Supreme Court overturns D.C. handgun ban

Kurt Schulzke June 26, 2008 0 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns. The Oyez Project has graciously posted a printed transcript and MP3 audio of the March 18 oral arguments in the case.

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Crimes against the Constitution: Walther, Perry & Texas CPS

Kurt Schulzke June 19, 2008 0 Comments

In today’s San Angelo Standard-Times, I argue that Judge Barbara Walther and Texas CPS jeopardized the rule of law in their round up and 60-day forced detention of 460+ FLDS children and adults back in April. As the Texas “investigation” of the FLDS drags on, I suggest that Texas train its investigative guns in a […]

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Mexico’s new presumption of innocence: good news or bad?

Kurt Schulzke June 18, 2008 0 Comments

Mexican President Felipe Calderón (pictured below) yesterday inked major constitutional reforms designed to enhance Mexico’s ability to combat organized crime and drug trafficking. The reforms mandate — for the first time in Mexico’s history — that courts must initially presume defendants’ innocence, criminal trials must be public, and judges must explain the reasoning for their […]

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