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Cops: why they have problems with us and we with them

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Naomi

However, [Lennart Kollberg] couldn’t shake off the feeling that it was important to get hold of them [two witnesses] as quickly as possible. Why? It’s only the policeman’s occupational disease creeping up on you, he thought gloomily. A total wreck … Continue reading →

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Biggest real estate deal ever: guess who owns one Alabama town?

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Naomi

I’m thinking the outstanding battiness of this, um, news item? I guess so, it’s news, it’s an item — well, anyway, I expect that Kevin Underhill at Lowering the Bar would’ve delivered (I think that’s a pun) this ephiphanically newsworthy … Continue reading →

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Ferguson, Missouri, again in the legal news

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Naomi

A day after I noted that the ACLU has filed a complaint in Ferguson, Missouri about voting discrimination, another lawsuit makes the news: Grand Juror in Ferguson Sues to End Silence Rule – NYTimes.com. It’s an interesting story for a … Continue reading →

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