For real this time. While it's not exactly direct, he's not passing go and he's not collecting $200: Justice John Paul Stevens denied Ryan's request to remain out on bail while awaiting his appeal. Ryan, 73, is scheduled to go to prison on Wednesday. more ›

We painfully remember a certain teacher at our high school that was completely and utterly against giving out passes to students to use the bathroom. Our syllabus at the beginning of the course had an entire page dedicated the many ways he planned on not letting miss days, let alone minutes, of his Marine Biology class. Which, on more than occasion, included watching Hawaii 5-0. We shit you not. The class, what we like to... more ›

Yesterday was a big day in national news. The Supreme Court struck down voluntary programs adopted in Seattle and Louisville to attain racial diversity in public schools. The conservative court also determined that it is unconstitutional to execute a prisoner that is mentally ill (adding to a previous ruling that the mentally retarded cannot be executed). more ›

Much of mankind's great literature contains conflict, violence, and death. We remember part of our high school curriculum contained Lord of the Flies, which by no means is about children living peacefully on a deserted island. There were many more, but that was just one of the more disturbing ones. more ›

The NY Times says that Chicago is losing ground to condos. Duh. Chicago to create 100 new schools through Renaissance 2010 plan. Why is Google Audio hiring big-time sales people in several cities including Chicago? To buy Clear Channel? Just expand its current sales efforts? The Supreme Court is to decide if a man can sue Chicago Police officers for false arrest or if the statue of limitations is up. The '85 Bears worried... more ›

In November we sniffed-out and alerted you to a case (ruled one of the most important of this session by the Chicago Tribune) accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court. The crux of the case was whether a dog sniffing a car during a routine traffic stop, where there is no suspicion of criminal activity (), is an unreasonable search and seizure and violates the Fourth Amendment. The Supreme Court released their 6-2 decision today saying it is not and does not. more ›