D.C. Madam Naming Names

If there wasn’t a federal prosecution involved, there would be a lot to be amused about in the D.C. Madam case. As the LA Times reported today, Deborah Jeane Palfrey plans to “out” her former clients in the hope that the unfortunate men will scramble to corroborate her claim that nothing naughty went on when they hired girls from her service. Now, I’m not sure what’s more silly – the claims from Palfrey and her clients that there was no money for sex involved in her business, or the feds determination to prosecute this so called crime.

A Victory for Free Speech

The Associated Press reports that the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has overturned a lower court decision that probable cause existed to arrest a man for disorderly conduct and using obscene language for using the word “goddamn” during a public meeting. At least sanity prevails somewhere.