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Right and Left unite in opposition to overcriminalization and government intrusion: the NY Times reports that in upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases, civil liberties groups and defense lawyer associations stand shoulder to shoulder with conservative, libertarian, and business groups in filing amici briefs on the side of the accused.
“It’s a remarkable phenomenon,” said Norman L. Reimer, executive director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. “The left and the right have bent to the point where they are now in agreement on many issues. In the area of criminal justice, the whole idea of less government, less intrusion, less regulation has taken hold.”
Defense lawyer Mark Shelnutt was acquitted last week of federal drug and money laundering charges. H/T John Wesley Hall
Arkansas Fireman John A. Brinkley, who apparently is also a convicted felon, was arrested for assisting the Mayflower police department with traffic stops, using his personal vehicle equipped with a blue light, a drug dog, and carrying a Glock. H/T Johnny Gardner
A sexophrenic culture? Norm Pattis points out the irony of a culture that celebrates, markets, and is saturated with sexuality, and yet criminalizes and punishes the very conduct that it encourages.
The devil is in the details - in his new blog, PI Bill Beam talks about the importance of conducting an independent investigation when a person is accused of a crime.
How to catch wild pigs.
Front row seats: the latest in the Maricopa County document-stealing-deputy, mad-Sheriff saga from Matt Brown.
