civil rights

Naked cyclists, free speech, and judicial independence

November 18, 2008 19:19

This one, curious case of the nude cyclist charged with public indecency for a Portland bike ride, may draw some heat. Judge Jerome LaBarre was the lucky (ha!) trial judge who drew this case.  Judge LaBarre reportedly ruled that 21-year old Bobby Hammond’s nude bike ride was protected speech ...

Major Victory for Rights of Developmentally Disabled in IL

November 17, 2008 21:47

You have to love the power of class actions. Last week, the IL developmentally disabled community hailed a settled federal class action as a huge step forward. For the first time, it will give thousands of Illinoisans a choice in...

Effective Assistance of Counsel

November 15, 2008 13:15

Here at this link is an article one kind reader called attention to. Called Effective Assistance of Counsel and Consequences of Guilty Pleas (2002), it represents slow if steady progress in the study of criminal law in general, and one of the pillars thereof, the right to a lawyer for your...

Public speech has real consequences

November 15, 2008 03:21

http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/forum/story.html?id=94c13ead-f1c3-467a-bbe0-f79c013ac4e7 Consequences of public speech real Kashif Ahmed, Special to the StarPhoenix Friday, November 14, 2008 The recent decision by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal to dismiss a complaint...

That whole history thing

November 07, 2008 00:40

Leave it to The Onion to have its own unique view of the outcome of the presidential race. Note that it contains salty language, so if words you can’t say on broadcast TV offend, don’t go there. I was taken by both senators’ speeches Tuesday night. Senator McCain’s...