Two Muslim inmates in the Terre Haute federal prison are getting some help from the ACLU:
Two Muslim inmates held in a special unit at the federal prison in Terre Haute say they aren't allowed to pray in groups as often as their religion commands and have asked a federal judge to ease worship limits imposed by the Bureau of Prisons.
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People writing about the newly released Nixon tapes seem to be focusing either on his creepy abortion views (they foster permissiveness and break up the family but are sometimes necessary, "like when you have a black and a white or a rape") or else Watergate and all the intrigue surrounding the Saturday Night Massacre. But this is what I found really disturbing:
Here's one of those cases that will have some on my side howling that a criminal got off on a technicality. But if I'm ever suspected of anything, I'd like all those technicalities to be observed:
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a woman's cocaine possession conviction because the court says the search of her purse by police was unjust.
I didn't know there were so many brave people in Indiana. A Muncie Star Press editorial praises the fearless in that part of the state:
Five of the seven Delaware County Council members demonstrated courage that is sometimes too rare among public officials Tuesday when they approved a wheel tax. It's now up to us to ensure our money is spent wisely.
Even I know enough not to just wander off without saying anything to anybody. My friend would rush over to the house to make sure I hadn't keeled over and become cat food. My sister would drive up from Indianapolis with a State Police escort. They'd probably rent out my office at work. Apparently, I'm a tad smarter than South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.
Happy 30th to the Walkman, which started the revolution that meant we would never again "have to endure the tedium of doing only one thing at once." And our great disengagement was soon to follow:
The issue everyone seems to tiptoe around:
But in the Rose Garden at the White House, as he signed one of the nation's most aggressive anti-smoking provisions into law, Mr. Obama did something he almost never does. He talked about his addiction to smoking.
Well, this should change my life now that I have someone to remind me "to drink milk every single day."
The American Dairy Association of Indiana has announced their new spokesperson: Miss America.
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Yeah, me, too, Mr. President:
President Obama calls the federal budget gap “something that keeps me awake at night.” He has two good reasons for sleeplessness.
One is political. Republicans have spent months hammering Mr. Obama over red ink. Recent polls suggest that their arguments have gained traction.
It has seemed like "The Catcher in the Rye" would go on forever, with each new generation discovering and identifying with the alienated Holden Caufield. But, apparently, the current generation of young men is fed up with the whiny little brat:
What a silly question to ask:
Is a government-dominated health-care system unconstitutional? A strong case can be made for that proposition, based on the same "right to privacy" that underlies such landmark Supreme Court decisions as Roe v. Wade.
Whether government-domionated health care is installed or not (probably yes, unfortuantaely) will dpend on many factors. Constitutionality is not one of them. Half the stuff the government does today is unconstitutional, and nobody gives
Another venerable institution risks irrelevance by failing to adequatetely deal with the fact that its membership is just too old and too white:
INDIANAPOLIS - The National Organization for Women has elected a 56-year-old Maryland woman as its next president in a narrow victory over a candidate who had been endorsed by the group's current president.
After hearing the explanation for why Fort Wayne isn't part of "official" high-speed rail plans, I feel much better:
Recently released federal train-route maps do not include Fort Wayne as a stop, but Harnish said those maps were completed hastily and should not be considered accurate.
Those of us who argue strongly and often that the Constitution is about immutable principles rather than evolving standards are obligated to wince (metaphorically) in public when a case comes along that gives the other side (Supreme Court justices should care about people, not just the law!) some ammunition. This is me wincing:
Well, maybe he was just in there looking for a client:
The president of the Jeffersonville City Council said she will call a special meeting next week to discuss the future of the council's lawyer, who was found Wednesday lying in a neighbor's garbage can after what he called a night of celebratory drinking.
Larry Wilder was found by the neighbor around 7 a.m. Wednesday.
In the silly study of the week, it is reported that research "proves" dogs are smarter than cats. In an experiment, dogs and cats had to choose between two strings, one with a treat attached, one with nothing. The dogs had no problem, but the cats were mystified, demonstrating that dogs have a better understanding than cats of cause-and-effect connections between objects:
There's an old joke you've probably heard at least a version of.
Guy tries to calm down his seatmate on the plane, someone who's obviously terrified of flying.
"Look, it's all fate," he says. "When it's your turn to go, it's your turn to go. You could be on this plane or in your bedroom, it doesn't matter."
"But what if we're on this plane," the frightened mans asks, "when it's the pilot's turn to go?"
Then today we have this -- yikes! -- real-life story:
I'm always on the lookout for bargains, so these two items caught my eye. First, a guaranteed conversation starter:
A Colt Army Special revolver used by East Chicago, Ind., police Capt. Timothy A. O'Neil to fatally shoot John Dillinger could be yours for what auctioneers say may be much more than their conservative $8,000 to $12,000 estimate.
