Breathalyzers on all cars???

Breathalyzers on all cars???

Brush your teeth, fix your tie, gargle your listerine, grab your briefcase and keys.  Jump in the car, but it won’t start.  Waiting….you blow again, the car still won’t start, the listerine is the culprit. I am picturing a local bar with all the.

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Make some progress on Hinchey-Rohrabacher, the amendment that would cut off federal funding for prosecution of medical marijuana patients.

Winnable Issues, Take Two

Back at the end of 2006 I posted an item about the need to focus on "winnable" areas of drug law and policy and to push actively for change in those areas. In response, both in the comments to the post and.

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“Leave Peace To The Experts”

“Leave Peace To The Experts”

Over the holidays I was flipping through the New Yorker's big book of cartoons, and one comic in particular caught my eye: It was an image from the late 1960s, with a couple of heavily decorated generals looking out the window of.

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7-Eleven Clerk Shot In the Head

7-Eleven Clerk Shot In the Head

Las Vegas police are asking help from the public in identifying four males who have been involved in a series of convenience store thefts in a 48 hour span, one of which has left a 7-eleven cashier in critical condition. Metro lieutenants.

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Shooting Incident Leaves Victim Brain Dead

Shooting Incident Leaves Victim Brain Dead

A shooting incident occurred near Las Vegas middle school on Tuesday. The episode left the victim brain dead, as per the information given by the Metro Police. On Tuesday, at around 10:40 a.m., the police received numerous phone calls regarding a shooting.

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FBI Notes Murder Spike in Las Vegas

FBI Notes Murder Spike in Las Vegas

Besides the poor economy and abandoned homes, Las Vegas now has another major problem that has caught the attention of the FBI- homicides. Over the past 12 months, Las Vegas has seen a significant surge in homicides. FBI director James Comey has.

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Retrial for Wecht – Shame on the Government

Retrial for Wecht – Shame on the Government

After fighting for months to get the district court removed from the Cyril Wecht case, defense counsel finally have some meat to that bone.  As set out below, the government has begun interviewing jurors from the case, much to the dismay of.

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