Country Thunder hits high note with Underage Drinking

Tweet Each year thousands of country music fans flock to Florence, Arizona for the country music equivalent of Coachella: Country Thunder. While most people are there having a good time within the limits of the law the event is known [...]

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Did Ted Nugent threaten President Obama?

Tweet Recently Ted Nugent made a number of baffling comments starting with what appears to be a threat to President Obama. David gives a brief rundown of what was said by the aging rocker and then his thoughts on thinking [...]

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Video: David Michael Cantor on Andrew Thomas Disbarment

Tweet Today we have a video of David’s reaction to Andrew Thomas’ Disbarment last week: What do you think?

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Andrew Thomas Disbarred!

Tweet This morning in a Phoenix Courtroom the decision that has been predicted for months on this blog finally became a reality: Andrew Peyton Thomas, former Maricopa County Attorney, was disbarred. Ending any doubts that Thomas misused the power of [...]

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Maricopa Sheriff in the Hot Seat Again

Tweet Sheriff Joe Arpaio has refused to cooperate in settlement negotiations with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. He is under investigation by the DOJ to determine whether the Sheriff had violated Hispanics’ civil rights by racial [...]

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Prosecutors behaving badly

Tweet Interesting story on the wires today: Although courts have confirmed that prosecutorial misconduct occurred in 91 Texas criminal cases between 2004 and 2008, not a single prosecutor among those has ever been disciplined for their misbehavior, according to new [...]

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Update on Andrew Thomas Disbarment Hearing

Tweet On December 19th 2011 the Closing Arguments in the Disciplinary Hearing for Andrew Thomas, Lisa Aubuchon, and Rachel Alexander were submitted along with Independent Bar Counsel’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. As our regular followers know David [...]

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Think Before you Facebook Prank!

Tweet A women in New Jersey is being prosecuted for Identity Theft, not based on stealing credit cards, writing fake checks, or using false social security information however like we would normally think. The basis for her prosecution is that [...]

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D.C Requires Accountability for Breath-Test Operators

Tweet There is a lawsuit pending against the District of Columbia brought by people wrongly convicted of DUI based on improperly calibrated breathalyzer machines. In 2010, the District government announced the calibration on the Intoxilyzers had been flawed, which caused [...]

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Portable Video Cameras- A Helpful Fashion Trend, or a Defendant’s Worst Nightmare?

Tweet Some cities have started outfitting their police officers with miniature video cameras to wear while on duty, that look like a radio. The purpose of these cameras is to videotape their encounters with suspects to be used as evidence [...]

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