Punch and Jurists

Lauro v. The City of New York, No. 95 Civ. 8908 (AGS) (S.D.N.Y.) (39 F.Supp.2d 351) (February 25, 1999) (Judge Allen G. Schwartz) by Here Judge Schwartz condemned the police practice of "perp walks" which he said were designed to titillate the press and humiliate the defendant, but which lacked …

Grendell v. Gillway, No. CIV 96-257-B (D.Me.) (974 F.Supp. 46) (July 11, 1997) (Judge Morton A. Brody) by Famous quite from Justice Douglas in which he described our society as one in which the Government may intrude into the secret regions of a man's life at will - pitting father …

U.S. v. Jones, No. 95-1539 (6th Cir.) (102 F.3d 804) (December 17, 1996) (Judge Eugene E. Jr. Siler) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - Another view of the evils of entrapment in general. "We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all …

U.S. v. Gigante, No. 96-1234, No. 2006 (2nd Cir.) (85 F.3d 83) (May 30, 1996) (Per Curiam) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - More than 100 years ago, Justice Bradley of the Supreme Court wisely admonished against stealthy encroachments into our Constitutional rights with these words: "It may be that …

Ayeni v. CBS Inc., No. CV 93-0957 (E.D.N.Y.) (848 F.Supp. 362) (April 9, 1994) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein) by In this case six agents, based on information supplied by the ever-reliable "confidential informant", arrived at Mrs. Tawa Ayeni's three bedroom residence on March 5, 1992. The court painstakingly noted that …

Franklin v. Foxworth, No. 92-35214 (9th Cir.) (31 F.3d 873) (August 2, 1994) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt) by In this case, acting on a tip, some 23 police officers descended on a home occupied by three people, one of whom was pregnant, and another suffered from advanced multiple sclerosis. So bad …