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Don Siegelman, Paul Minor And The End Of Russian Adoptions: The U.S. Abandons...
Vladimir PutinRussian president Vladimir Putin has signed a law that bans adoptions to the United States, taking effect tomorrow (January 1). The story has special resonance here in the Deep South...
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Considering The Best of Legal Schnauzer For 2012
Murphy Abigail Shuler,as a puppy in 1993: Sheis the real schnauzer whoinspired this blog.Americans must love end-of-the-year lists. We certainly have plenty of them, so I've decided to join the...
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Here Is The Best of Legal Schnauzer for 2012
Murphy Shuler:A watchdog at workThe photo at right always brings a smile to my face. It is Murphy Abigail Shuler (1993-2004), the beloved schnauzer who inspired this blog, in the midst of fulfilling...
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Mississippi Attorney Paul Minor Gets A Second Crack At An Appeal Before The...
Paul MinorPaul Minor, the Mississippi lawyer who is in federal prison from a Bush-era prosecution that closely mirrors that of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, has filed a second petition to have...
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Readers Play A Major Role In Shaping The Stories That Comprise The Best Of...
Murphy Abigail Shuler:A Watchdog at WorkAs I've noted in a number of posts, Murphy Abigail Shuler (1993-2004) is the real-life schnauzer who inspired this blog. You can see her in action, as watchdog...
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Rape In Steubenville Attracts Anonymous' Attention To Injustice And...
The hacktivist group Anonymous is known mostly for efforts to expose wrongdoing involving governments, multinational corporations, and large financial institutions. That might be about to change with...
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A Prosecutorial Thug For Alabama AG Luther Strange Might Receive Some...
Matt HartOne of Alabama's most notorious prosecutorial thugs over the past decade or so might be on the verge of receiving some richly deserved scrutiny.Matt Hart currently serves as a "public...
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Nation's College Football Fans Must Be Getting Tired Of Watching Beatdowns by...
Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarronA curious online trend started less than two minutes into last night's BCS title game between Notre Dame and the University of Alabama.Alabama took the opening kickoff...
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Our Post About Anonymous' Role In The Rape Case At Steubenville Strikes A...
The public apparently is intrigued with the notion that the hacktivist group Anonymous might start getting involved with justice issues that affect Main Street, America.We wrote yesterday about the...
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CEO Ted Rollins And A Former Alabama Policeman Prove The Wealthy Can Get Away...
Mitchell BrelandThis is not a story that will warm your heart as we wind down from the holidays. But it does show how we tend to mistreat "the least of these"--and that should be a year-round concern...
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Mainstream Media Does A Dismal Job Of Reporting On Profound Issues Raised By...
Albert AlschulerWhenever Alabama winds up near the bottom in a national quality-of-life ranking--and it happens a lot--our citizens tend to exhale and exclaim, "Whew, thank God for Mississippi!"There's...
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Chilton County Resident Bonnie Wyatt Is Out Of Jail, But Now She Is Being...
Bonnie WyattA central Alabama woman who was unlawfully incarcerated for almost five months now is on the verge of being thrown from her home.Bonnie Wyatt, of Clanton, was released from the Chilton...
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Citizens Call For Probe Of Georgia Judge Jason Deal In Connection With...
Georgia Judge Jason Deal(Updated at 6:05 p.m., CST, on 1/15/13. See update the end of this post.)A Georgia couple is calling for an investigation of a judge in connection with the unexplained deaths of...
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Transcripts Reveal That Rogue Debt Collectors Have Utter Disregard For...
Are debt collectors likely to violate certain provisions of federal law more than others? Based on my experience, the answer is yes. We identified those provisions in a previous post. If you ever hear...
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Vanguard Deflects Attention From Smith & Wesson; What About Its Support for a...
Jack Bogle of Vanguard GroupPresident Obama's sweeping proposals on gun control grabbed the nation's attention yesterday, and they even showed the kind of political courage that has been all too...
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Federal Judge William M. Acker Jr. Proves That Lifetime Appointments Help...
U.S. Judge William Acker (right)Anyone who thinks it is a good idea for federal judgeships to come with lifetime appointments, and almost no accountability, might want to examine the career of U.S....
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A President's Shame: Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide And Don Siegelman Is In...
Aaron SwartzWe mark the birthday of civil-rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. today, along with the re-inauguration of President Barack Obama. Sadly, the recent suicide of cyberactivist Aaron Swartz...
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Public Records on Vanguard Group Investments Reveal That CEO Ted Rollins Is...
Ted Rollins (right) at an eventfor the Horatio Alger AssociationTed Rollins, CEO of Campus Crest Communities, is an active member in the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, a...
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Wall Street Analyst Paula Poskon Tries To Retract Her Honest Comments About...
Paula PoskonHow far will Wall Street types go to protect the criminals in their midst? The answer is pretty darned far, even when the crime in question is documented child abuse.That's the take-home...
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Alabama Republican Rob Riley Experiences Fallout From A Messy Affair With...
Rob RileyRob Riley, the son of former Alabama Governor Bob Riley, had an extramarital affair with a lobbyist that led to a number of personal and political complications, sources tell Legal...
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