That is all very true. I do think, though, that it’s problematic to use a law that regulates no real harm in and of itself, and that is only popular because enforcement largely targets disfavored groups, as an end run around the 4th Amendment (or to reduce the burden of proof at trial if the state just charges child…

Usually polygamy laws target the act of publicly claiming to be married, and the ceremonial event of marriage. There was actually a ruling that invalidated a pure cohabitation ban as unconstitutional, but it was reversed on standing grounds (no credible threat of prosecution). So, the idea is apparently that publicity…

According to Jill Stein, though, mailing support to the snatch is one of the leading causes of autism.

In most jurisdictions, though, you don’t generally get out on bail while an appeal is pending. Even in the ones that allow it in limited circumstances, you usually have to show a substantial chance of success on the merits.

Depends on the area, it might just be demographically white. Also, often voting rolls are used to assemble the venire, the pool from which jurors are chosen. Those rolls typically underrepresent minorities. Although the pool must be drawn from a “representative cross section” of the community, as long as distinctive…

Perhaps he should take the pound cake out of his own hand before looking at the one in his brother’s?

Perhaps the evidence Trump has been hinting he has against the Clintons is that he held onto the shirt afterwards...

Well, the Margaret Sanger strand of feminist thought, which focused on liberating women from their roles as passive vehicles for reproduction, might well view abstinence as one method of emancipation, as an alternative to contraception (though I can’t tell if the writer is on the celibacy train for the long haul, or…

And yet Gohmert still won’t sign my appropriations bill for caribou porn. Hypocrisy much?

From now on, all briefings should be conducted using body language exclusively. The intelligence officers will sit silently while Trump stares at them, and determines from the angle of their knees what ISIS will do next.

Just imagine how uplifting the next eight years will be for all the babbling narcissictic children with tiny fingers.

Great, way to make smoking weed while running for President look bad (I didn’t think that was possible). Alternatively, maybe this is just what happens when you don’t drink for 20 years.

“20 Pounds Younger.”

But, if they actually want to search the home (or interview a child, though in this case the kid is too young anyway), they still need probable cause and a warrant or exigency, or else they need to get consent. And a complaint that references only a video of legal (albeit gross) activity that does not constitute abuse…

Also, everyone knows that when you’re sexting, it’s important to keep a baby in the picture to subconsciously remind your sextarget that there are penises smaller than your penis. That’s not child abuse, it’s just good flirting.

As I now know, in politics all publicity is good publicity. I have no doubt Weiner’s “boxer-clad erection” will be the GOP Presidential nominee in 2020.

Good to know, thanks.

Agreed, it is incredibly frustrating and depressing. Domestic abuse is such a huge and difficult issue, and it is terrible when government institutions fail to protect vulnerable people from violence. I’m not always sure where I fall in terms of the correct legal approach. There are a lot of competing interests to…

Not in and of itself, unless the state has laws that provide for an enhanced duty in such circumstances. A couple Supreme Court cases to illustrate the limited governmental liability for failure to protect include: DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services (https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/t…);…

Well, assuming your username is not your real name, I guess I can’t say for sure whether we’re married. But you and Mr. Mess have very good opinions, even if he turns out to not be me.