Cultural ascriptions displayed by restraining order court representatives: implicating patriarchy and cultural dominance.
This qualitative study analyzes cultural ascriptions about women plaintiffs that emerged in interview responses from court representatives in the context of a Restraining Order courtroom in a Midwestern city. The judges, attorneys and court advocates' responses categorized women plaintiffs through individual and intersecting group ascriptions related to sex, race,...

Believing in belief.
A review of Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by Daniel C, Denned. Viking, 2006. 425 pp. $25.95. ISBN 0-670-03472-X IN A 1997 EPISODE OF THE animated television series The Simpsons, Lisa Simpson discovers a fossil angel. Suspecting a hoax, she takes a piece of...

The negative Constitution: the duty to protect.
Everyone knows the major influence government has over individuals lives. The Constitution grants the state formidable powers in almost every conceivable sphere. But does the Constitution impose obligations on the state to provide benefits and services for the population? Although the Constitution does require government to take...

Through the wringer.
When state's attorney S. Ann Brobst of Baltimore County, Maryland, brought before a grand jury the case of Karen Foxx, a woman who had shot and killed her estranged husband, to determine whether she should go to trial for his death, Foxx's attorney did something unusual: she let her...

Uzan controversy continues; the controversial court case involving the entrepreneurial millionaire Uzans has brought about a serious downturn in investor confidence in Turkey. (Business & Finance).
Turkey's Uzan family members are no strangers to controversy. At the helm of one the country's leading business operations, players in everything from mobile phones to electricity grids, the corpulent frames of this millionaire father and sons team are frequently featured on the nation's television screens and on the...

In court without a lawyer.
Legal fees can be quite high. Even junior lawyers may charge $100 an hour. Top-notch lawyers can charge two to four times this amount. For the average person, these fees are difficult to afford. Yet, with the divorce rate being as high as it is, more and more people...

No way home (new program for victims of abuse in Alberta - New Identities for Victims of Abuse).
We've all seen the headlines -- every week in Canada, at least one woman is killed by a boyfriend or spouse. Over one-half of these women had already reported domestic violence to the police. Clearly, reporting the abuse failed to set in motion any system that could protect them...

The backfiring of the domestic violence firearms bans.
I. INTRODUCTION Dale Barsness was a convicted wife batterer. At the time of his conviction, he had a full and fair opportunity to be heard. He admitted in open court that he assaulted his wife, and the court found him guilty in a final adjudication of the...

Woman to Woman Sexual Violence.
In 1984 I was shocked when I dated a woman who told me a former partner had battered her. I had heard of battering, of course, but never lesbian battering. Several years later I was working at a domestic violence agency. We offered services to battered lesbians, but few...

Racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations.
I. Introduction II. Elements of the Offense A. Two or More Predicate Acts of Rackeetering Activity B. Pattern C. Enterprise 1. Types of Enterprises 2. Proving the Enterprise 3. Person-Enterprise Rule D. Effect on Interstate Commerce E. Prohibited Acts 1. Investment...