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Stand Your Ground: Zimmerman’s defense

March 30, 2012 By: Keiron Jackman Category: Current Events, Headlines, Law, Social/Business Issues, legal

George ZimmermanThe surveillance video that was recently released by the Sanford Police Department showing Zimmerman in handcuffs without visible blood on his shirt, face, nose or head has caused most objective observers of this controversy to begin to doubt Zimmerman. In fact the video reveals no visible injury to his person. Yet this is not the issue and Zimmerman, even with the release of this video, still has a strong defense. (more…)

Rape shield statutes – shield or sword?

January 28, 2012 By: Wendy Phillips Category: Current Events, Headlines, Law, legal

 

Greg Kelly - AP

A few days ago a woman filed a complaint against Greg Kelly, the son of NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, alleging that he raped her last October.  She said that they met on the street where they agreed to go out for drinks.  After meeting for drinks on October 8, 2011, they then went back to her office where she works as a paralegal – which is where she said the sexual assault took place.  She said that the incident caused her trauma and she also became pregnant but terminated the pregnancy.

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Hey Birthers, Obama a natural born citizen even if born in Kenya

December 29, 2011 By: Keiron Jackman Category: Current Events, Law, Politics, birthers, legal

Obama in Kenya with his grandmother

This article is written with the purpose to put an end to the controversy surrounding the birthplace of President Barack Obama, and to render the so-called “Birthers” moot.  Moot, not because he is already President but rather because his birthplace is of no concern as far as the Constitution and laws of this Nation would have it. Upon reading the complete article an honest assessment of the facts would render President Obama a natural born citizen and entitle him to the full participation in the political process. Yet as sure as the sun will rise in the morning there will be doubters – after all Jesus Christ did not convince all he was the Son of Man.

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Another win for AG Holder in the works, next stop Arizona

December 28, 2011 By: Keiron Jackman Category: Headlines, Immigration, Law, Politics, legal

Gov. Brewer and AG Holder from left to right, (photo: tmp)

A year and a half ago, I published an article on this blog called, “Arizona Law will be found unconstitutional?” The article is about the immigration-type law, S.B. 1070, signed by Gov. Jan Brewer on April 23, 2010 which was intended to curb the influx of undocumented aliens coming into Arizona or as Gov. Brewer put it, to protect Arizonans from the “murderous greed of drug cartels” and “destruction happening south of our international border that creeps its way north.” (more…)