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3 Jun 2011, 7:23 am
Joel Rosenberg, father, husband, science-fiction writer, second-amendment advocate, habitué of the blawgoshphere, rouser of rabble, outspoken critic of police misconduct, and all-around fearless proponent of what he knew to be right, has died. [read post]
26 May 2011, 4:01 pm
I was otherwise occupied, and didn’t write about this at the time, but nobody I follow did either, so I figure it’s worth a small post: When TSA let three boxcutters through security at JFK and onto an airplane, [TSA] Spokeswoman Davis was quick to put the embarrassing incident behind her, assuring the traveling public that the TSA is still ahead of the curve: There have been a number of additional security layers that have been implemented on aircraft that would prevent someone… [read post]
26 May 2011, 10:09 am
Send this to San Felipe by Express night & day To The People of Texas and All Americans Commandancy of the Alamo— Bejar, Fby. 24th 1836— To the People of Texas & all Americans in the world— Fellow citizens & compatriots—I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna—I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man—The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise,… [read post]
26 May 2011, 6:07 am
What do you do if you’re a U.S. [read post]
25 May 2011, 7:25 pm
Kashmir Hill writes: Republican Dan Patrick, who was the sponsor of the bill in the Senate, withdrew it when he realized he would not have the votes he needed to pass it. [read post]
24 May 2011, 4:58 pm
The other J-Dog, at Restoring Dignity to the Law, opines that Joseph Rakofsky is also a symptom of one of the fundamental problems of attorney oversupply and writes: I’m ultimately your ally, Joseph, because you’re a victim, just like most of our generation of law graduates. [read post]
20 May 2011, 7:33 pm
When courts summon everyone who meets the minimum requirements for sitting on a jury – that they are county residents at least 18 years old and not convicted felons – there’s a potential of “diluting” jury pools, said Athens attorney Harry Gordon, who served as district attorney for Clarke and Oconee counties for nearly three decades. [read post]
18 May 2011, 3:20 pm
On Monday, I was hired by a man’s father to represent the man on a serious felony case. [read post]
15 May 2011, 8:30 pm
In a great and rare example of real judicial activism, the Indiana Supreme Court has, without even being asked, outlawed something that hundreds of years of common law have allowed and the Indiana Legislature has explicitly authorized. [read post]
15 May 2011, 5:47 pm
There is a class of lawyer that thinks that there is no bad publicity; that anything that gets their name in the news, regardless of how undistinguished, is worth doing and bragging about. [read post]
13 May 2011, 4:17 pm
For your enlightenment and amusement: How Young Lawyers Should NOT Conduct Themselves Online « An … Feeling Left Out – The Criminal Lawyer – Commentary on Law and Policy Simple Justice: Rakofsky v. [read post]
13 May 2011, 2:41 pm
Rakofsky had a problem. [read post]
13 May 2011, 1:36 pm
Who should decide whether your children may be spanked while at school? [read post]
12 May 2011, 9:23 pm
A geeky little game I play with lawyers’ internet advertising: from one website, I take a phrase that is unlikely to be written more than once intentionally. [read post]
12 May 2011, 9:18 am
First the good: State v. [read post]
9 May 2011, 3:37 pm
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7 May 2011, 3:40 pm
Texas Rule of Evidence 404(b): Other crimes, wrongs, or acts. [read post]
1 May 2011, 6:16 pm
So I’ve been taking martial arts classes. [read post]
26 Apr 2011, 5:13 pm
The idea behind a lawyers’ assistance strike force is that when a criminal-defense lawyer is under attack for doing her job, the strike force can intercede for the lawyer and protect the defense function. [read post]
16 Apr 2011, 6:50 am
A couple of months ago I mentioned Texas rep Leo Berman’s attack on theocracy. [read post]
