Archive for the 'law and SCOTUS' Category

Californian Judge: “Don’t help people”

2 Comments Published by jakeallen March 24th, 2007 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, The Simple Life, metablogging, politics, law and SCOTUS, America, Women

2nd District Court rules that “Good Samaritan Law” doesn’t apply to pulling victum from dangerous wrecked car.
Madness!

Top 10 Democratic Indiscretion Scandals “In Congress”

0 Comments Published by jakeallen October 4th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, Humor, politics, law and SCOTUS, history, America, Women, Indiscretion

Heh heh. “In Congress”. Heh. Clinton is not even on the list, except as a pardon-giver. A couple of them are old.  The Foley scandal is going to hurt everybody.
 Everybody.
 
 
 
 
via drudge 
Madness. 

Kentucky: Where Education Pays

0 Comments Published by jakeallen August 28th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, law and SCOTUS, Kentucky, America

There was another murder in Louisville Saturday night. They found him in a car yesterday.  This is the 36th murder in Louisville this year. I think we are behind last year.  We have about one murder a week.  It’s about double the national average.
I’ll keep the rest of my reflections to myself.
 
Madness!

I’m it.

1 Comment Published by jakeallen July 27th, 2006 in jake.allen.ockhamist.com, Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, The Simple Life, Humor, Home Life, metablogging, law and SCOTUS, mythology, history, Books

Sarah Hempel Irani tagged me for a book meme. She also tagged four other people. I was listed second, which a coach once told me meant that I was the first loser.  Or maybe I saw that on TV. Anyway, here’s the meme, without the tagging five other people.  ‘Cause really that’s just setting everyone […]

Kentucky: Where Education Pays

0 Comments Published by jakeallen July 11th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, News Commentary, law and SCOTUS, Kentucky

I need to drive less. Gas is taking a bigger part of my budget than I had realized. Madness!
 
Ex-Soldier from Fort Campbell, KY filed in Louisville US District Court for a gag order, to be applied even to the President and Sec. Defense.  Finally someone with sense abut the Iraqi conflict?  Or does the public […]

Pieces of Justice

5 Comments Published by jakeallen June 30th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, News Commentary, politics, law and SCOTUS

I’m torn over the decision today from the Supreme Court over the Guantanamo detainees. (Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 185 pages)
I do not think that detainees have rights under the Geneva Convention, because that treaty has specific definitions that these detainees do not fit. I do not think that they are afforded rights under the Constitution, because they […]