Legal Reform and The Elephant in the Room (Or, Here Comes “Da Judge!”)
Op-Ed by Janet Phelan Legal reform initiatives now litter the landscape. From new bills proposed in state and national legislatures, to the efforts of established…
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Is It Legal To Lie To Congress: False Statements Accountability Act Of 1996 (H.R. 3166)
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich Lies, lies, and more lies? “It’s legal to lie in the swamp.” With all the accusations, allegations and what at…
If A Pretrial A.I. Risk Assessment Tool Does Not Satisfy These Criteria, It Needs to Stay Out of the Courtroom
By Hayley Tsukayama and Jamie Williams Algorithms should not decide who spends time in a California jail. But that’s exactly what will happen under S.B….
Could An Artificial Intelligence Be Considered A Person Under The Law?
By Roman V. Yampolskiy, University of Louisville Humans aren’t the only people in society – at least according to the law. In the U.S., corporations…
Tucson Court to Hear Extradition of Woman Accused of Feeding her Mother
By Janet Phelan On Tuesday, Pima County Superior Court in Arizona will hear a case involving a fugitive from justice and the request for extradition…
The Fickleness of Law, Especially USA Law
By Catherine J. Frompovich What you will read probably will not sit well with you and many professions, especially the legal. The law has become…
Are The U.S. Legal Profession And Case Law Truly Antiquated?
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich Here’s something to consider, I offer. The law as practiced and enforced in the USA is antiquated! Why do I…
Dangerous Precedent: State Copyrights Its Laws To Keep Citizens From Free Access
By Jack Burns Georgia — Carl Malamud is a law advocate, but not the kind who represents plaintiffs or defendants in a court of law….
Webinar Announcement: “How To Research Judges (and other public officials) Using Public Documents”
By Janet Phelan On March 4, at 2 pm CT, I will be hosting a webinar on how to research judges using publicly available documents….
San Francisco Judges Dismiss 66,000 Arrest Warrants Against The City’s Homeless
By Whitney Webb San Francisco chief judge John Stewart and his colleagues dismissed thousands of cases against the homeless for “quality-of-life” crimes such as sleeping…
Lawsuits Against Monsanto’s Roundup®
By Catherine J. Frompovich When I published the article, “Glyphosate Contaminates the Global Ecosystem: The Damning New PAN Report,” I mentioned a law firm as…
Court Rules That Defendant’s Belief In The “Illuminati” Makes Him Unfit For Trial
By John Vibes A suspect who was awaiting judgment in a terrorism case has been deemed unfit to stand trial because he believes that the…
CDC’s Flagrant Refusal of a Court Subpoena: Nothing New Regarding Vaccine Cover Up Fraud
By Catherine J. Frompovich “On Sept. 22, in a letter from CDC Director Thomas Freiden, [Frieden] CDC denied Smith’s request. Smith explained that ‘this denial…
Despite Post-Snowden Outcry, Report Details “New Era of Secret Law”
By Nadia Prupis In the wake of 9/11, the U.S. government began creating what has now become an “unprecedented buildup” of secret laws, and even…