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For a version with better formatting and working links, see http://www.atlassociety.org/brc/blog/2011/12/29/waiting-gershon “The law’s delay” is proverbial; there are snails sculpted on the flagpoles at the Supreme Court. But how long should a person sit in prison waiting for the court that convicted him to decide whether what he was convicted of doing was actually a crime? Bradley J. Stinn’s lawyers think he’s been waiting too long—and they’ve asked an appellate court to order Judge Nina Gershon to make a decision. On March 24, 2008, Stinn was convicted—after Judge Gershon removed a dissenting juror—of fraudulently inflating the financial data of the...

It's nice to hear Americans talk about privacy and fighting for their rights. But sometimes I have to say: Do you know what you're talking about? In Okemos, Mich., a 71-year-old health nut named Howard Weyers runs a health-care benefits company called Weyco. Weyers thinks his employees should be healthy, too, so years ago, he hired an in-house private trainer. Any employee who works with her and then meets certain exercise goals earns a $110 bonus per month. So far, so good. But then, in November 2003, Weyers made an announcement that shocked his staff: "I'm introducing a smoking policy,"...

Motorcycle club sues Rochester bar for discrimination Updated: 02-19-2005 09:01:02 AM ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - A Rochester bar is being sued by a motorcycle club whose members were told they are not welcome there. The lawsuit against the North Star Bar was filed in Olmsted County Court. The attorney representing the Sons of Silence motorcycle club says its members were refused entrance to the bar because they were wearing their "colors," or motorcycle apparel. He sent a letter to the bar warning of legal action, saying a 1998 state law prohibits that kind of discrimination. The lawsuit says some of...

The humiliation began for spring breaker Mandeep Chahil with the words "take it off." He tried to explain his turban is not a hat; it's required by his Sikh religion. But staff at Max's Ocean Front at Beach Place in Fort Lauderdale insisted on a no-hat rule and kicked him out Friday night. After he and his friends continued to argue with security guards outside, police arrested Chahil and charged him with trespassing.