Aruba prosecutor: Latest Confession 'not true'

Joran van der Sloot's the Dutchman linked to the 2005 disapperance of then 18-year old Natalee Holloway has claimed to Dutch station RTL-5 that he dumped the Alabama teenager’s body in a swamp on the north end of Aruba. The claim has been labeled "unbel… more »

Governor’s Call for Giving Colleges Priority Over Prisons Faces Hard Political Tests

Schwarzenegger’s State of the State speech on January 7th in Sacramento entailed a plan to “bring back the days when the state funneled more money into University of California and California State University classrooms than into prisons.” The governor f… more »

The Magna Carta and Why it's so Important Today

Did you know, that bail in the US has roots in English law dating all the way back to the Magna Carta? This English document touted revelries of individual freedoms from its inception. The old adage, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corru… more »

Four Gang Members Arrested in Orange County, CA

The Orange County Register online edition, December 7, 2009 reports of the arrests of four gang members in the parking lot of a Fry’s Electronics store. The report cites several ways the Anaheim police were able to apprehend these individuals. Among th… more »

Arrests of Illegal Immigrants Drop 25%, but What's the Real Reason Why?

San Diego is reported to be the second highest crossing route second to Tucson, Arizona. The LA Times article reports immigration is down in the states for two reasons. The first is better protection along the border with more U.S. Border Patrol Agents,… more »

Cash and Cannabis - Excerpt from the LA Times

from the LA Times, Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Cash and Cannabis was the ‘hot ticket’ issue taken up by the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday, November 24th. First on the agenda was the general legality of accepting cash at the medical marijuana c… more »