Two Life Sentences for Operating an Internet Site?

A 31-year-old from Texas was recently sentenced to two terms of life in prison and three lesser sentences according to 11 Alive. While one might assume from the severity of the punishment that the man had committed serious and violent crimes, the.

The murderer of Marissa Shalesa Gonzales has been arrested by Las Vegas police. Shalesa was found dead in an apartment in late May 2015.  It appeared that she had been set on fire after being killed. The murder suspect admitted that Shalesa.

As I mentioned in a post earlier this month, Dr. Arthur Jordan, who is a professional witness of sorts in the government’s pharmaceutical fraud cases, is scheduled to testify this coming week in our sleepy little hamlet. Here’s the latest: Following the.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has issued a warning about 44 pending measures before the Nevada legislature that are expected to stiffen state criminal laws, significantly increasing the number of people who will be imprisoned or jailed.  According to the.

When people say that there are really "two Americas" -- one for the affluent and one for the poor -- cases like Hudson v. Michigan are an illustration of what they mean. Hudson, decided yesterday by the Supreme Court, struck down the.

Drug policy is a complicated issue. Is there anything anybody can say in 100 words that would make you change your mind about the way we deal with drugs? Here's my stab at it. What's yours? I believe that America needs to change.

The Washington Post recently reported on one especially troubling tale of civil forfeiture.  The Department of Justice has a civil forfeiture system in place that is making it possible for police to seize billions of dollars in property and money, often from.

The case of the Wecht jury deliberations gets curiouser and curiouser. Remember now, since deliberations began on March 18, 2008, the jury has deliberated on only 8 of the intervening 22 days, and they have had two consecutive four day weekends. The.

A California prison inmate who was the intended recipient of a postcard containing a small  amount of heroin did not actually "possess" a controlled substance when the postcard was intercepted before he ever received it, the Fourth District Court of Appeal held.

The IRS has nearly unlimited power over commercial tax return businesses and preparers.  It shouldn’t. Suppose you own a business that prepares and files tax returns for others.  In today’s internet world, you would be filing those returns electronically.  In fact, you.