English teachers are fond of saying that English is the world’s easiest language to learn. That’s probably an overstatement: English might lack gendered nouns and complex casing, but it has tens of thousands of synonyms that confuse non-native speakers to no end, not to mention a slew of idiosyncrasies that provoke mirth and befuddlement in […]
Defense Arguments To Be Heard By Judge In Kent Pellegrini Appeal Case
Kent Pellegrini’s legal team has a hearing scheduled at the Grundy County Courthouse on Tuesday, January 31. Kent’s attorneys will present evidence in support of their motion for dismissal or an evidentiary hearing. Pellegrini was convicted in Grundy County, Illinois, in 2015, for the aggravated sexual assault of his wife Barbara Pellegrini, in 2013. He […]
The Nevada Supreme Court Again Hears Arguments in the Case of Kirstin Lobato
(Carson City, Nevada) – Last month attorneys for Kirstin Blaise Lobato presented oral arguments before the Nevada Supreme Court in the appeal of her 2006 conviction for the 2001 killing of a homeless man in Las Vegas. Lobato has now spent over 12 years in prison for a crime that virtually all close observers of […]
Some arguments for David Camm
The third trial of David Camm commenced on August 12. and the state is expected to rest it’s case-in-chief this week. What is the case for the defense : let’s imagine how defense counsel might appeal to an imaginary jury. Motive Why would anyone murder their own children? This can happen at the end of a […]
Court Set to Hear EFF, ACLU Arguments to Vacate Subpoena for Twitter Accounts Connected to WikiLeaks
by Matthew L. Schafer Note: This article originally appeared at the media website LWR. On February 8, the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia unsealed motions made by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) challenging an earlier subpoena seeking information related to WikiLeaks supporters’ Twitter accounts. On […]
Counter Arguments to ‘Ban Veil’ Controversy
The controversial issue of banning the veil has taken the Europe by storm. One after other country is endorsing the idea against some Muslim women the wearing of the veil that covers them from head to toe. There seem to be unanimity towards accepting the majoritarian view on such dress norms but there is […]
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