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Monday, June 20, 2005

Retrial For Death Penalty Inmate

The Supreme Court handed down a decision today that overturned the conviction of Ronald Rompilla, on death row in Pennsylvania for robbing, stabbing and setting on fire a taven owner in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1988. The crime was heinous enough for the man to deserve conviction and a death... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 18, 2005

How Many Sexual Molestations Can A Predator Commit? Try 36,000

San Jose police, after arresting and searching the home of Dean Schwartzmiller, found journals detailing the molestations of thousands of young boys. The journals graphicly describe over 36,000 separate incidents of sexual molestation of several decades. Accounts were titled "Blond Boys,'' "Cute... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 13, 2005

Serving Martha Stewart Time, Or Al Capone Time

In a unanimous Supreme Court decision today, the court ruled that new rules in the Ohio penal system give prisoners a fair opportunity to challenge assignment or reassignment to certain prison facilities, such as the supermaximum security prisons. Under the new rules, the prisoner must be given... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 10, 2005

A Case Of Neglect Or Parental Right?

Little Katie Wernecke, 12, has Hodgkins Disease, a cancer that affects the lymph nodes. She is currently in remission. Since she is in remission, her parents have decided to block efforts by her doctors to treat her with radiation and chemotherapy, which the doctors maintain are necessary for Katie... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 8, 2005

Letting The Rabble In To Save The Filibuster

Democrats kept their part of the bargain made with the Republicans: they's stop filibustering judges if the Republicans agreed to allow the filibuster to live a while longer. But you make a bad deal, somebody is bound to get hurt. For instance, many of the conservative judges that have been in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 5, 2005

Twelve? Only Twelve Charges Against Saddam Hussein?

Prosecutors in the Saddam Hussein's war crimes trial have settled on twelve charges of the nearly 500 with which he has been charged (and may eventually face) that they will focus on during the trial. These 12 charges are the well-documented charges that prosecutors have no doubt Hussein will be... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 29, 2005

It's Worth Jailtime, Judge, To Have Seen My Boy Getting His First Lap Dance

A Tennessee woman has been indicted on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor because she hired a stripper to perform at her son's 16th birthday party. Her husband, two other adults, and the stripper are also being charged. Anette Pharris took pictures and took them in for developing... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Runaway Bride Indicted By Grand Jury

Jennifer Wilbanks, the young bride-to-be that got cold feet, went to Vegas, ended up in lying to the police in New Mexico about being abducted, has now been indicted by a grand jury for her troubles. She is charged with making a false police report (misdemeanor) and making a false statement (felony)... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 23, 2005

Abortion Law On Supreme Court's Fall Schedule

The Supreme Court, in what is viewed as a surprise move on thier part, has agreed to hear a case on New Hampshire abortion rights that was struck down by the state supreme court. Most experts beleive that agreeing to hear the case is a direct signal to the White House of the importance of a full... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 21, 2005

The Only Other Reason To Stay An Execution

The Indiana Parole Board voted unanimously that Gregory Scott Johnson, the convicted murderer of an 82-year-old woman neighbor, not be granted clemency so he could denote his liver to his terminal sister, who has non-alcoholic cirrhosis. The sister is not currently on any national donor recipient... Sign in to see full entry.

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