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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Still No Justice In The Duke Lacrosse Rape Case

The Attorney General of the state of North Carolina announced today that, due to the overzealousness of an ambitious district attorney who ignored a growing number of inconsistencies in his case to prosecute three young men with raping a stripper, all charges were being dropped. After a year of... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 30, 2007

Man Kills Wife's Lover; Wife Charged With Manslaughter

I know what you're thinking. This could only happen in Iraq. The wife was sleeping with another man, therefore putting his life in danger. She's guilty. And you'd be wrong -- about it being in Iraq. This is a case in Texas. Arlington, to be exact. It seems that Darrell Roberson came home one night... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

ITT Sells Government Secrets, Remains As DOD Contractor

ITT was found guilty today of selling defense secrets to other governments today. They were fined $1 million dollars and ordered to develop new night vision technology for the military. McDonald-Douglas, however, has been increasing its dependency on Chinese-made and imported parts for years in a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Death Penalty For Child Rapist

The jury in the Jessica Lundsford rape-murder trial came back today with a 10-2 decision in favor of the death penalty for John Couey, the man found guilty last week of abducting, raping, and murdering the 9-year-old after she went missing on February 23, 2005. A Florida jury does not have to reach... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Millenium Bomber Case Overturned

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the most controversial and most overturned (by the U.S. Supreme Court) court in the land, overturned the sentence of Ahmed Ressam, the terrorist caught with 124 pounds of explosives as he tried to cross the U.S. Canadian border in December 1999. But instead of... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Same Sex Marriage Under Fire In Massachusetts

It is currently legal for two people of the same sex to marry in Massachusetts. Mitt Romney and other legislators are trying to get a measure passed through the state legislature that would ban same sex marriages. The measure would have to be passed by two successive legislative sessions to appear... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Kanye West Has Something Else To Cry About

In the latest development in the ongoing whiny soap opera that is Kanye West's career to date, the video "Touch The Sky" has garnered West a lawsuit. (If you will remember, West went berserk at MTV Europe Video Awards last month when "Touch The Sky" didn't win the best video award, screaming he'd... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 2, 2006

"Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Sign Makes It To The Supreme Court

Back in 2002, an Alaskan high school senior was expelled from school for displaying a homemade sign that read "Bong Hits 4 Jesus". It seems that the display of this banner was against school policy, even though the banner was displayed along the route of the Olympic Torch Run and not on school... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Ohio Woman Indicted For Murdering Child In Microwave

A woman who brought the body of her month-old child to a Dayton, Ohio hospital 15 months ago has been indicted on suspicion of murder charges. A coroner's report stated that the baby died of hyperthermia, or overheating. Since there were no visible signs of the body being heated - no rash,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Not Ready For An Insanity Defense For Multiple Murderer?

The four-man defense team for Brian Nichols, the man who escaped from the Fulton County, Gerogia, courthouse and killed four people in doing so, asked the judge today for more time to prepare their case. They claimed they did not have adequate time, which is guaranteed everyone under Constitutional... Sign in to see full entry.

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