Judge bans the word “rape”
In the retrial of State v. Safi, the court has banned the use of the words “rape,” “sexual assault,” “victim,” “assailant,” and “sexual assault kit.” A lot of people think it the judge is crazy, but I don’t.
Judge bans the word “rape”
In the retrial of State v. Safi, the court has banned the use of the words “rape,” “sexual assault,” “victim,” “assailant,” and “sexual assault kit.” Nebraska’s first attempt to prosecute Pamir Safi ended in mistrial when the jurors deadlocked seven votes to five votes. The ban was in effect for the first trial, and the … Read more
The Top Ten Moments During Closing Arguments of US v. Conrad Black, et al
My latest blog post is about some funny and interesting moments at the Conrad Black trial.
The Top Ten Moments During Closing Arguments of US v. Conrad Black, et al
The Conrad Black trial raged for 15 weeks in the federal courtroom of Judge Amy St. Eve. At the end of closing arguments, the judge said that it was a pleasure to work with so many highly skilled lawyers, and it is easy to understand why. The four defendants and the government were represented by … Read more
Chicago-Kent Law Blog
I now contribute to the Chicago-Kent Law Blog. My latest post is a review of a law review article written by my Constitutional Law professor. My first post was about a conference at our school covering Michael Crichton’s book Next.
Was Shelley v. Kraemer Incorrectly Decided? Some New Answers
Mark D. Rosen of Chicago-Kent College of Law recently published an article titled Was Shelley v. Kraemer Incorrectly Decided? Some New Answers, 95 Cal. L. Rev. 451 (2007), which won the 2006 Outstanding Scholarly Paper Award from the Association of American Law Schools. Professor Rosen is a Norman & Edna Freehling Scholar and respected constitutional … Read more
Who Owns Your Body?
On Monday, May 21, 2007, the Institute for Science, Law & Technology, at the Illinois Institute of Technology held a conference titled Who Owns Your Body? Legal and Social Issues in Michael Crichton’s NEXT. Lori Andrews, the Director of the Institute and a Distinguished Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, convened the conference … Read more
The Tragedy of Don Imus
We witnessed a tragedy this month. Don Imus called the Rutgers University women’s basketball team “nappy-headed hos”. Al Sharpton, and others, said he was racist, got upset, and demanded he be fired. Imus apologized, a lot, and went on Sharpton’s radio show to apologize – again. Imus was suspended. People were still angry. Imus was … Read more
Suicide attacks in war
The British Royal Air Force (“RAF”) says that some fighter pilots may have to kill themselves by ramming their plane into “a vehicle carrying a Taliban or al Qaeda commander.” The RAF believes that the British people respect the military because warriors have to make hard decisions like this. In the movie Red Dawn, the … Read more
The war is wrong in hindsight, but it was also wrong in March 2003
Christopher Hitchens from Slate.com is proud that his support of the Iraq War has never wavered. In this piece, he does a pretty good job of explaining why we should support the war. It’s so good, that the White House should hire him. But, he is still wrong. He thinks it was scandalous that Iraq … Read more