Sometimes there’s a thin line between generosity and property damage. Oak Lawn, Illinois resident Natasha West thought she’d found a loophole in the Denny’s pancake policy when she decided to treat her friends to a meal. West placed a single $4-order...
A recent Indiana Court of Appeals case confirms that you can be convicted of attempted stalking. Noah Pittman, according to his own appellant’s brief, has the ignominious distinction of being the only person in this state ever charged with that particular...
In a story first broken by WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, Oakland Raiders linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong reportedly taunted an on-duty police canine before last Sunday’s game against the Steelers. According to the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Sheriff’s Office,...
It’s not unusual these days to find articles demanding greater transparency in the criminal justice system. A recent piece in Slate, however, actually addresses the issue of transparency from an angle that doesn’t involve police beatings and body cameras....
A recent Indiana Supreme Court decision reversed the trial court and ruled that a jury should have been instructed on the Defense of Necessity. In this particular case, a driver was pulled over and arrested for driving with a suspended license. When the...
