Continue reading →
The Wisconsin Supreme Court was eager to let the lower court know it had grossly overstepped in going against the will of the legislature: IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all orders and judgments of the Dane County Circuit Court in … Continue reading →
I never could see how anyone could support Edwards for president. There was always something slick and smarmy about him, although I can’t say I had an inkling of just how slick and smarmy he really was. There was also … Continue reading →
The decision of the New York appellate court in the post-divorce lawsuit of Steven Simkin and Laura Blank is a lulu. The well-heeled couple were married thirty-three years and divorced in 2006, with a property settlement that involved a complex … Continue reading →