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• An Overpowering Stench of Corruption Emanates From U.S. Eleventh Circuit On...

  

  U.S. Eleventh Circuit in AtlantaReports on corruption in the handling of the Don Siegelman case have tended to focus on the trial court, especially Judge Mark... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Here Is How Alabama Attorney Bill Swatek Screws Over His Own Female Clients In...

  

  Bill SwatekWhat do you get when you spend more than $10,000 to have Pelham, Alabama, attorney William E. Swatek represent you in a divorce case? Not much of... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Whataburger Has a Serious Beef With the Bullying Tactics of a Big Debt Collector

  

  If you are an everyday American consumer and get a hankering for fast food, you might want to consider a run to your local Whataburger.The Texas-based company... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• What Does Postmodern Alabama Have in Common with Paris and Berlin of Yesteryear?

  

  RobespierreA reader from Headland, Alabama, sent me an e-mail last week, and I think it deserves to be seen by more than just my eyes.The reader asked to... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Alabama Lawyer Allan Armstrong Belongs On A List of America's Dumbest Criminals

  

  Jeff ScruggsFew things in life are more amusing than a good dumb-criminal story. One of my recent favorites involves a burglar who left his cell phone at the... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Did Moral Bankruptcy Finally Catch Up to Carol Garrison In Her Role as...

  

  Carol GarrisonWhat prompted Carol Garrison to abruptly announce her resignation as president of UAB on the second day of fall classes? That seems to be the No. ... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 BUSINESS, LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Why Does Jerry Sandusky Inspire Fear, While States Embrace Campus Crest CEO Ted...

  

  Ted RollinsIn the wake of the Penn State scandal, state legislatures considered a blizzard of bills that would strengthen requirements for reporting suspected... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Did Carol Garrison's Banker Husband Play a Role In Her Unethical Administration...

  

  Julian BantonUAB President Carol Garrison pulled a surprise last week when she announced her resignation on the second day of fall classes. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Child Rapist Jerry Sandusky Received a Favorable Court Ruling That Was Denied...

  

  Don SiegelmanFormer Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was granted a motion that forced prosecutors to provide specifics about charges in his child... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Carol Garrison's "Reign of Error" Comes to a Merciful Conclusion on...

  

  Carol GarrisonYesterday's announcement that Carol Garrison is stepping down as president of UAB is the best news to come out of Birmingham in a long time.... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• What Would Cause the Victim of an Assault to Lie Years Later About the Crime?

  

  Zac ParrishIn 1995, Zac Parrish pressed assault charges against his stepfather, Ted Rollins, for a beating that took place in Franklin County, North Carolina,... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Dispute Over Oil and Gas Investments Preceded Major Bashinsky's Mysterious...

  

  William Cobb "Chip" HazelrigIn the months leading to Major Bashinsky's death in March 2010, court documents show that his father's estate was being stonewalled... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Siegelman Case Has Roots in the Iran-Contra Scandal and the Assassination of a...

  

  Iran-Contra scandalThe roots of the Don Siegelman prosecution can be traced to the Iran-Contra scandal and the assassination of a federal judge in the 1980s,... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Here Is More Evidence That Federal Judges Are Trying to Hide Hunting-Club...

  

  B. Avant EdenfieldHow many ways can a federal judge screw up a case before him? Quite a few, it turns out, when the case threatens to expose corruption among... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Are Professors in Alabama Afraid to Speak the Truth About the Prosecution of...

  

  Wayne FlyntVeteran academics are supposed to feel free to speak out on important matters. In fact, the general idea behind tenure is that professors should be... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• U.S. Judge Abdul Kallon Is the No. 1 Reason I Can No Longer Support Barack Obama

  

  Abdul KallonPolls show the 2012 presidential race is a virtual dead heat, even though Republican candidate Mitt Romney is deeply flawed. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Siegelman Prosecution Has Ties to 9/11 and Ugly Activities at an Alabama Air...

  

  Mohamed AttaThe prosecution of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman was driven in part by a desire to cover up activity related to the terrorist attacks of... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Someone Seems to Be Confused About Events Leading to the Death of Lawyer Chace...

  Chace Swatek's mother says in a telephone interview with Legal Schnauzer that the family knows what caused his death in February. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Judge in Siegelman Case Owned a Company That Helped Train 9/11 Terrorist...

  

  Mohamed AttaThe judge in the Don Siegelman prosecution owned a company that helped train 9/11 pilot Mohamed Atta, according to a report from a Washington,... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Judge In Siegelman Case Displays Monumental Arrogance and a Seriously Faulty...

  

  Mark FullerThe most nauseating moment in last Friday's resentencing of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman came when U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller stated... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2012 LEGAL, SOCIETY