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Blessed Are The Sheriff Meeks, For They Shall Inherit Texas
Sept. 10, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — In the wake of backlash following Hunt County, Texas Deputy Joshua Robinson’s “no bill” allegedly assaulting a pregnant woman during the execution of a child custody warrant, Sheriff Randy Meeks has become... -
Michael Tyree: Dead Isn’t Safer
Sept, 7, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Michael Tyree, a mentally ill man suffering from bipolar disorder, is dead, allegedly beaten to death by three correctional officers in a jail stay that was, by all accounts, over... -
Since When Is Sexting With Yourself Is A Crime?
Sept. 3, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Cormega Copening and Brianna Benson, two 17-year-old students in Fayetteville, North Carolina, now find themselves at the center of a love story playing out across the nation in rapid fashion.... -
In Tennessee, A Child Abuse Registry Without A Crime
Aug. 31, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Tennessee, living up to its moniker of “The Volunteer State,” has bounded down the path of naming and shaming parenting done “wrong.” It’s chosen to publish the Department of Children’s... -
Rachel Baker’s Really Bad Idea: Shame First
Aug. 27, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Rachel Baker, by contemporary accounts, is a hero to the modern college student who should never feel threatened or hurt by allegedly harmful actions, words or deeds. She is the... -
Confronting the Ghosts of Racism To Defend Rape Charges
Aug. 26, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Stephen Ross Johnson is one of the smartest legal minds in Knoxville. He’s an adjunct professor and criminal defense attorney with an obsession for tilting at legal windmills. It’s also very...