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Forum: Legal Issues

Law is a system of rules usually enforced through a set of institutions and affects everyday life and society. Legal issues are often argued and law re-defined as a result of some sort of real or perceived injustice.

  1. SCOTUS sides with White Firefighters

    I've been following this case for a few months now with great interest - at issue "does the Civil Rights Act apply to any given group?" In this...

    Started by Bleys, 06-29-2009 11:08 PM
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    • Replies: 10
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    1 Week Ago 11:36 AM Go to last post
  2. 13 Yr. Old Girl To Receive 90 Lashes With A Whip For Carrying A Camera Phone

    Inside the link is a story of a 13 year old girl sentenced to 90 lashes for carrying a camera cellphone to school. Maybe this is considered a light...

    Started by bodebliss, 01-24-2010 03:43 PM
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    barbaric, child abuse, cruel, evil, unusual
    • Replies: 24
    • Views: 962
    1 Week Ago 11:26 AM Go to last post
  3. AT&T says Web site block was not censorship

    I've heard more than a few people complaining about this. So was it censorship or just AT&T protecting itself? source:...

    Started by Bleys, 07-28-2009 04:06 AM
    atandt, block, censorship, site, web
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 444
    1 Week Ago 03:17 AM Go to last post
  4. Identical Twins Beat Parking Rap

    Here's a novel idea, if you have an identical twin, blame all your legal problems on him!! Works great for these guys!! Man, I wish I had an...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 05-18-2009 09:59 PM
    beat, identical, parking, rap, twins
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 188
    2 Weeks Ago 10:48 AM Go to last post
  5. Reminder from the MPAA: DRM trumps your fair use rights

    Surprise, surprise. The MPAA says if you mess up your DVD you have to purchase a new one. Any form of copying is in violation of the DMCA's...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 05-24-2009 05:59 PM
    drm, fair, mpaa, reminder, rights, trumps
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 159
    2 Weeks Ago 02:17 PM Go to last post
  6. DNA clears Fla. man after 35 years behind bars

    I can only imagine how many people are wrongfully accused of crimes they never committed, hurray for DNA! :up:

    Started by DownintheUpside, 12-18-2009 03:49 AM
    dna, dna testing, freed, jail, kidnap, not guilty, prison, rapist
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 198
    12-18-2009 07:08 AM Go to last post
  7. Detainee pleads not guilty in embassy attacks

    Here we go, the first of many trials for the most hardened detainees from the Guantanamo Prison. Now what will happen if, god forbid, he is...

    Started by DownintheUpside, 06-10-2009 02:47 AM
    attacks, bin ladens bodyguard, detainee, embassy, guilty, pleads, terrorist
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 213
    06-11-2009 10:59 PM Go to last post
  8. Teenage Bomb Threat Suspect Was Internet Prank-Call Star

    So this kid goes on a bulletin board and does prank phone calls hosted on his server via VOIP with many listening users for small donations. He makes...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 05-18-2009 06:57 PM
    bomb, internet, prankcall, star, suspect, teenage, threat
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 124
    05-18-2009 06:57 PM Go to last post
  9. YouTube Now Mutes Videos With Unauthorized Copyrighted Music

    This is stupid imho. The videos are advertising for the artists, I just don't get it really. It's not like youtube has an easy playlist ability or...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 01-15-2009 09:16 PM
    copyrighted, music, mutes, unauthorized, videos, youtube
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 534
    01-28-2009 01:44 AM Go to last post
  10. Dog Left Outside Freezes To Sidewalk

    Not very often I see A story from Milwaukee on Digg, but this one was number 1. This is very sad. I hope they find a good family for this dog. I used...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 12-07-2008 08:04 PM
    dog, freezes, left, sidewalk
    • Replies: 0
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    12-07-2008 08:04 PM Go to last post
  11. Thumbs up "The marijuana reform movement won two prized victories"

    This is great news for people like my father who desperately need some other hope in this world for pain relief other than addicting, toxic...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 11-05-2008 05:16 AM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 341
    11-05-2008 03:00 PM Go to last post
  12. Standing Guard: Vote For The Second Amendment

    Will anyone else here have their presidential choice influenced by their second amendment rights? My candidate supports gun rights, does yours? I am...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 11-03-2008 06:04 PM
    amendment, guard, standing, vote
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 237
    11-04-2008 01:14 AM Go to last post
  13. Question Ubiquitous Selectively Human-oriented Educated Robotics

    For those up to the challenge, here is an interesting read. Tell me what you get from it, what you think about it, and from your point of view. (if...

    Started by smirkley, 04-12-2008 01:10 PM
    educated, humanoriented, robotics, selectively, ubiquitous
    • Replies: 4
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    09-24-2008 05:28 PM Go to last post
  14. College Presidents Want Drinking Age Lowered to 18 / Binge Drinking Deaths Increase

    So basically the issue with binge drinking is this: College kids in general like to get drunk.. but cannot buy alcohol before 21. So they still get...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 08-19-2008 12:03 PM
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    age, binge, college, deaths, drinking, increase, lowered, presidents
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 1,372
    09-01-2008 09:23 AM Go to last post
  15. Wal-Mart: Political Bully / Big Corp Take Over?

    Okay, this is totally a double topic, but if you don't care, I don't!! To no surprise, one of the biggest corporations in the world is forcing...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 08-19-2008 04:37 PM
    big, bully, corp, political, walmart
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 388
    08-21-2008 04:58 AM Go to last post
  16. The great apes: When rights are not just human

    By Peter Singer On June 25, in a historic vote, the Spanish parliament's Commission for the Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries declared its...

    Started by bodebliss, 07-26-2008 05:58 AM
    apes, great, human, rights
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 290
    07-26-2008 05:58 AM Go to last post
  17. US top court upholds right to own guns

    WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms, ending a ban on owning handguns in...

    Started by bodebliss, 06-26-2008 05:34 PM
    court, guns, top, upholds
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 594
    06-28-2008 09:21 PM Go to last post
  18. Mexico adopts law allowing public trials

    PRESUMED INNOCENT: The long-awaited reform requires prosecutors and judges to argue their cases in court and judges to explain their decisions to...

    Started by bodebliss, 06-19-2008 06:10 AM
    adopts, allowing, law, mexico, public, trials
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 522
    06-19-2008 11:52 PM Go to last post
  19. Is the government watching their employees?

    In my experiance, this is a touchy subject for elected officials. I know and hold evidance of a false arrest without warrent. It is true, here is the...

    Started by chokem42o, 06-10-2008 07:36 AM
    employees, government, watching
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 696
    06-16-2008 04:42 PM Go to last post
  20. 4th Amendment holds in a case of mooning, alcohol

    I honestly figured this guy didn't have a leg to stand on but surprise surprise Nice to see that some judges look beyond the initial "crime"...

    Started by Bleys, 05-09-2008 05:41 AM
    4th, alcohol, amendment, case, holds, mooning
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 552
    05-10-2008 12:25 AM Go to last post

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