Parents of a 15-year-old Texas girl are seeking a restraining order against a local Justice of the Peace, who offered the girl's step-father a choice between paying a $500 fine, or spanking his daughter in court with a paddle. The girl had been found guilty of truancy.
Justice of the Peace Gustavo Garza has been given time to consult a lawyer before the case against him for abusing citizens his power moves forward.
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A court's decision to annul a marriage because the bride lied about being a virgin has the French worried that their secular values are under siege by religious immigrants.
The case involved a Muslim couple. Under their strict religious tradition, a woman must prove virginity on her wedding night.
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A Memphis high-school principal accused of outing two gay students, is now at the center of an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawsuit. The principal, Daphne Beasley, asked teachers to compile a list of student couples, in order to assist her in the fight against public displays of affection. Once armed with the romantic information, the principal posted the list in public, for teachers, students, and parents to see.
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For the first time in 30 years, the US Supreme Court will consider the legality of imposing the death penalty in nonmurder cases.
Tomorrow the Court will hear arguments on whether the crime of raping a child warrants execution. The case involves a man sentenced to death for raping his 8-year-old step-daughter.
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Freddie Johnson has been arrested 53 times for groping women on NYC subway trains. Now, he faces life in prison for his latest arrest, which came only two weeks after his release from prison.
This time, plainclothes officers recognized Freddie from police photos of repeat offenders.
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In an epic showdown of redwood trees and solar panels, two environmentally-conscious families from Northern California met in criminal court for a battle of the shade. One electric car-owning family complained that their Prius-driving neighbors had redwood trees that were preventing the sun from hitting their solar panels. This is not an episode of South Park, but an actual proceeding in California criminal court.
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Criminals are very imaginative. Since the well of quirky court cases never dries up, I decided to do a reoccurring post highlighting some of the most outlandish. The Court of Liberty is now in session.
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