Presunto Culpable (Presumed Guilty) is a documentary about the poor state of the justice system in Mexico, telling the story of Antonio Zuniga, who was found guilty of murder on very scant evidence.  He was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but his conviction was later overturned.

A week after the movie was released last month, one of the key players in the story, Victor Reyes Bravo, sued to have it pulled from theaters.  Bravo was the cousin of the murder victim, and his testimony was critical in the trial.

A judge granted the injunction on grounds that the film violated Bravo's privacy. But, in a second hearing another judge has ruled that the film may return to theaters if Bravo's identity is camouflaged.

[Washington Examiner]

The Kansas House Judiciary Committee has vote against advancing a bill that would bring immigration reform similar to the controversial laws passed in Arizona last year.  The bill would have required police to check the immigration status of those they suspected were in the country illegally.  The bill also would have required a citizen check for all new government and government contractor hires, and anyone seeking public aid.

Republican John Rubin suggested amendments to the bill that would have made it more palatable. He suggested requiring probable cause, rather than a mere suspicion before conducting an immigration status check, and exempting traffic stops and municipal ordinance violations.  Those amendments were rejected, though they may get included if the bill resurfaces later.

[Kansas City Star]

Legislatures in Idaho, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tenneessee are considering bills that would ban state insurers from providing funding for elective abortions.  Obamacare sets the default policy for state insurance exchanges as providing coverage for elective abortions, but allows states to opt out.  There would be no change to individuals using plans with a private insurance company.

Missouri is going the additional step of considering legislation that would ban late-term (post-viability) abortions.  A health and safety exception remains, but Missouri would remove the general "woman's health" exception and replace it with a more strict standard: the risk of "substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function."

[Business Week]

[NECN]

This week The Namby Pamby wants wound-up procedure-junkies to just chill the eff out.

Read it here: Hey Skippy