******* are ‘lewdness’, Utah judge rules in humiliation for ‘******* at home’ mom
Utah Judge Kara Pettit sided with prosecutors who said “lewdness” means women’s *******. ...
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Illicit THC dealers are raking in the bucks on Instagram: Report
Not so dank, dudes. NBC News reports that “countless purveyors of illicit THC products” are selling illegal cannabis or fake cannabis products in plain sight on Instagram, Facebook, and other social media platforms.
“They are facilitating a public health crisis,” said Timothy Mackey, a professor at the University of California San ...
Biden says Section 230 tech liability shield should end for Facebook, Zuckerberg should be subject to civil liability
Former Vice President and current 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden says U.S. Section 230 should be immediately revoked for Facebook and other social media platforms, and that Mark Zuckerberg should be submitted to civil liability.
He made the comments in a question-and-answer sessions with the New York Times.
Here's a long excerpt but a ...
Bill from Missouri’s Rep Ben Baker threatens librarians with prison sentences for allowing minors to read books banned by town committees
Under Missouri House Bill 2044 -- the "Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act" -- each town will elect a committee of five local people (librarians are not permitted to serve) who will take local submission for books to ban. If they choose to ban a book, any librarian who allows a minor to check ...
Mass surveillance for national security does conflict with EU privacy rights, court advisor suggests
Mass surveillance regimes in the UK, Belgium and France which require bulk collection of digital data for a national security purpose may be at least partially in breach of fundamental privacy rights of European Union citizens, per the opinion of an influential advisor to Europe’s top court issued today. Advocate general Campos Sánchez-Bordona’s (non-legally binding) ...
Michael Avenatti arrested by feds at California State Bar Hearing
TV-talking lawyer of Stormy Daniels vs. Donald Trump fame is now in federal custody ...
Mystery of the vanishing bird seed solved
The bird seed in our feeder began disappearing overnight, no matter how full it was. I set up an infrared camera to see what was devouring so much seed in such a short amount of time. Here are the culprits! Read the rest
...Mass convictions of local warlords for 2009 massacre revive faith in Philippines’ justice system
The election of the violent Philippine autocrat Rodrigo Duterte and the subsequent widespread extrajudicial killings, torture, and other crimes against humanity was a blow to the rule of law in the Philippines and the democracy advocates who have struggled to make a just society after centuries of colonial exploitation.
But a recent court decision has revived ...
New Jersey AG says 5 politicians took thousands in cash bribes via envelopes, paper bags, coffee cups
Well, it's nothing if not on brand for New Jersey politics.
Five politicians in New Jersey have been charged in a bribery case with taking thousands of dollars in cash that was delivered in envelopes, paper bags and a coffee cup.
The revelations are the result of a state public-corruption investigation from Attorney General’s office.
Here is the ...
NJ to expunge criminal records of many *** offenders, and restore voting rights for 80,000+ convicts
New Jersey's Democrat governor today signed legislation to clear the state criminal records of low-level marijuana offenders, and he approved restoring the voting rights of more than 80,000 convicts.
Phil Murphy's signature today amounts to another big step toward legalization, and a positive move to increase the number of 2020 voters -- notable, because right now, ...