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20 Dec 2017, 11:40 am
(See prior Grits coverage.)InterviewPeter Neufeld of the national Innocence Project, discussing forensic science reform.Errors and UpdatesForensic hypnosisAustin City Council rejected police union contractDNA mixture evidenceThe Last HurrahTDCJ prison understaffing and staff safetyDeath penalty use declining: A first for Harris County in 40 yearsDallas pilot program de-escalates mental-health calls by sending medical staff instead of copsFind a full transcript of the podcast below the… [read post]
17 Dec 2017, 3:54 pm
Here are some suggestions for your favorite lil' legal historian ...In the NY Times, Jeffrey Frank reviews The Gifted Generation: When Government Was Good by historian David Goldfield, who “points to the risks of government’s increasingly recessive role, and [makes] one worry how it will play out by the time the millennials become grandparents. [read post]
16 Dec 2017, 4:55 am
David Houck provided an update on United States v. al-Nashiri, where an ethics expert testified on the defense team’s withdrawal. [read post]
14 Dec 2017, 9:01 pm
The year that is winding down brought many legal twists and turns at the highest levels of the federal government, and 2018 promises to be just as legally interesting and important. [read post]
14 Dec 2017, 10:14 am
” Linda’s story hit the front page of the Washington Post and became Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s touchstone for successfully moving forward the Food Safety Modernization Act in 2010. [read post]
13 Dec 2017, 9:53 am
David Houck summarized the Nov. 17 military commission hearings in U.S. v. al-Nashiri. [read post]
12 Dec 2017, 3:58 am
Gore then sued Harris because all of the recounts had not been completed when she certified the results. [read post]
11 Dec 2017, 4:59 am
Providing jacket-cover testimonials were Steven Kay QC, Philippe Sands QC, Professor and former Ambassador David Scheffer, and Judge Christine Van den Wyngaert. [read post]
10 Dec 2017, 9:43 am
When the plaintiff does not show up for trial, the case gets dismissed for want of prosecution or as it’s called in Texas – DWOPPED [pronounced “dee-whopped”]; when the Defendant does not appear, a default judgment will typically be entered, assuming the Plaintiff supports its claim with evidence, normally in the form of a business records affidavit in debt collection cases, rather than a live witness. [read post]
10 Dec 2017, 9:43 am
When the plaintiff does not show up for trial, the case gets dismissed for want of prosecution or as it’s called in Texas – DWOPPED [pronounced “dee-whopped”]; when the Defendant does not appear, a default judgment will typically be entered, assuming the Plaintiff supports its claim with evidence, normally in the form of a business records affidavit in debt collection cases, rather than a live witness. [read post]
30 Nov 2017, 9:01 pm
Over the next few weeks, law school final exams will be in full swing at almost every law school in the country. [read post]
29 Nov 2017, 12:00 pm
As we recently passed the 16th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on our nation, I found myself engrossed in Judge David Barron’s book, “Waging War,” which tackles those questions. [read post]
27 Nov 2017, 12:05 pm
San Diego Criminal Trial and Criminal Defense Lawyer The Law Offices of David M. [read post]
27 Nov 2017, 4:46 am
We want to keep things pretty for Harry and Meghan (because that makes us feel good), 4. [read post]
25 Nov 2017, 6:12 am
Stewart Baker shared the Cyberlaw Podcast, featuring an interview with David Ignatius about his new book, “The Quantum Spy”: Paul Rosenzweig shared his new affiliation with the R Street Institute. [read post]
24 Nov 2017, 9:08 am
| David Callahan https://trib.al/LMzjCvy National Council of Nonprofits: The @washingtonpost editorial board points out the dangers of repealing the #JohnsonAmendment. [read post]
22 Nov 2017, 10:00 am
Muir, Harry N. [read post]
22 Nov 2017, 10:00 am
Muir, Harry N. [read post]
The amazing lengths the Texas CCA will go to ignore police misconduct and uphold dubious convictions
21 Nov 2017, 10:24 am
Here's a crazy case out of Harris County: The Government-Always-Wins faction on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals wrangled a four-member plurality on a habeas corpus writ to overturn the trial court's recommendation and uphold a conviction in which law enforcement misrepresented the weight of drugs found on a defendant, calling it 26 kilos when the real amount of actual cocaine was likely less than a gram.The reason for the discrepancy: A police officer stole the drugs and… [read post]
20 Nov 2017, 12:40 pm
Here's an excerpt (6 min.) from the November episode of the Reasonably Suspicious podcast elaborating on that conversation.While criticisms of risk assessments have not yet scared me off their use in the pretrial detention context, they have caused me to pay closer attention to arguments from those who think they may be problematic.Beyond critiques of racial disparities, these academic authors (Upturn's John Logan Koepke and David G. [read post]
