A blood test in a DUI–death case could be performed with probable cause, even if defendant were unconscious. Here, the suppression hearing never established whether there was PC for the blood draw, and the case is remanded for reconsideration. The fact of a death is not enough. Helton v. Commonweal ...

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As detailed in from the , the story of Texas justice (at least in the non-capital arena) is one that should garner much attention and praise.  The publication is titled "Texas Criminal Justice Reform: Lower Crime, Lower Cost," and here is how it starts: this Januray 2010 publication Te ...

In the month of February we celebrate Presidents Day in honor of two great United States Presidents; George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Both were heroes of wars fought on U.S soil for freedom and unity of our great country. The United States has fought many wars throughout the world since that ...

In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on House Floor Schedule WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight on the schedule for the U.S. House of Representatives: "Due to the weathe ...

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... Notes other famous people wrote on their hands: Lincoln: 4score + 7 yrs ago = Baby USA Civil War still goin' on, but... Perish? Us? Balderdash! FDR: No fear 'cept spiders fear itself Belief pretty firm on that Bush II: Words are on teleprompter Read right ...

* "Justice Hillary Clinton?" Next up in this traffic-whoring Daily Beast series: "Supreme Court Justice Palin?" [Daily Beast] * Faegre & Benson partner Robert Matthews and his brother died in a small plane crash over the weekend. Matthews had a mid-air collision while piloting a Cirrus SR20 plane, ...

State Farm warned NHTSA about Toyota accelerator problem in 2007 State Farm Insurance warned federal safety regulators in 2007 about a rising report of unexpected acceleration in Toyotas. According to an article in today's Washington Post, a State Farm spokesperson said the alerts to the National ...

Comprehensive New York foreclosure legislation provides additional critical protections for New York State homeowners, tenants and neighborhoods in the wake of the ongoing foreclosure crisis. The legislation builds upon the 2008 landmark sub-prime lending reform law protecting homeowners currently ...

As a follow up to yesterday's blog entry about U.S. News & World Report's rankings of nursing homes is another article from U.S. News about Special Focus Facilities (SFF).  Among the 15,547 nursing homes in the full set of U.S. News rankings, 131 are tagged as "Special-Focus Facilities ...