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Brickbat: How Shocking
A jury in Oklahoma found Joshua Taylor and Brandon Dingman, former Wilson officers guilty of second-degree assault and battery using a dangerous firearm. Jared Lakey […]
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Buddha, Christ, and Hercules Walk Into a Bar, in 1938 Wyoming …
State v. Bristol (Wyo. 1938), as summarized by an earlier case, the facts were: [T]The defendant was responsible for ejecting the intoxicated victim out of […]
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EPA/Army Corps Propose to Formalize Waters of the United States Definition
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency proposed last week the third updated definition of “waters of America” over the past six-years. The […]
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Bluebook Adopts Rule Requiring Slavery Parentheticals
Will Baude and Steve Sachs wrote last year about the Bluebook proposal that required slave parentheticals. The Bluebook has adopted the proposal and it is […]
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Cybertoonz 4
From an interminable project about AI bias, and the biases associated with the stories and research that surround it, my fourth cartoon cyber comment is […]
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The Rarity of November Decisions in Argued Cases
Rumours that one or more Supreme Court opinions will be issued tomorrow have fueled speculation about whether we might get a decision on one of […]
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Today in Supreme Court History: November 21, 1926
11/21/1926: Justice Joseph McKenna died. Justice Joseph McKenna Reason.com’s Today in Supreme Court History, November 21 1926 originally appeared on Reason.com.
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Who Bears the Burden of Proof in Self-Defense Cases?
So self-defense is an affirmative defense. Producing evidence can be a difficult taskA defense attorney must provide evidence to support his claim. Then, the Proof […]
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Is It Libelous to Falsely Call Someone a Racist, White Supremacist, Socialist, or Communist?
Many derogatory and even unjustifiable criticisms are treated only as opinions, which is why they cannot be legally brought to justice. For example, the claim […]
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Is It Defamatory to Call Kyle Rittenhouse — or Anyone Acquitted of Murder — a “Murderer”?
False allegations of facts may be defamatory, however opinions about others aren’t. Are you referring to “Kyle Rittenhouse a killer” or “O.J. Is it a […]