Habeas Humor

Learn about becoming a Habeas Humor patron at patreon.com/habehumor Make a one-time contribution to Habeas Humor at paypal.me/habehumor This week we start our legal news offshoot series, Sh*thole States! First up, New Jersey & West Virginia. Find out how they started as sh*tholes and why they are still sh*tholes today.   Links: http://www.softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/new_jersey_colony_facts/2042/ http://nymag.com/news/features/scandals/edward-hyde-2012-4/ https://dmna.ny.gov/forts/fortsE_L/georgeFort.htm https://dmna.ny.gov/forts/maps/fortMapA_Manhatten.html http://nj1015.com/jersey-scandals-a-quick-history-of-corruption-in-nj-politics/ https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/abscam http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2011/02/brennan_trust_fund_tied_to_pon.html https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2007/lr20170.htm https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-departments-seeks-to-toss-out-charges-against-sen-menendez/2018/01/31/19a3094c-06a8-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html