Law

Wall Street wins again: Bank of America settlement with US government is insufficient, critics say

RT | August 22, 2014 While the US government touted its “record” settlement reached this week with Bank of America for mortgage fraud that helped fuel the 2008 recession, the details of the agreement indicate yet another light punishment for an offending Wall Street titan. Bank of America agreed to a $16.65 billion settlement with […]

County officials refuse to pay medical bills for toddler burned by SWAT grenade

RT | August 18, 2014 Officials in Georgia’s Habersham County are refusing to pay for the mounting medical expenses of a toddler seriously injured by a flash grenade after a failed SWAT team raid earlier this year. Bounkham ‘Bou Bou’ Phonesavanh was just 19 months old when a Habersham SWAT team initiated a no-knock warrant […]

Ferguson cops beat innocent man, then charged him with bleeding on their uniforms

RT | August 15, 2014 The officer-involved shooting death of teenager Michael Brown this week and the subsequent protests across the United States have rekindled interest in another case of alleged excessive force blamed on the Ferguson, Missouri Police Department. Nearly four years to the day before Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson opened fire and […]

KOL146 | Interview of Williamson Evers on the Title-Transfer Theory of Contract

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 146. Update: See also Thoughts on Walter Block on Voluntary Slavery, Alienability vs. Inalienability, Property and Contract, Rothbard and Evers (Jan. 9, 2022). Transcript below. See also KOL197 | Tom Woods Show: The Central Rothbard Contribution I Overlooked, and Why It Matters: The Rothbard-Evers Title-Transfer Theory of Contract. Today I […]

Upcoming talks: Intellectual Property Rights and Civil Liberties at Yale; Libertarianism After Fifty Years in NYC

Speaking on “Balancing Intellectual Property Rights and Civil Liberties: A Libertarian Perspective” (“The Politic Presents” lecture series, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Oct. 2, 2014) Speaking on “Libertarianism After Fifty Years: A Reassessment and Reappraisal,” NYC LibertyFest (October 11, 2014)

FBI forensic lab misconduct could affect 2,600 convictions, 45 death row cases

RT | July 30, 2014 Nearly every criminal case the FBI and US Justice Department has reviewed during a major investigation that began in 2012 regarding an FBI lab unit has involved flawed forensic testimony, The Washington Post reported. The review – originally spurred by a Post report in 2012 over flawed forensic testimony by […]

Oct. 4, 2014: Mark Passio’s “De-Mystifying The Occult” Seminar in CT

Mark Passio’s New Seminar, “De-Mystifying The Occult” - October 4, 2014 in Manchester, CT Pattern Recognition Time Presents: DE-MYSTIFYING THE OCCULT A Live, All-Day Seminar By MARK PASSIO of WhatOnEarthIsHappening.com Saturday, October 4, 2014 9:00 am – 8:00 pm Manchester History Center 175 Pine Street Manchester, CT 06040 (Free Parking available) Mark Passio, the no-nonsense teacher of “Street-Wise” Spirituality, will take […]

Hague court had no authority in Yukos case, ruling politicized – Moscow

RT | July 28, 2014 The Hague’s arbitration court was not legally empowered to view the case of Yukos Oil Company v. Russia, and the court’s “one-sided” ruling disregards previous Strasbourg court decisions on the issue, the Russian Finance Ministry said in a statement. Viewing the case, filed by shareholders of former Russian oil giant […]