Archive for the ‘Law/Justice/Prosecuting’ Category
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006
Steve Minor says that law school liberals are still in denial.
By the way, Steve dropped by the office yesterday for a brief visit. I need to make a point to check in with him every so often; he makes me laugh every time. He's the Chris Rock of the Virginia blogosphere.
And Steve, I [...]
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Saturday, March 11th, 2006
I like John Roberts more every day.
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Friday, March 10th, 2006
This is almost too much to believe:
A father who drugged his children's tennis opponents, leading to a player's death, was sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted Thursday.
Christophe Fauviau had confessed to the crime during his trial in Mont-de-Marsan in southwestern France.
The former military pilot was accused of spiking the water bottles of [...]
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Thursday, March 9th, 2006
This is so outrageous that I don't even know how to begin discussing it.
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Wednesday, March 8th, 2006
Stinkin' lawyers.
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2006
I like it when Commonwealth's Attorneys are appointed to the bench.
(Oh, and by the way, Steve...I read the interview as instructed. Good stuff.)
UPDATE: Tom has some thoughts as well.
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
Heh.
Thanks, Steve.
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Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
I almost missed it, but Garren Shipley had this interesting piece in the NV Daily:
When the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether a federal ban on the procedure often called partial-birth abortion is legal, Virginia will be watching closely.
The high court may be deciding if Virginia’s law is constitutional at the same time.
Attorney General Bob McDonnell [...]
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
A longtime reader sends me this link, with this comment: "This story, if even a bit true, is simply blood-curdlingly outrageous."
Well, it certainly doesn't look good, I agree. I urge caution, however; there are a ton of questions that aren't addressed in that post.
Countertop Chronicles has more here.
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
Very disturbing, but unfortunately, not surprising.
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Sunday, February 12th, 2006
Ken links here to a study that purports to show that the gun crime rate in Richmond hadn't dropped any faster than the rates in other cities without Project Exile.
I'm skeptical.
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Friday, February 10th, 2006
It's hard to believe, based on the sample questions, that the US Justice Department believes this test is discriminatory.
I got them all right, but then again, I help a fifth grader with her math homework every night.
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