The Time Mike Caused $135,000 In Damage At His Local Target
Most people don’t associate Mike Pence with a swathe of retail destruction the likes of which would impress Genghis Khan himself, but it happened once.
Category: Crime
Georgia AG Carr Requests DOJ Investigation Into Handling of Ahmaud Arbery case
Georgia’s Attorney General formally requested the U.S. Department of Justice conduct an investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case.
Gregory and Travis McMichael Arrested in Slaying of Ahmaud Arbery
Ahmaud Arbery was alive in the morning, and dead in the evening, because of a chain of decisions the McMichaels purposefully made.
Wednesday Writs 4/22: Ramos v. Louisiana
This week, the Court delivered its decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, in what must be among the most fractured opinions in SCOTUS history. Let me try to break that down:
Yakuza and the One Good Mobster
The idea of the “good criminal” is frequently romanticized in fiction. Few games, though, have successfully captured that feeling the way Yakuza does.
Wednesday Writs: Schoolboy Innuendo Edition
The School District was not willing to concede, and took our case of the week Bethel School District v. Fraser, to the Supreme Court.
Wednesday Writs: Quarantine Edition
Reeled with economic struggles after each outbreak, with businesses closing, unemployment up, services reduced and overwhelmed. In an effort to contain the disease, quarantines were declared in various localities…
Wednesday Writs: Easterseals Society v Playboy, and Other Assorted Smut
The porn magnate defeats the disabled children. Laissez bon temps rouler.
Weinstein Convicted of Rape
After five days of deliberation, the jury in Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial returned a mixed verdict
President Trump Commutes Blagojevich Sentence, Pardons Others
President Trump got busy with his pen today, commuting and pardoning several people including former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and former NYC Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik.
Former Congressman Chris Collins Sentenced to Prison
Former Representative Chris Collins was sentenced to two years and two months in prison for charges related to insider trading and lying to cover it up.
Lawrence Lessig and Clickbait Defamation
Lessig is suing because he made multiple points in his article and the NYT made a headline out of only one of them and it wasn’t the most important point he made.
Wednesday Writs: Pre-Trial Publicity and Jury Bias in Irvin v. Dowd
The serial killer’s case was the first in which a criminal conviction was overturned due to pre-trial publicity.
Attacks on Jews in New York. Again.
But regardless of which political tribe we pin this on, it’s a scary moment. Anti-semitism is never dead and never very far from us. The events of recent weeks are a stark reminder of that.
Working (In Prision) For the Man (Michael Bloomberg)
If the internet can chant “Kamala is a cop” at now-withdrawn candidate Senator Kamala Harris, surely we can get a “Bloomberg is The Man” one going.
Everyone Seemingly Loves Them Some “Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself”
Over at Arc Digital, Derek Robertson takes a view on the “Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself” meme/trope/battlecry that is everywhere these days, both on the internet and spilling over to real life.
Wednesday Writs: Brown v. Plata and Prison Reform Edition
This week, Plata v. Brown case of the week highlighting the need for prison reforms, West Virginia charges prisoners to read, Adnan Sayed of Serial fame, litigating the happiness of cows, dumb crooks, and more.
AG Barr: Epstein Death “Perfect Storm of Screw-ups”
This will, of course, have precisely zero effect in settling down those pesky “Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself!” feelings many folks have.
My First Murder Investigation
I stared at my notes as the last couple hours swirled around in my head. This seemed too insane to actually be true.
Roger Stone Found Guilty of All Charges
Roger Stone was found guilty on all 7 chargeshe faced in his Washington, DC trial.
