Comments on: April 25 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/04/april-25-roundup-3/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:06:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: wfjag https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/04/april-25-roundup-3/comment-page-1/#comment-152624 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:06:08 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=29276#comment-152624 Sometimes you have to wonder if it is coincidence or Cosmic Karma? Just as the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011” is getting noted here and on Volokh Conspiracy (as an example of the “OMG, did they really say that?”), this story appears:

“Altercation Over Parking Spot Ends in Death by Testicular Asphyxiation” http://gawker.com/5904888/altercation-over-parking-spot-ends-in-death-by-testicular-asphyxiation#13353598316341Quick summary — guy, shop owner, got into argument with woman who parked her scooter outside his shop. She decided to make her point using the Grab & Twister method, and he arrived at the hospital DOA.

As Momma used to say, “It’s always best to ask ‘Please’.”

]]> By: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Don’t Let that Pesky Constitution Stand in the Way of a Law With a Nice-Sounding Title https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/04/april-25-roundup-3/comment-page-1/#comment-152520 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:45:11 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=29276#comment-152520 […] on due process and double jeopardy.UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh yesterday raised additional civil liberties problems with the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, arguing that the changes made to the […]

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