April2016
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Shocking Conduct By A Judge Leads To Anger Management
Apr 29, 2016(Comments: 2)Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — It’s never a good idea to piss off a judge. They usually have the ability to do nasty things to people who annoy them, like take away your life, liberty,... -
IP Flow Links – Getty Images Accuses Google Images Of Encouraging Piracy
Apr 29, 2016(Comments: 0)Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Hi folks, here’s your IP news update for the week: Getty Images has filed a complaint with the European Commission claiming that Google Images encourages widespread piracy of images. Representative... -
FAULT LINES FRIDAY FAIL
Apr 29, 2016(Comments: 3)Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — It’s Friday, so that means it’s time for the Fault Lines Friday Fail. We’ve done all the work this week, and now you get to have your say. The Friday... -
Crafting Dennis Hastert’s Sentence
Apr 29, 2016(Comments: 1)Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The New York Times reports that Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has been sentenced: Dennis Hastert, once among this nation’s most powerful politicians, was sentenced to 15 months... -
Seventh Circuit: Rubber Bands and Dogs Insufficient to Keep Cash
Apr 29, 2016(Comments: 1)Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) —It is not true that drug dogs are as accurate as coin flips. Only a very skillful person can determine a coin flip’s result ahead of time. But any competent officer... -
Flamingly Unconstitutional: Is Catholicism A Hate Crime?
Apr 29, 2016(Comments: 4)Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The LAPD, together with campus police, is investigating an employee of a private Catholic university for committing a “hate crime” by telling three gay activist students that the Catholic Church... -
Police Awards: Stolen Valor Or Honest Mistake?
Apr 29, 2016(Comments: 0)Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Recently, Orlando Police Chief John Mina ordered his officers to use “only the minimal amount of force necessary.” He also told officers who saw other officers using excessive force to... -
Forensic Science Needs Greater Judicial Scrutiny
Apr 29, 2016(Comments: 5)Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The myth of General Cincinnatus remains a powerful one. There is something appealingly romantic about a farmer leaving his plow and leading an army to victory. Moreover, Cincinnatus was named... -
Stingray Gets Baltimore Murder Tossed
Apr 29, 2016(Comments: 2)Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The Fourth Amendment is dying a death by a thousand cuts. It’s a simple constitutional amendment. It prohibits warrantless searches and seizures, which are presumed unconstitutional. But American courts have... -
Cleveland Cop Union Still Clueless On Tamir Rice
Apr 28, 2016(Comments: 0)Apr. 28, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — It seemed like Cleveland officials had achieved peak callousness when the city recently billed the estate of Tamir Rice $500 for his “last dying expense”- the cost of the dying...