What is rape? George Brooks intercepted his ex-wife’s emails and threatened to expose her affair with her married co-worker unless she had sex with him. She had sex with him because of the threat. The Kansas Supreme Court decides if George committed rape. Kansas v. Brooks Podcast
Archive of entries posted on February 2012
Case of the Week – 2/19/12 – Tacoma News, Inc. v. Cayce
Judge Hecht, from the State of Washington, was charged with harassment and patronizing a prostitute. The Tacoma News Tribune wants access to the deposition held in the courthouse to preserve the testimony of the prostitute, Joseph Pfeiffer. The Supreme Court of Washington decides if the public has a right of access to that proceeding. Tacoma [...]
Case of the Week – 2/12/12 – Bronx Household of Faith v. Board of Education of the City of New York
The Bronx Household of Faith wants to hold its Sunday Services in a local public school. The Federal Second Circuit Court of Appeals decides if the Church has a First Amendment right to do so or if the Board Of Education has the right to bar the services to prevent the impression that the Board [...]
Case of the Week – 2/5/12 – Virgin Islands v. John
The Federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals explains how it ends up hearing an appeal from the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands and decides if evidence should be admitted because police officers who executed an invalid search warrant were acting in good faith. Virgin Islands v. John Podcast