New Kansas and federal judges reshape judiciary perspectives
Mike Hoeflich notes changing federal and state bench composition with Briscoe joining the Tenth Circuit and McFarland becoming Kansas Supreme Court chief, while Larson joins the high court. He outlines two theories on judicial temperament, urging readers to watch new judges to gauge which theory holds today.
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Mary Beck Briscoe
Kansas Court of Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit
Richard W. Holmes
Kansas Supreme Court
Kay McFarland
Edward Larson
Ito
U.S. Supreme Court
Thomas
Souter
Robert Bork
U.S
Police misconduct erodes public trust in Philadelphia
A controversial chronicle argues police corruption and abuse erode public trust nationwide, detailing Philadelphia cases including the 1989 arrest of Betty Patterson, alleged plantings by the dirty 39th, and calls for a New York style inquiry. It notes broader urban corruption and urges external oversight to restore confidence.
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Philadelphia
Betty Patterson
39Th
39Th Police District
Patterson
Ed Rendell
Rendell
Michael A. Nutter
Nutter
The
Inquirer
Melvin Riddick
Joseph Morris
Morris
FBI
Sherman Lee Hopkins
Philadelphia Police Advisory Commission
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Daniel Faulkner
Thomas Thompson
Thompson
New York
New Britain
Conn
Boston
Houston
Denver
Los Angeles
San Diego
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Mike Hoeflich
Kansas University School of Law
Erodes Trust
Claude Lewis
Doonesbury
Senator Packwood
Packwood
MT. Oread Diagnostic Centre
Kathy Honeyman
Mir Oreal
Int’ative
Mt.oread Diagnostic Centre
Clinton Parkway Place
Lawrence
Kansas
Imeccall's
Khusetti
WN Law
Rence
Visa Mastercard
Discover American Express
McCall’s
Kansas City
Fenerail
Rockledge Road