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11th Circuit To District Courts: No Secret Note Passing
Jan 31, 2017(Comments: 0)January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Getting caught passing notes in class was high on the list of childhood embarrassments. Whatever your message that just couldn’t wait was, there was nothing worse than the risk of... -
Texas Teacher Sex Gets Expensive, But Who’s The Real Victim?
Jan 27, 2017(Comments: 13)January 27, 2017 (Fault Lines) – It’s hard to believe that, all of a sudden, there is a rash of teacher-student sex romps. There are a lot more stories in the news these days about taking... -
Taxes And Regulations Bring Bootlegging Back From The Dead
Jan 24, 2017(Comments: 3)January 24, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Taxes are the scourge of our existence. They are so hated they are often mentioned in the same breath as death. Most people will do anything to avoid them. But... -
Another Non-Solution To The Massachusetts Crime Lab Problem
Jan 20, 2017(Comments: 0)January 20, 2017 (Fault Lines) – The criminal justice system will always have problems. Not because it is flawed, but because the people it relies on to run are flawed. The recent wave of crime lab... -
Consequences And Repercussions In Palm Beach County Police Shooting
Jan 17, 2017(Comments: 2)January 17, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Deputy Adams Lin and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office are in the midst of a hard lesson on consequences and repercussions, by way of some U.S. Marshals cleaning out... -
Federal Court, Where It’s Alright To Be All Wrong
Jan 13, 2017(Comments: 3)January 13, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Earlier this week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion that results in a pretty scary rule for defendants in that circuit. Confronted with... -
Kentucky Prosecutors Would Rather Kill You Than Admit They Are Wrong
Jan 10, 2017(Comments: 3)January 10, 2017 (Fault Lines) – The story is almost a cliché. Kentucky men Garr Keith Hardin and Jeffrey Dewayne Clark were convicted in 1995 for the murder of Rhonda Sue Warford. Highly suspect circumstantial evidence,... -
New Orleans DA Continues Epic Temper Tantrum
Jan 5, 2017(Comments: 7)January 6, 2017 (Fault Lines) – From time to time, people get into pissing contests. One person irks another person and a grudge develops. Hopefully, most of us are grownup enough to leave it at that.... -
Puerto Rico Federal Court Says Government Gets No Do-Over
Jan 4, 2017(Comments: 0)January 4, 2017 (Fault Lines) – The “do-over” is a fine American tradition. Everybody knows if you don’t like the kickoff in a backyard football game, you ask for a do-over. Golf shot went awry? Take... -
Arkansas Prosecutors Attempt To Order Evidence From Amazon
Jan 3, 2017(Comments: 0)January 3, 2017 (Fault Lines) – At the dawn of 2017, the way people live their lives is evolving at light speed. Thanks to technology, it’s never been easier to be a consumer. And thanks to...
