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5 Dec 2011, 6:48 pm
Now that Congress has repealed the Fifth Amendment, can you please join me in recognizing that this country is on a rocket-sled to totalitarianism? [read post]
25 Aug 2010, 8:25 pm
Here are some conclusions that can be drawn from Hartley’s data: In Cook County, Illinois, in 1993, convicted defendants were: 1.81 times as likely to have been released on their own recognizance if they were charged with a class 1 felony as if they were charged with a class X felony. 2.10 times as likely to wind up incarcerated if they were hispanic as if they were white. 1.46 times as likely to wind up incarcerated if they used a weapon as if they didn’t. 2.36 times as likely to wind… [read post]
9 May 2011, 3:37 pm
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2 May 2012, 5:47 pm
When we spoke to the METRO board of directors last week, it struck me that some of the things that I consider common knowledge might not be. [read post]
2 Aug 2012, 12:33 pm
Via Liberty and Justice for Y’all, In Re Escamilla (PDF), in which the Travis County Attorney (Escamilla, who is the elected official responsible for prosecuting misdemeanor cases in that county) filed a mandamus against a judge for allowing a defendant to plead open (that is, without an agreed recommendation) to the judge without the state’s consent. [read post]
29 Nov 2010, 2:36 pm
A hearty “thank you” to the Defending People reader who nominated this blog to the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 popularity contest. [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 2:03 pm
If you want to be taken seriously, please give your agents some guidance on what is not a professional-looking business card. [read post]
18 Jun 2010, 9:55 am
"UTMB’s Correctional Managed Care program has an agreement with Lone Star College involving its Law Enforcement Phlebotomy Program. [read post]
28 Oct 2010, 9:25 am
If you are in Harris County and you haven’t voted yet, please go vote for Loren Jackson for District Clerk. [read post]
17 Nov 2010, 2:18 pm
“On the eve of a major national holiday and less than one year after al-Qaida’s failed attack last Christmas Day, it is irresponsible for a group to suggest travelers opt out of the very screening that may prevent an attack using non-metallic explosives,” said TSA Administrator John Pistole. [read post]
16 Sep 2010, 7:13 pm
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8 Nov 2010, 1:56 pm
After I wrote this post about Yodle, in which I wrote: Yodle sucks because, aside from cold-calling NACDL members claiming that organization’s imprimatur (which it does not have), it sells lawyers cookie-cutter websites. [read post]
19 Jan 2011, 1:46 pm
The State Bar of Texas is conducting an unlawful referendum on amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 10:17 am
An introduction to neurolaw, from David Eagleman of Baylor College of Medicine: Eagleman teaches a seminar on the subject at Rice University; I’m signing up. [read post]
24 Nov 2012, 10:18 am
Suppose that you have a client. [read post]
7 May 2010, 11:28 am
Here’s a list (compiled by Houston criminal defense lawyer—and hero of the revolution—Robb Fickman) of the Houston Police Department officers suspended in the last two weeks: Chinese Consulate: Officer Timothy Riley Jr. [read post]
5 Nov 2010, 10:18 am
Rique Bobbitt has “a stellar record as defense attorney” and passing familiarity with indefinite articles. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 11:07 am
I was making an appearance on a first DWI. [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 6:21 pm
A couple of people have emailed to ask me my opinion of this story: Crystal Cox, Oregon Blogger, Isn’t a Journalist, Concludes U.S. [read post]
18 May 2010, 5:52 pm
Old-time West Texas judges used to travel the circuit with a single law book (and they were still better-read than most modern Texas judges. . .). [read post]
