Last week’s top stories are still going, including litigation under the Racial Justice Act in Fayetteville. The Fayetteville Observer’s latest story is here, summarizing the testimony of the state’s statistician. For those with a numerical bent, it’s pretty interesting. But many of us are looking ahead to next week and Valentine’s Day. Apparently that includes Florida Judge John Hurley. According to this article, “[a] marital spat that began when a . . . man didn’t wish his wife a happy birthday and then escalated into a domestic violence charge, resulted in an unusual bond court ruling . . . . Instead of setting bond or keeping [the defendant] locked up, he ordered him to treat his spouse to dinner [at Red Lobster, her favorite restaurant], a bowling date and then to undergo marriage counseling.” Those wondering whether the judge’s approach was a little too light-hearted should read the article, which describes the facts of what the judge characterized as a “minor” incident. Whether that characterization is accurate and whether the judge’s order was appropriate are certainly debatable. In other news: 1. The General Assembly’s website has been updated so that the on-line version of the General Statutes is current through the 2011 legislative session. No more digging through session laws! [Update: actually, like the LexisNexis "red books," it is current only through S.L. 2011-411. As discussed here, that means that the technical corrections to the Justice Reinvestment Act aren't included and . . . we're still reading session laws. Thanks to [...]
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