An Evangelical pastor was found to be abusing victims by convincing them that his penis contained Holy Milk. Valdeci Sobreni Picanto of Brazil has now been arrested for misusing the name of the Holy Spirit for his disgusting behavior. The pastor claimed that the Holy Spirit would secrete from his penis in the form of […]
READ MOREDmitry Belorossov : A Victim of Extradition or Kidnapping?
Dimitry Belorossov’s extradition is one that many countries are carefully watching, as they believe that it is kidnapping, rather than a legal process. Countries usually issue travel alerts for citizens who may be traveling to areas thought to be a threat because of political unrest, natural disasters or health scares. The Russian Foreign Ministry, though, […]
READ MOREAttorney from Saddle River charged with distributing child pornography
FBI agents arrested a 64-year-old lawyer Thursday on charges of distributing child pornography after executing a search warrant at his home in Saddle River on Thursday, authorities said. Edward M. De Sear, a partner at the New York office of Allen & Overy, an international law firm, was charged with distributing at least three […]
READ MOREMark Andrew Moore Indicted
Mark Andrew Moore, a former facilities manager at Hunter College, claimed he was the Chairman, President and CEO of eS-prit International, an online health resource. He told members of an investment club that his business could make lots of money and offered them a discounted rate on his stocks. Nearly 50 members gave Moore $365,000 […]
READ MOREOne Year Later, Assessing Predictions of Disaster From Crack Sentencing Retroactivity
One year ago, I linked to coverage of the claim by Attorney General Mukasey that making federal crack sentencing reforms retroactive would cause “a sudden influx of cri minals from federal prison into your communities that could lead to a surge in new victims with a tragic but predictable result.” Hillary Clinton, it’s worth remembering, […]
READ MOREFirst Circuit on Innocuous Explanations for Conspiracy
Here is today’s opinion from the First Circuit in U.S. v. Ortiz(No. 05-1718), a case having to do with conspiracy charges filed against a guy who was driving around individuals involved in a drug deal and letting the dealers use his phone. In terms of drug law, I’m not sure that there’s much to it other […]
READ MOREHow To Avoid Facebook Dating Scams
If you want to avoid falling victim to Facebook dating scams, you need to learn how to spot the signs that the man you have met is actually a love rat. Many emotional con men deliberately target women over 40through social networking sites but a few simple precautions can ensure you don’t end up falling […]
READ MOREKentucky Places Tough Restrictions on Out-of-State Pharmacies
Holy commerce clause, Batman! Kentucky has just approved “a beefed-up application for out-of-state prescription drug suppliers that authorities say will help them track and catch companies selling pills to Kentucky’s black market,” according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. Constitutionally problematic? Perhaps not, given that the regulating health and safety is a core state interest. But it […]
READ MOREHarvard Law Review Speech Code Comment Ignites FIRE-storm
At issue, an April 2009 Harvard Law Review comment which argues that DeJohn v. Temple University, 537 F.3d 301 (3d Cir. 2008), the most recent and leading federal court of appeals precedent to strike down a campus speech code, was decided incorrectly. Members of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, take the student author and Harvard […]
READ MOREWhitehouse.gov Expresses Support for Removing Ban on Federal Funding for Needle Exchange, Calls for the Crack-Powder Disparity to Be “Completely Eliminated”
Transform notes an important detail on the just-revamped White House website: a reference on the “Civil Rights” page to the fact that Obama “supports lifting the federal ban on needle exchange, which could dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug users.” Also notable: the page expresses support for drug courts, calls for an end to […]
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