Today I spent my lunch hour with my stomach being twisted in knots. The food wasn’t bad – the problem was that I was reading a draft of an article that David Schraub’s going to have published in Dartmouth Law Review later this year. To read it you’ll have to follow the link and register…
Category: Justice
Moral Judgments
One of the fundamental pillars of American liberalism is that we should not make moral judgments about the worth of others or the worth of their actions. We’re all more or less the same according to liberal dogma. The death penalty is the ultimate moral judgment and the forbidden nature of moral judgment is, in…
Spring, TX? No Thanks…
Some of you have undoubtedly heard about the skinheads who beat up and tortured a Mexican boy nearly to death in Spring. This happened in a reasonably nice neighborhood. Disgusting little fuckers, aren’t they? There are so many mental defectives involved in this hideous event that it’s hard to know where to begin unraveling it….
Judge: I’m Your Dictionary
From CNN.com: On Friday, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema reminded jurors to avoid looking up words in the dictionary after learning a juror researched the definition of “aggravating.” The jury is balancing “aggravating” and “mitigating” factors to determine whether Moussaoui should be executed or spend the rest of his life in prison for his role…
Supreme Court Backs Municipal Land Grabs
This tite was stolen from a CNN report of the same name – read it and be amazed at the temerity of the nation’s Supreme Court. Two days later and I’m still in a state of denial/disbelief over this ruling. Now I understand where the phrase “contempt of court” comes from! From the CNN article:…
Convicted Again!
Here’s proof that the justice system does work, sometimes.
Who Says There’s No Justice in the World?
First a Republican takes over the reins in California and now this: Convicted child molester beaten up by former victim in Florida jail.
Another One Ought to Bite the Dust
An appeals court in New Orleans halted execution of convicted murderer. Any excuse will do, apparently, to stop justice from being meted out. If you ask me, a guy who pulls a gun on the presiding judge in his murder trial has proven the state’s case against himself.
Judge: “Inmate can sue to force state to pay for sex change operation”
Here’s a prime example of why judges need to be directly accountable to the voters: A convicted killer seeking a sex change is entitled, at taxpayer expense, to medical treatment that could lead to gender reassignment, a federal judge in Albany [New York] held yesterday. U.S. District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn said the state cannot…
Police Arrest Wrong Man, Don’t Fess Up
Harris County Sheriffs arrested Edward Riley for no reason. Read about how police agencies are passing the buck and the blame for his arrest. Thom Marshall of the Houston Chronicle says this type of screw-up demands an internal investigation. What do you think? The victim in the case certainly has a right to his anger….