Constitutional Law Prof Blog: Occupy Jacket-wearer Arrested at Supreme Court Building

The video below is entitled "Man Arrested for Wearing Occupy Jacket at Supreme Court" (h/t Virginia Wilber) and the title seems accurate.  Although we don't have a good view of the jacket, the officer clearly refers to it (and asks the wearer to remove it); the officer also  …

Man arrested for stealing Saddam's buttock

British veteran Nigel "Spud" Ely got a little carried away while working in Iraq in 2003, somehow getting  a hold of a fragment of a toppled statue of Saddam Hussein. That piece just happened to be a buttock.

Kid tells Cop "No Warrant, No Search" Cop goes ballistic and it's all caught on video « The Diary of a Lost Soul

A Police Officer gets Pissed when the young driver of an SUV refuses to let him search his vehicle without a search warrant.

Monster Cable Claims EBay, Craigslist, Costco & Sears Are 'Rogue Sites' | Techdirt

When we talk about how dangerous PROTECT IP is as a censorship bill, we're often told that we shouldn't worry so much, because it's only targeted at "rogue sites" and thus wouldn't impact any legitimate sites. We're told there's nothing about rogue sites that is worth defending.

Suspected norovirus hits B.C. student conference - New Brunswick - CBC News

Dozens of people are isolated to their hotel rooms during a suspected outbreak of norovirus at a student journalism conference in Victoria. About 60 of the 360 people attending the Canadian University Press's annual NASH conference for student journalists are under voluntary qua …

Americans Ignored NDAA Precedents at Their Peril | UK Progressive

“I believe,” warned James Madison in a speech to the Virginia Convention on June 16, 1788, “there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.&rdq …

Women's Rights Petition: Tell AIBA: Play Fair, Don't Ask Female Boxers to Wear Skirts | Change.org

Female boxing will make its Olympic debut in the upcoming London games, but the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) seems intent on keeping the sport in the Victorian era.

DEA Finally Admits Marijuana is Medicine |

If you thought they were going to issue a formal apology after decades of flagrant dishonesty, you would be mistaken.

Ancient ’200,000BC’ Human Metropolis Found in Africa | NewsRescue!

They have always been there. People noticed them before. But no one could remember who made them — or why? Until just recently, no one even knew how many there were.

How Many Stephen Colberts Are There? - NYTimes.com

There used to be just two Stephen Colberts, and they were hard enough to distinguish. The main difference was that one thought the other was an idiot.

Obama Signs Defense Bill Despite 'Serious Reservations'

Indefinite military detention of Americans became the law of the land Saturday, as President Barack Obama signed a defense bill that codified that authority, even as he said he would not use it. The National Defense Authorization Act states how the military is to be fu …

WHO 'deeply concerned' by deadly flu research - Health - Cold and flu - msnbc.com

The World Health Organization issued a stern warning on Friday to scientists who have engineered a highly pathogenic form of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus , saying their work carries significant risks and must be tightly controlled. The United Nations health body said …

TSA Confiscates Woman's Cupcake as 'Security Risk': VIDEO |Gay News|Gay Blog Towleroad

Some pre-holiday nonsense from the TSA. Vanilla Bourbon icing on a red velvet cupcake caused a security scare in Las Vegas:  

Arc'teryx employees volunteer to produce capes out of GORE-TEX® Laminates for the homeless

Through its Birds Nest Project grassroots initiative, the Canadian outdoor manufacturing companyhopes to offset some of the unkindness of winter through the distribution of more than 700 all-weather capes to the homeless and disadvantaged. In its third year, the Birds Nest Proje …

The Unleashed Mind: Why Creative People Are Eccentric: Scientific American

He is one of the world’s best known and most successful entrepreneurs, with hundreds of patents to his name—including the Segway scooter. But you will never see Dean Kamen in a suit and tie: the eccentric inventor dresses almost exclusively in denim.

US Gov To Grant Exclusive Cannabinoid License To Pharmaceutical Company | THE Weed Blog

The U.S. federal government’s Department of Health and Human Services seems about ready to award exclusive rights to apply marijuana as a medical therapeutic.

Black Friday Pepper Sprayer Elizabeth Macias Threatens to Sue Walmart - Yahoo! News

A California woman who won't face felony charges for pepper spraying Black Friday Walmart shoppers is considering a lawsuit claiming that the national retailer didn't provide enough security for the post-Thanksgiving shopping spree.

Police sweep through Occupy Boston camp, arresting 40; no injuries reported - Metro Desk - Local news updates from The Boston Globe

A large force of Boston police officers swooped down on the Occupy Boston encampment early this morning, arresting protesters and tearing down tents, bringing an end to the 10-week protest against economic inequality, the longest continual Occupy demonstration in the country. Fo …

Game netball girls strip for calendar

A GAME netball team has stripped off to raise money for their club. The ballsy Bristol University students posed in a series of saucy shots for a 2012 calendar. The girls are hoping to net enough cash to fund their team for the next year.  

John Lennon's spirit still soars, Yoko Ono declares

John Lennon left this earth on Dec. 8, 1980.

The Muppets Are Communist, Fox Business Network Says

It ain't easy being green, but according to Fox Business, Kermit the Frog and his Muppet friends are reds. Last week, on the network's "Follow the Money" program, host Eric Bolling went McCarthy on the new, Disney-released film, "The Muppets," insisting that its storyline featur …

The National Defense Authorization Act Is Even Scarier Than We Thought, Allows Military To Torture American Citizens | Addicting Info

This week, the United States Senate passed S. 1867 also known as the National Defense Authorization Act including sections 1031 and 1032 which authorize the military to arrest and indefinitely detain American citizens without trial or charge.

Attorney General Martha Coakley sues 5 US banks for mortgage fraud - The Boston Globe

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is suing five major US banks for allegedlyseizing properties unlawfully and failing to help struggling borrowers keep their homes by lowering mortgage payments. The civil lawsuit — filed yesterday in Suffolk Superior Court &mda …

Montreal Police Brand Occupy Montreal Protesters | ThinkProgress

Montreal police deployed a bizarre tactic against Occupy Montreal demonstrators last week — branding.

The Shocking Truth About the Crackdown on Occupy | Common Dreams

US citizens of all political persuasions are still reeling from images of unparallelled police brutality in a coordinated crackdown against peaceful OWS protesters in cities across the nation this past week.

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