Religious indoctrination in S.C.’s jails
A lawsuit has been filed against the Berkeley County jail (in Monck’s Corner, S.C.), alleging that the jail denies inmates access to any religious texts or literature other than the King James version...
View ArticleA vocabulary lesson from Lynn Dannheisser
The city attorney for Surfside, Florida, speaks out against evil bloggers who threaten the good name of herself and her local government. I don’t really have anything to say about local government in...
View ArticleForced religion in the court system
A judge in Mississippi has received a public reprimand and 30 day suspension for, among other things, requiring church attendance as a condition of release on bail (H/T Legal Profession Blog). In one...
View ArticleS.C. police misconduct update
An Aiken County deputy shot and killed a 15 year old, arthritic german shepherd with no teeth. Clearly in self defense. “The deputy has to come home safe and the dog had to be stopped,” said Cpt. Troy...
View ArticleJesus or jail
Judges in Bay Minette, Alabama, are now giving people convicted of misdemeanors the choice of going to jail, paying a fine, or attending church every Sunday for a year. If the person attends church...
View ArticleCrystal Cox
I am a bit late to this story, but I feel compelled to add my voice. Last year, a purported “investigative blogger” named Crystal Cox was sued and hit with a $2.5 million dollar verdict for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mexico … Pork … Cloud … Team
Words to avoid online – the Electronic Privacy Information Center has posted a list of key words used by Department of Homeland Security to monitor online speech; obtained through a lawsuit after DHS...
View ArticleMother arrested for cheering too loudly at South Florence HS graduation
Seems like I remember this happening last year, too – 3 parents were arrested at South Florence High School’s graduation ceremony for cheering too loudly as their child received their diploma: Florence...
View ArticleBooking photos and “blackmail sites”
Richland County has stopped publishing booking photos online, in an attempt to stop feeding “blackmail sites” such as mugshots.com and others that take the photos and publish them, then charging...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Internet blackmail – further down the rabbit hole
Marc Randazza has picked a fight with “David Blade,” attorney at law and isanybodydown.com. These guys seem to follow a similar business model to mugshots.com, publishing photos and then asking for...
View ArticleConfederate Flags and Jury Service
Last week a potential juror in York County, S.C. caused a bit of buzz when she appeared for jury duty wearing a confederate flag on her shirt along with the words, “If this flag offends you, you need a...
View ArticleKaepernick, Advocacy, and Leadership
I feel like I should have written about this when it began, and I should have been writing about it every week since. I love football. I love the First Amendment. I love that a pro football player...
View ArticleTrump’s Gory Head – Did Kathy Griffin Commit a Crime?
Kathy Griffin’s decision to appear in a controversial photograph holding what looks like Donald Trump’s bloody, decapitated head has been nearly universally denounced by both sides of the political...
View ArticleHappy 4th of July!
It honestly doesn’t feel like a happy 4th of July. It sometimes feels like our nation is sliding into chaos, apathy, and something that is not the land of the free that I hope we all dream it should...
View ArticleHate Crimes are OK in South Carolina
I feel that this is a time when silence is equivalent to complicity. People who care keep asking, “what can I do?” You do what you can in the circumstances you find yourself in. What I can do is speak...
View ArticleFourth Circuit Rules Disturbing Schools Lawsuit Can Go Forward
A federal appeals court held that students have a valid claim that South Carolina’s “disturbing schools” law chills their First Amendment right to freedom of expression and puts their right to due...
View ArticleIt’s Still a Crime to Feed the Homeless in Myrtle Beach – Is That...
It seems to me that there is a clear divide nationwide between people who have the capacity for empathy and people who just don’t care about other people. Nowhere is this clearer to me than in the war...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sheriff’s Department Facebook Lawsuits
We live in an era where America’s constitutional underpinnings are being tested daily – open racism from government officials, open promotion of religion by government officials, government officials...
View Article
