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Lead Poisoning in Flint and Future Crime Statistics

By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com In the plethora of political finger pointing and civil and criminal investigations, as well as the avalanche  of media reports on the lead contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan, one aspect of the debacle has been barely mentioned—the effect of lead poisoning of children on crime rates in future years. The only…

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Five Tough Criminal Cases for the Supreme Court in February

By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Tough sledding for the Supreme Court in February with oral arguments on five thorny criminal justice cases. Judicial Bias : What was he thinking? In Williams v. Pennsylvania the DA of Philadelphia, Ronald Castille, personally authorized the pursuit of the death penalty against Terrence Williams in connection with the office’s prosecution for…

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President Obama’s Dramatic Commutation Plan

By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com This column recently presented the historic changes made by the Obama Administration to change the direction of drug enforcement, drug offender punishment and treatment for drug abusers. For the first time in four decades the executive branch has embarked on a systematic and multi-front program to reduce the penalties for convicted…

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Supreme Court in December Will Hear Case on Texas Businessman Convicted of Illegally Accessing Protected Computer

By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The only oral argument before the Supreme Court during the last month of 2015 on an issue involving criminal law or procedure is Musacchio v. United States. The case involves the conviction on three counts of a North Texas businessman for conspiracy and for making unauthorized access to a protected computer…

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