How should the law handle a teenager who shoots and kills a puppy for target practice?
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For Wanton Cruelty, Punishment Or Redemption?
Tag Archives: Law
Reefer Madness At The Border
Canadians who legally use or sell marijuana at home may be banned from vacationing in Florida – and 49 other states, too.
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A Taste Of Europe For California Business
California lawmakers want to make public company boards look more like Europe’s, with a gender mandate.
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Abduction In Lieu Of Arrest
You won’t get arrested for smoking pot in public in New York City, but you won’t necessarily go free either.
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A Tragic Mistake Is Not Necessarily A Crime
If a bad decision has fatal consequences, must someone go to prison for it?
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Contempt For Reporting The News
An embattled school board fouls up, then seeks to punish the press for revealing its mistake. Welcome to Broward County.
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Honoring Thy Father, In Court
Like father, like son: Cuomos show no qualms about litigation that is legally meritless but politically useful.
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Trump Investigators Explore A Legal Dead End
To protect campaign finance laws, prosecutors probably won’t charge anyone for killing a story about then-candidate Trump.
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Gentle Powder, Harsh Result
A startling Missouri verdict and damage award captures everything wrong with the American civil tort system.
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Washington State Abandons Capital Punishment (Again)
The only way to kill capital punishment nationally may be to take it out one state at a time.
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