Roman Polanski: Dudgeon Magnet

Floods of moral posturing have been unleashed this week at the news of the long-overdue arrest of Roman Polanski. Every writer seems to find it necessary to file an entry in the “who’s righteously indignant the most?” sweepstakes by heaping invective on Polanski. Others have turned their wrath on those who have attempted to defend him. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 20:00:44

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Exclusive: Man fired from Christian radio station for revealing he was gay

Ian Carrington was dismissed from his volunteer job as a presenter 23 Comments on Exclusive: Man fired from Christian radio station for revealing he was gayClose Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeco.mmentsConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFeed Me LinksFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleHuggJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinkedInLinksMarkerMa.gnoliaMister [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:58:58

Dirigo and Marriage Equality

Update: Photos of Tuesday's announcement at the Statehouse in Augusta here. Dirigo is Maine's state motto- it means literally, "I lead ... . The solution, which a bill to allow gays to marry moves toward, is to separate the civil benefits ... place at City Hall or in a cathedral. Marriage, from a civil rights perspective, confers benefits [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:22:56

More Names Emerge for Key DOJ Slots

We're getting a clearer picture of the new Justice Department’s top ranks, as Attorney General nominee Eric Holder Jr.’s confirmation hearings begin. The leading candidate to head the Justice Department's Criminal Division, Lanny Breuer ... Law), who met Barack Obama as a Kerry delegate in 2004, was a top official in Obama’s California [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:29:53

Will Obama deliver a speech for the ages?

Historians have forever debated if great moments create great men, or if the opposite holds true ... from the union and just weeks before the opening shots of the Civil War.   It’s hard to imagine now – we almost ... if it meant dissolution.  Lincoln had other ideas, however, and used his speech to invoke universal law [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:56:24

A Distinction and a Difference

CSM:In new tactic, L.A. goes after gangs’ moneyLos Angeles – The gang capital of the world is taking a new tack against them: cash damages ... , for $5 million, against a criminal gang that had dominated the heroin trade downtown for decades.The verdict ... all assets of gang leaders, not just those associated with their criminal activity. Both suits seek [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:00:19

Deliberate Acquiescence to Israeli Terrorism

Even as we in Pakistan are confronted with multiple developments and issues, the slaughter of innocent Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of a murderous Zionist state has focused our emotions of anger, helplessness and frustration alongside similarly displayed emotions across the civil societies of the world [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:00:38

9 Israeli HR groups call for urgent humanitarian action in Gaza

At a press conference held Wednesday in Jerusalem, a coalition of nine mainstream Israeli human rights groups presented a dramatic call to the Government of Israel to act immediately to end further violations of the Law of War in Gaza ... of international humanitarian law by military forces. After the end of the hostilities, the time will come [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:39:38

Steve Schwarzman on Blackstone Insider Trading Brouhaha: ‘I Am Personally Infuriated…’

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission brought a civil complaint against a Blackstone managing director, Ramesh Chakrapani, ... a civil complaint today against Ramesh Chakrapani in our Corporate Advisory Services Group, charging ... as a 30 year old vice president. We are all shocked by this alleged breach of the law and violation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:38:01

Steve Schwarzman on Blackstone Insider Trading Brouhaha: ‘I Am Personally Infuriated…’

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission brought a civil complaint against a Blackstone managing director, Ramesh Chakrapani, ... a civil complaint today against Ramesh Chakrapani in our Corporate Advisory Services Group, charging ... as a 30 year old vice president. We are all shocked by this alleged breach of the law and violation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:28:00

Fuck Off, Robert Ford

Robert Ford is an ignorant censorious dick. Between offering the title and saying that, I could be on the hook for two felonies in South Carolina, if state senator Robert Ford, a Democrat, has his way. Ford has offered a bill in the South Carolina General Assembly to make publishing profanity in public — whether in writing or orally — a [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:50:45

No Day In Court For The Schloz by dday The Justice Department's Inspector General report on politicization under the Bush regime was so overwhelming that they had to cut it into sections. Yesterday's release of the section concerning the Civil Rights Division once again invites us to witness the glory that is Bradley Schlozman: In sum, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:01

Peaceful vigils call for justice for Oscar Grant

On Wednesday there were peaceful vigils held around the country, a National Day of Action demanding justice for Oscar Grant, ... because all of our civil rights are at risk when we don't lift our voices against this type of injustice ... arrested and charged to the fullest extent of the law. "There is only one answer to a tragedy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:34:06

Banned In South Carolina!

Looks like I'm off to prison soon: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-370 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO COMMUNICATE PROFANITY IN A PUBLIC FORUM OR PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION; BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-430 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DISSEMINATING PROFANITY TO A MINOR AND PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:48:46

New Mission for US Navy: Deterring Piracy at Sea

In this February 2008 file photo, members of the visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) prepare to inspect a dhow in the Gulf of Aden. While aboard the dhow, the team found 39 packs of drugs. Carney is conducting maritime security operations (MSO) and is assigned to Combined Task Force ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:42:00

Vilsack confirmation hearing linkfest

Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack appears to be on track for unanimous confirmation by the Senate as Secretary of Agriculture in Barack Obama's cabinet. At his confirmation hearing yesterday, Republicans didn't ask hostile questions, and Vilsack didn't have to explain away any embarrassing behavior like Treasury Secretary-nominee Timothy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:10:38

Mea Culpa, Patent Reform and Other Issues

I confess, it was me who fed Gene Quinn the erroneous info about Steve Kunin heading back the US PTO. I made an erroneous assumption when, in casual conversation with Steve at a Vail, Colorado CLE event, I asked Steve whether he was in touch with the Obama transition team and whether this might lead to his certain appointment as the next [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:05:08

New Column: Bloodlust of the Avenging Left

There is obviously no limit to the political left's bloodlust for all things George W. Bush, as witnessed by two news items this week ... Administration." The report recommends "that the new Administration conduct an independent criminal inquiry ... published an op-ed by Yale law professor Bruce Ackerman suggesting that 9th U.S. Circuit Court [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:30:00

Do Scots Need Kilts?

Rab Houston is Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews, and the author of Scotland: A Very Short Introduction. In the piece below he questions whether kilts are as integral to Scottish identity as some people think. His previous OUPblog post can be found here, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:58:13

Skate 2 takes to the streets of London

Skate 2, the sequel game to EA’s Skate is out at the end of this month. And to celebrate the launch the promoters are putting on a bit of a show; a race across London that will see man, car, tube and skateboard do battle across the city. I’m standing under a bridge near Waterloo encircled by stacks of skateboards and videos cameras [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:20:24

Halbrook to Testify in Hearings on Eric Holder for Attorney General

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding confirmation hearings on President-elect Barack Obama’s nomination of gun-control advocate Eric Holder for ... of firearms to terrorists and criminals. . . . F ederal law does not require background checks ... . . . . To further strengthen the ability of law enforcement offic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:11:13

** Milk (2008) -vs- Philadelphia (1993) **

Awards Edition: "Milk" is also nominated for the top award by the Producers Guild (Jan. 24), Screen Actors Guild (TNT/TBS, Jan. 25), Directors Guild ( ... . PHILADELPHIA The Defending Champion. A conservative law firm fires up-and-comer Andrew Beckett ... by an unwritten law that only (assumed) straight actors play gay characters. Presumably, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:55:10

Aceh government rejects Shariah bylaw

By News Editor / Fridae The Aceh provincial government says it will not sign the controversial bylaw; Indonesia's Home Minister Mardiyanto: The new bylaw would be “detrimental” to the Acehnese and would “frighten” visitors and investors. The Aceh provincial government says it will not sign the controversial Shariah (Islamic) bylaw ( qanun ) allowing adulterers to be stoned to death and homosexuals whipped, the Jakarta Post reported. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 16:17:36

Follow the English Only Money

Word on the street is that the officially registered committee behind Councilman Eric Crafton’s English Only referendum will purposefully miss ... that have been designated as “hate groups” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. 2) The members of the Nashville ... to the civil discussion of the pros and cons of the English Only referendum. Councilman [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:00:59

Good-Bye, George W. Bush -- and Good Riddance to Your Right-Wing Rubbish!

At His Final Press Conference on Monday -- and Likely In His Farewell Address Tonight -- a Bullheaded Bush Stubbornly Refuses to Admit That His Policies Have Severely Damaged America's Constitution and Its Standing in the World During His Eight Years in Office [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:04:14

Singapore Owner told to pay $382k agent’s fee

Singapore Owner told to pay $382k agent’s fee She withheld payment as she blamed agent for not telling her that buyer was neighbour By K.C. Vijayan, Law Correspondent Madam Lam’s house at 32H Nassim Road was bought by Mr Chew Hua Seng ... the sale on her behalf. Mr Thio had testified in his affidavit for the civil suit heard last July [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:37:50

A Proposition 8 legal update…

FYI from the National Center for Lesbian Rights…Women’s Groups Warn Against Consequences of Putting Equality Up to a Public Vote1.14 ... . v. Horton et al. (#S168047)—will include Equal Rights Advocates, the California Women’s Law Center ... offensive to the rich history of equality in California and contrary to California law.“ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:02:00

Will Obama Nationalize U.S. Private Pensions?

Earlier today I received an email from a concerned member of the Sovereign Society: " ... . In 2001 Argentina defaulted on $95 billion worth of government debt after a three-year economic meltdown that left Buenos Aires in bankruptcy. At the time, that was the biggest government debt default [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:42:07

Civil Wrongs in the Bush DOJ

Remember Brad Schlozman, Bush's dubious head of the Justice Department Civil Rights division? ... , but here in Civil Rights, we call them Voting Section attorneys," he confided to another friend. He hoped ... , Schlozman apparently felt really strongly that the Civil Rights Division was way too worried [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:39:15

Left Holds Holder Concerns

When his confirmation hearing begins on Thursday, ... Mahurin As a partner who last year earned more than $2 million at the Washington law firm Covington ... damages. Represented by Holder, Chiquita pleaded guilty to criminal charges in 2007 to paying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:00:01

Chuck Baldwin: Virginia takes US Constitutional Convention stage

Virginia Takes Con Con Stage by Chuck Baldwin As I noted in this column a few weeks ago, proponents of assembling a new Constitutional Convention are a scant two states away from achieving that monstrous reality. (Please review my column on this subject at http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2008/cbarchive_20081216.html ) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:36:45

AG Holder Would Review Bush Administration Decision to NOT Prosecute Schlozman

If he's confirmed, Attorney General nominee Eric Holder told the U.S ... , the DoJ's Inspector General found, broke federal law and custom vis a vis his hiring practices of only ... charges, criminal charges. ... I have not had a chance to read the report, Senator, and yet I have read [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:33:23

Eleventh Circuit upholds Georgia voter ID law

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Georgia law that requires voters to present government-issued photo identification in order ... for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) advocacy website , and other civil rights [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:32:09

w00t, w00t! Get FISA Right finishes #5 in Ideas for Change! Congratulations and great job all!

With a late rush, Get FISA Right, repeal the PATRIOT Act, and restore our civil liberties squeaked into the #5 position in the change ... , overall, wow, what a huge success for Get FISA Right — and civil liberties! Just think ... do see the Constitution and the rule of law as a priority right up there with health care, peace [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:32:33

Another Reason for Civil Liberties Activism: Security Court Rules in Favor of Warrantless Wiretapping

The path taking America back to constitutional governance just got steeper ... because the law uses the word “foreign,” and it’s OK to do these things to foreigners. Never mind ... for government agents who do so. The law has the word “Foreign” in it, and the government [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:25:57

Pritzker Law Sues For Family in Salmonella Death

I n the 4-month-old Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that state and federal officials have said is likely being caused by contaminated peanut ... to a civil complaint that Pritzker said he will file very soon against Virginia-based Peanut Corporation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:28:49

Charitable status is not a tax subsidy; churches should be governed by the Bible, not the Charter

In a column written for Freedom Press, author and Liberty 100 nominee Dr. Michael Wagner thinks churches could come under increasing pressure to comply with Charter values and not Christian values if they hope to keep their charitable tax status. In “Charity never fails.. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:28:29

Regional content expansion in Web of Science®: opening borders to exploration

Editor’s note: this guest entry was written by James Testa, Senior Director, Editorial Development & Publisher Relations, Thomson Reuters. It was originally published on an internal Thomson Reuters website. James Testa (pictured to the left) joined Thomson Reuters (then ISI) in 1983 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:58:22

The Bipartisan Homeland Security State

Will GriggFor two years, Bart McIntyre was deeply involved in the insignificant, thinly populated white supremacist movement ... of law-abiding gun owners and firearms dealers. So it was in his day job as an ATF Special Agent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:24:00

Jeff Monson Charged With Graffiti Felony Following ESPN Article

Jeff Monson Anarchist Graffiti Heavyweight veteran Jeff Monson has been charged with first-degree malicious ... movement in the United States, from civil rights, women’s rights, the labor movement, has been the result of people standing up and breaking the law, refusing to stand at the back of the bus, refusing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:51:10

Accountability Update 1/14/09

Branham: Gold Star Mother Wants Accountability through Prosecution http://www.afterdowningstreet ... http://www.pubrecord.org/politics/619-conyers-calls-for-criminal-probe-into-bush-administration ... /2009/01/13/restoring-the-rule-of-law-aclu-and-ccr-weigh-in-on-legislative-agendas/ Wheeler: Holder Confirm [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:54:50

Roundup: Abortion and Social Justice; World Meeting of Families in Mexico City

World Meeting of Families in Mexico City The World Meeting of Families is underway in Mexico City, a meeting of thousands of Catholics that will consider issues such as reproductive health and recognition for same-sex relationships.  "The five-day meeting, the first without the pope's presence, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:48:35

Monica Seles, Head Of The Class

ReutersMonica Seles Elected to International Tennis Hall of FameJanuary 15, 2009Gimeno, Dell and Johnson Join Seles for Induction this JulyTennis Legend Rod Laver To Be Honored During 2009 Induction WeekendNEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, USA – Christopher Clouser, Chairman of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum and Tony Trabert, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:16:00

O’Malley Appoints Members to Allegany and Somerset County Boards of Education

O’Malley release Governor Martin O’Malley Appoints Members to Allegany and Somerset County Boards of Education ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 28, 2009) – Governor Martin O’Malley today announced the appointments of two new members to the Boards of Education for Allegany, and Somerset Counties.  Governor O’Malley named Michael Llewellyn to the Allegany County Board of Education and Robert T. Wells to the Somerset County Board of Education. “I am proud to appoint Mr. Llewellyn and Mr. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 16:00:03

Hannity Ignores His Own Experts' Comments In Order To Paint AG Candidate As Terrorism Supporter

On the eve of Attorney General designee Eric Holder's confirmation hearing , Sean Hannity did a Special Investigation last night (1/14/09) ... that because Holder successfully avoided criminal charges against his client's officers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 07:22:36

The One Big Thing That George W. Bush Did Right

Photographs of President Bush during his final press conference by Gerald Herbert/AP by Robert Creamer / The Huffington Post / January 15, ... and the civil rights movement. He argues that big changes have never occurred gradually — nor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:55:12

The God Question

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:36:00

The Cheney legacy

The Cheney legacy January 15th, 2009 by Daniel Graeber U.S ... in civil service, paved the way for warrantless surveillance of the American people. Cheney also ... to justify their actions. “Waterboarding is torture,” Holder said. “Adherence to the rule of law [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:25:21

Israel: Arab parties banned from participating in elections

Elections will be held in Israel on 10 February 2009, and the Central Elections Committee has voted to ban two Palestinian (Arab) political parties from participating. In this post we hear the reaction from bloggers within Israel and outside. The Palestinian citizens of Israel (also known as Israeli Arabs) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:03:37

Why Gun-Rights Advocates Are Opposing Holder

Advocates of gun rights are drawing on the old and the new in their criticism of Attorney General-designate Eric Holder Jr ... questions” and “substantial concerns.” In its letter (pdf), the NRA cites a criminal case from Holder’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:05:18

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