Scott Greenfield has an interesting response to the Supreme Court's ruling on the Protect Act in U.S. v. Williams. ...The problem is that criminalizing the speech of making offer/requests for kiddie porn, but then not requiring that there actually be kiddie porn or that the porn under discussion actually involves children, disconnects the speech from the underlying bad … [Read more...] about Don’t Ask About Imaginary Child Porn
We’re #1! We’re #1!
Our unique combination of demand, location, and anti-pollution chemistry rockets Chicago to the top once again: A national survey says the average price for regular gasoline rose about 17 cents in the last two weeks, with the highest price in Chicago at $4.07 a gallon. I keep telling myself it wasn't foolish of my wife and I to buy our first SUV this year because the high … [Read more...] about We’re #1! We’re #1!
Trying to Work Around The Captcha Problem
Some of you who've tried to leave comments have probably noticed that it doesn't work very well. The Captcha codes---those annoying strange characters you have to type---just aren't working right. This is a bizarre and frustrating bit of misbehavior out of the Movable Type blogging engine. So much of it normally works so well.I've disabled Captcha codes for now, and I'm trying … [Read more...] about Trying to Work Around The Captcha Problem
Wanted: Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
No, I'm not in trouble. But I could be someday, and it would be nice to know who to call. Because I spend so much time on legal blogs, I know a few good lawyers, just not around here. (Actually, I don't know that they're good---how could I really tell?---but they sound good, which is better than some. More importantly, they seem to respect each other's skills, and they'd be … [Read more...] about Wanted: Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Hunting Ashley
The New York Post seems rather proud of itself for what it claims are the first public photos of Ashley Alexandra Dupre since it was revealed that she was the "Kristen" that former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer paid $4300 to have sex with. I'm more than a little appalled that this young lady is being hounded by the media. At the same time, as a photographer and fledgling … [Read more...] about Hunting Ashley