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The god problem and judges’ decisions

Try this one on. From Harper’s Weekly Review: A judge that instructed a jury to keep deliberating after finding a sex trafficker guilty because God had told him that she was innocent has been disciplined.  

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In case you were thinking of keeping your organs…

Judges Rule Medical Examiners Can Keep Organs Without Notice Joel Stashenko, New York Law Journal June 11, 2015    Medical examiners do not have to disclose that they retained for further examination organs or tissue removed during autopsies when they … Continue reading

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NYS judge differentiates pole and lap dances

Judge: Pole Dances Are Artistic Expression, Lap Dances Are Not Joel Stashenko, New York Law Journal June 8, 2015   Pole dance routines by exotic dancers in an Albany-area juice bar are an expression of artistic merit, but the private … Continue reading

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