Pimps, pirate treasure, and police on pistol patrol.

Pimps: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/04/21/13-30223.pdf

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When cops don’t know the law, a heartbreaking deportation case, and charity donation bins … that speak!

Cops: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/13/13-50745-CR0.pdf

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A veterinarian’s free speech rights, a prisoner’s cruel and unusual garb, and a farmer busted for swampbusting.

Vet Speech: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/14/14-40403-CV0.pdf

A questionable murder conviction, $60,000 seized from a man never charged with a crime, and an immigrant who may face persecution if she’s deported.

A naughty beer label, censorship on city buses, and a heart-healthy butter substitute that isn't.

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An exotic dancing ban, prison guards who ignored sexual abuse, and a successful (!) ineffective-assistance claim.

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A Border Patrol checkpoint, missing evidence, and an officer who crossed the thin blue line.

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