Posts by Diane Dimond
The Pandemic Spawns a Litany of Litigation
Lawyers have flooded U.S. courts with pandemic related lawsuits. Which ones are legit and which are taking advantage of the crisis? You decide …
Read MoreAll Allegations of Sexual Assault Must Be Taken Seriously
Those who wave off the sex assault allegations against Joe Biden by saying, “What about Trump?” are missing a much bigger point. It’s about equal treatment under the law.
Read MoreRobert Durst – Is He a Serial Killer?
The strange little man currently on trial for a 2000 murder in Los Angeles admits he has killed before. He is now charged with putting a 9mm bullet into the head of his longtime friend, Susan Berman, a woman who authorities believe knew his deepest, darkest secrets.
Read MoreNot Everyone Rejoiced At Weinstein Verdict
Official NYC mugshot of Harvey Weinstein
Read MoreTime to Purge Bloated Sex Offender Registries
Those registries that are supposed to keep track of sex offenders? They contain lots of names that shouldn’t be there.
Read MoreRomance Can Turn Brutal – Especially For The Children
If you’re the typical U.S. consumer you just shelled out money to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Collectively Americans spend multiple billions each year on candy, flowers, jewelry or some other gift to spark romance with a loved one. Historians agree the celebration likely began in ancient Roman times with the mid-February fertility festival called Lupercalia.
Read MoreWe Deserve A Smarter War on Drugs
Did we learn nothing from the so-called crack cocaine plague of the 80’s and 90’s? For those with fuzzy memories, the media back then erroneously and breathlessly declared that crack use had reached epidemic proportions. Newsweek declared crack was “the most addictive drug known to man!” The full truth would eventually come out. Crack was…
Read MoreThe Government Can Take Your Money for No Reason
If you carry too much cash the federal government can take it away from you. Yep, you read that right. If an agency, like the Transportation Safety Administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration or U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds someone carrying large amounts of cash they can confiscate it by simply declaring it to be…
Read MoreYour Campaign Donation May Be Funding a Zombie
Are you among the countless Americans who feel so passionately about the upcoming presidential election that you wrote a check to your favorite candidate? But if your candidate dropped out of the race can you get your money back? At one time there were a whopping 29 democrats running for president . Now only twelve…
Read MoreBail Reform: Proceed With Caution
Photo courtesy: Alpha Stock Images January 2020 ushered in a unique new law in New York State that abolished cash bail for defendants arrested for non-violent crimes. Activists in the bail reform movement called it landmark legislation that stops judges from locking up the poor while they await trial simply because they can’t afford bail.…
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