Legal Commentary

Snatching the Body of Christ: Connecticut Man Criminally Charged After Stealing Communion Wafers

Posted on November 13, 2008
John Samuel Ricci, 33, of Connecticut was arrested in Jensen Beach, Florida after trying to steal communion wafers during a church service St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church. Ricci was corned by practitioners who recovered the sacred wafers. Despite the fact that Roman Catholics believe that this is the actual body of Christ, he was [...

Will President Bush Issue a Blanket Pardon?

Posted on November 13, 2008
There is growing speculation that President Bush will issue pardons for the unlawful domestic surveillance program and torture program in his waning days in office. Such a pardon would be welcomed not only by his allies but some Democrats who have previously blocked any serious investigation into alleged crimes by the Administration...

Dye Delinquent: School Girl Suspended for Dying Her Hair Dark Brown ? Told to Remain Segregated Until Hair Returns to Natural Color

Posted on November 13, 2008
Kirby Moore is a dye deliquent. After her stepsister Chelsea dyed her hair to a slightly darker color (and received accolades from her teachers), Kirby dyed her hair dark brown. When she appeared at her school in England, she was whisked away and confronted with the dress code — and her all-too-dark image...

New York Times Declares Eisenstadt a Hoax and Africa Story a Fraud

Posted on November 13, 2008
Now, this must be a sign of the Apocalypse: The New York Times taking Fox News to task for wrongfully impugning the intellect of Gov. Sarah Palin. The “old gray lady” has declared that Martin Eisenstadt is a fraud and hoodwinked the main stream media...

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It Which Must Not Be Named: AIG Executives Caught in Another Public Funded Resort Frolic Despite Efforts of Concealment

Posted on November 12, 2008
The media has uncovered yet another American International Group (AIG) frolic for executives at a resort — and efforts to conceal the event from the public already outraged over past publicly financed parties for disgraced executives. AIG reportedly blocked any mention of its name on signs or even in conversations among resort employees...

Burma?s Dictators Give Blogger Over 20 Years for Insulting Poem

Posted on November 12, 2008
Nay Myo Kyaw, a 28-year old blogger in Burma, has received a horrific 20 year and 6 month sentence for writing a poem viewed as a veiled criticism of the dictatorship. Another poet, Saw Wai, was given 2 years for a Valentine’s Day poem and even the lawyer, Aung Thein...

Saudi Arabia Sentenced Doctor to 1500 Lashes and 15 Years in Prison ? For Malpractice on Saudi Princess

Posted on November 12, 2008
There is growing tension between Saudi Arabia and Egypt over another medieval criminal sentence out of the Saudi court system. Raouf Amin el-Arabi, an Egyptian doctor who has treated the royal family for 20 years, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and 1,500 lashes after he allegedly committed malpractice in the treatment [...

Obama Transition Teams Looks at Unravelling Eight Years of Executive Orders and Signing Statements

Posted on November 12, 2008
With President Bush accelerating last minute executive orders that would bind an Obama Administration, the transition team has already begun zeroing in on executive orders and signing statements that President Obama should make a priority to eliminate...

KKK: Joining is Free, Quitting is Fatal

Posted on November 12, 2008
An Oklahoma woman traveled to Covington, Louisiana to join a KKK group known as the “Dixie Brotherhood.” When she decided at the last minute to back out, the racists allegedly murdered her and burned her belongings. She was found under brush along the roadside and the leaders arrested including clan leader, Raymond [...

Connecticut Court Declares Same Sex Marriage Legal

Posted on November 12, 2008
On the heels of a major political defeat in California with the passage of Proposition 8, Connecticut Judge Johnathan Silbert has handed the movement a victory in kind: declaring same-sex or “gay marriage” legal in the state. Couples are reportedly rushing to the courthouse to take advantage of the ruling...

Lawsuit: Angel?s Secret is Formaldehyde

Posted on November 11, 2008
Victoria’s Secret is facing a lawsuit over complaints that bras — Angels Secret Embrace and Very Sexy Extreme Me Push-Up — are toxic. Women have complained about rashes, hives and permanent scarring. Tests indicate that the bras contain formaldehyde...

BBC Anchor Fired Over Racist Conversation with Taxi Dispatcher

Posted on November 11, 2008
BBC host Sam Mason has been sacked by the company over a racist remark that she made to a taxi dispatcher regarding Asian or turbaned drivers picking up her daughter. Mason, 40, only took over the BBC Radio Bristol weekday afternoon programm six weeks ago...

Dentist Faces Malpractice Charges After Allegedly Botching Breast Reduction Surgery and Killing Another Patient

Posted on November 11, 2008
It is hard to know where to begin with this case. A woman goes to a dentist for a breast reduction and is shocked that he botched the job. The unnamed woman is suing dental surgeon Thomas Laney of Seattle for a surgery done on her when she was 15 years old...

American Jewish Committee Explores Charges Against German Legislator Over Racist Anti-Obama Statement

Posted on November 11, 2008
Charges are being discussed against Juergen Gansel, a deputy in the Saxony state legislature for the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany. Gansel made racist remarks regarding the election of Obama and the American Jewish Committee’s Berlin Chapter wants action...

Hoax or Hero: One of Palin Anonymous Critics Goes Public to Confirm Criticism of Her Intellect and Knowledge

Posted on November 11, 2008
For weeks, McCain officials have been dumping on Gov. Sarah Palin as a disaster, accusing her of everything from being a prima dona to a binge shopper to a moron. Palin has responded by calling these anonymous sources as cowardly and “jerks.” She and her supporters have even suggested that these sources may [...

Lori Drew Jury May Not Be Told of Megan Meier Suicide

Posted on November 11, 2008
In a major blow to the prosecution, U.S. District Judge George H. Wu has indicated that he will suppressed the fact that 13-year-old Megan Meier killed herself after her adult neighbor Lori Drew attacked her on MySpace while pretending to be a young boy...

Jews Demand Mormons Stop Proxy Baptisms of Concentration Camp Victims

Posted on November 11, 2008
Holocaust survivors are trying to negotiate with leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints to stop posthumous “proxy” baptisms of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps. In these ceremonies, a person stands in for a victim and goes through the submerging rite...

Stripper Sues for Age Discrimination After Club Goes for ?Younger Look?

Posted on November 10, 2008
Kimberlee Ouwroulis has filed an interesting lawsuit in Canada alleging age discrimination. Owroulis is a stripper and claims that she was fired at 44 due to her age. The question is whether age is a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification for a stripper...

Study: Bullies Like to Inflict Pain

Posted on November 10, 2008
This may have been a case where considerable time and money could have been saved with a brief conversation with some ten year olds in any school playground. My alma mater, The University of Chicago, has completed an exhaustive study and determined that bullies actually enjoy inflicting pain on others...

Rubber Chicken: Company Accused of Putting Rubber Pieces in the Chicken Kiev

Posted on November 10, 2008
We have all complained about rubber chicken dinners. However, it was merely a metaphor until this week when Portland-based Barber Foods Co. was forced to recall chicken meals after pieces of rubber were found into the Stuffed Chicken Kiev. Rubber was supposed to be the texture, not one of the actual ingredients...

Saturation Politics: New Jersey Politician Accused on Urinating on Citizens

Posted on November 10, 2008
Voters often complain that politicians do little but piddle on them. Well, New Jersey Councilman Steven Lipski is accused of taking this metaphor to a more literal extent by urinating on people at a concert. There was a time when simply a warm handshake would do...

Perils of the Press IV: Fire in the Fourth Estate

Posted on November 10, 2008
Reporters have faced every type of threat from imprisonment to, as noted in yesterday’s entry, defecating bovine. But few face the danger of burning alive in an effort to report the news. Well, here’s a video of a reporter who does not allow a mere raging fire to stop the presses...

Perils of the Press III: When Cows are Cows on Live Television

Posted on November 09, 2008
As an addition to our running collection of the perils of the press, here is a video of what happens when you use the working end of a cow as a backdrop for your live television broadcast. It appears that bovine viewers feel the same about the state of modern media in our country...

When Monks Attack: Christian Monks Have Massive Brawl at Holy Site

Posted on November 09, 2008
This could be a new Fox Special “When Monks Attack.” As Jews and Muslims fight of the location of the new Museum of Tolerance, Christian monks were having an actual brawl at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Sunday. Monks from the Greek Orthodox and Armenian denominations were preparing for a ceremony [...

A Matter of Faith or a Matter of Tort: Schubert Files Petition with Supreme Court in Texas Exorcism Case

Posted on November 09, 2008
In what could be an extremely important constitutional case, Laura Schubert (now Laura Schubert Pearson) has filed a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court in Pleasant Glade Assembly of God v. Schubert. Schubert lawsuit alleging false imprisonment and assault by the pastor and the church was dismissed by the Texas Supreme [...

?Child Witches? of Nigeria Being Murdered or Abandoned in Large Numbers

Posted on November 09, 2008
Much of the world is ignoring the plight of children in Nigeria who are being murdered or abandoned in that country’s continued belief in witches and black magic. A typical case is a young girl named Mary featured by the Telegraph. Her father threw her out after a local priest accused her of [...

Everyone?s Dunne: Court Fight Erupts Over Money Found in Cleveland Home?s Walls

Posted on November 09, 2008
In Cleveland, both a home owner, Amanda Reece, and contractor, Bob Kitts, have been left with little to show for the finding of a lifetime: $182,000 stuffed in a wall in a home in Cleveland. Due to their inability to agree on a division of the money, they ultimately attracted the attention of descendants [...

Related Reports: Lemmings Do Not Commit Mass Suicide But Sixty-Four Percent of Republicans Want Palin to Run for President in 2012

Posted on November 08, 2008
There are two related stories this week of some scientific interest. It turns out that lemmings do not commit mass suicide by blindly following other lemmings over cliffs, as discussed in the article below. However, it also appears that 64 percent of Republicans want Gov...

Florida Court Strikes Down Law Prohibiting Wearing of Uniforms For People Not in the Military

Posted on November 08, 2008
A Florida Appellate court has struck down an unconstitutional state law in Florida that made it unlawful to wear military uniforms if you are not in the military. The court ruled that the law violated the first amendment. In May 2007 Fernando Montas wore an Army uniform at the Orlando International Airport...

Israeli Supreme Court Rules That ?Museum of Tolerance? Can Be Build on Top of Ancient Muslim Cemetary

Posted on November 08, 2008
Israel’s Supreme Court have ruled that the government may destroy part of an ancient Muslim cemetery to build a new “Museum of Tolerance.” The cemetery contains the bones of past leading Muslim clerics and the warriors of famed Saladin who retook Jerusalem...

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