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Entries from February 8th, 2008

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: “I think the Free Press has committed a crime”

February 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Constitutional Rights, Public Figures and Privacy

Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, embroiled in a widely publicized text-messaging sex scandal has now lashed out against the Detroit Free Press. Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick today accused the Free Press of illegally obtaining the text messages that exposed an affair between him and his chief of staff and showed that they lied to jurors [...]

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Judge Rules Detroit Must Release Documents in Kilpatrick Scandal

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Public Figures and Privacy

More documents in the Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick text-message scandal must be released to the two Detroit newspapers whose investigations originally unearthed the scandal. According to the AP. Documents related to a whistle-blower lawsuit that led to a text-messaging sex scandal involving the mayor must be turned over to the Detroit Free Press and The [...]

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Congressman Seeks End to Separation of Church and Super Bowl

February 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Religious Freedom

The continuing uproar over the NFL’s heavy-handed prohibition of large-screen Super Bowl gatherings at churches (citing Federal copyright law) has caught the attention of a member of Congress. After reading several stories about how preachers sacked the annual event to comply with NFL rules, former Washington Redskins quarterback turned Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., fired off [...]

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