A judge ruled today that Shannon Colonna, the woman who was texting to her boyfriend while he was driving, can’t be sued along with her boyfriend over the accident he … Continue reading →

New Jersey Man Arrested After Confessing That He Strangled Etan Patz in 1979 — A little perspective, though: he’s offered no motive, and as far as the public has been … Continue reading →

The High Cost of Talking to a Loved One Behind Bars: It’s a revenue stream for prisons Why Life Without Parole is a Terrible Idea: A Newsweek/Daily Beast editorial Kansas … Continue reading →

Opposition to gay marriage has, over the past couple of decades, come under the more positive-sounding banner of Defense of Marriage (including, obviously the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act). So … Continue reading →

Why Facebook Claims the Rights to the Words “Face” and “Book” And what Placebook is doing about it Woman Who … Continue reading →

The New York Times recently published a new Hubble Space Telescope photograph of distant galaxies colliding. Of course, astronomers have … Continue reading →

A judge ruled today that Shannon Colonna, the woman who was texting to her boyfriend while he was driving, can’t be sued along with her boyfriend over the accident he caused. More May 11, 2012: Texting While Driving Leads to a Serious Accident: Should the person who SENT the text … Continue reading →

In a ruling that appears at first glance to be a lot more significant than it really is, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday (May 21) that twins born in Florida eighteen months after their father’s death (via in vitro fertilization) are not eligible for Social Security survivor benefits. … Continue reading →

It’s not easy being Desmomd Hatchett. At least that’s what the 33-year-old Knoxville, Tennessee man told a judge last week when he petitioned to have his child support payments reduced. Half of his minimum wage salary goes to child support — which doesn’t really amount to very much money for … Continue reading →

Can a psychopath be identified as early as kindergarten? And then what? Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man? Yes, according to a just-published book How to Prepare For a Police Line-Up: This segment is part of a podcast, which will only be online for a few more days Could class-action … Continue reading →