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Quote of the ? well, ever.
Posted on September 29, 2008“I don’t know what’s so great about the [Great] depression, but that’s the name that we gave it.” - Nancy Pelosi, who is third in line for the Presidency (HT: C&F).
Legal fictions: Confidential communications
Posted on September 28, 2008Babel babble One of the hurdles we have to deal with as criminal defense attorneys is the language barrier between us and our clients. A fair percentage of our clients don’t speak English or don’t speak it well enough for us to effectively communicate pertintent information...
Friday night Funny
Posted on September 26, 2008Whatever your political affiliation may be, this video is definitely funny: Click here to view the embedded video.
Drive away. I dare you.
Posted on September 24, 2008Let’s try a little game. I will give you the opening lines of a recent Connecticut Supreme Court decision [pdf] and you tell me (you can do this silently, sitting at your computer) what the outcome is. Ready? The sole issue in this appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that the defendant, David Burroughs, [...
Troy Davis given another week
Posted on September 23, 2008CapDefWeekly has the news that Troy Davis’ execution has been stayed another week, at least. He explains: The stay appears related to his actual innocence claim - the scotusblog.com has the details. The Court appears to be concerned with the question left open in Herrera - whether factual innocence alone is enough to prevent an execution [...
Monday Morning Jumpstart: Post-Emmy edition
Posted on September 22, 2008So who watched the Emmys? I’m pretty bummed that Jon Hamm didn’t win, but also quite happy for Malcolm’s father. Anyway, here are the most interesting legal posts of the past week(end): TalkLeft gives us a primer on the harsh South Dakota abortion law that is being proposed to challenge Roe v...
Le Roi est mort
Posted on September 22, 2008Two institutions saw their demise this week. Goodbye Wall Street and thank you Yankee Stadium. One will be resurrected; what will happen of the other?
Not everything?s a crime
Posted on September 22, 2008Oh noes! Two interesting stories from the Nutmeg State in the last month or so remind us rather forcefully that not everything is a crime. First, we have the tragic death of a two-year old, who shot himself with his father’s gun. Both parents have been charged with risk of injury to a minor...
Raising the Bar Episode 4 liveblog
Posted on September 22, 2008Sorry for the delay folks, was catching up on earlier shows. Using the power of DVR, I’ll catch up by mid-show.
It?s Constitution Day!
Posted on September 17, 2008C’mon blawgosphere, wake up! It’s Constitution Day.
Fiction and Order
Posted on September 16, 2008L&O just had a line where the cop tells the defendant he’s “in the big leagues” because he hit a cop. One problem: cop was undercover. It’s like they’re not even trying anymore.
Gideon?s promise: Determining who benefits
Posted on September 16, 2008Gideon made his promise a long time ago and States began providing indigent defendants with counsel in criminal cases. Much has been said over the years about the promise being fulfilled and states not providing counsel, but the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law tackles the flip side of the problem in a new [...
Monday Morning Jumpstart
Posted on September 15, 2008Surprise! What’s this, you ask? A regular feature that had been relegated to dusty shelves makes a re-appearance? Why yes, I say. It is the Jumpstart. Don’t get too excited, though. It may or may recur. So, onto this weekend’s top stories and posts: WI Court finds that man has expectation of privacy in nursing home sex with [...
Time to eat crow, Madam Governor
Posted on September 12, 2008It's okay, you can eat crow It happened. I’m just surprised that it was this quick. After yesterday’s frantic call by the Governor for David Pollitt to be reincarcerated, it is fitting that today the prosecutor withdrew the warrant and dropped charges...
David Pollitt rearrested; Governor has opinion
Posted on September 11, 2008What has happened is that David Pollitt has been re-arrested, because he allegedly went outside the monitoring area of his GPS device. So, now, the political football has been inflated again and the Governor speaks out, urging his incarceration. I realize that this would be a violation of probation, but it really, really, really bothers me that [...
Sunday Stupidity: Wednesday is Fashion Day edition
Posted on September 10, 2008Yeah, I know it’s not Sunday, but this is too good to let pass. It will warm the cockles of Scott’s heart. Click here to view the embedded video. H/T: 26th Street Bar Assn.
Advice to law students: objection techniques
Posted on September 10, 2008Most law schools have just commenced their classes for the year, so I think this is an appropriate time to dispense some advice to the lawyers of tomorrow. One of the most important things you will do as a lawyer is object during a trial or a hearing...
O client, my client!
Posted on September 10, 2008Another example of the mental issues our clients have. Feb 2009 is not that far away.
Hood execution stayed; lawyers continue douchebaggery
Posted on September 09, 2008I was going to write about the silly comments made by the attorney for the Judge that presided over Hood’s original trial, but that has been pre-empted by this late breaking news that Hood’s execution, set for tomorrow, has been stayed. Tuesday?s reprieve was granted over a technical issue regarding instructions given to the original jury, [...
LHC goes online soon
Posted on September 09, 2008Here’s a website that will let you know whether the Large Hadron Collider in Europe has destoryed the world.
Raising the Bar: A Week Later
Posted on September 09, 2008After my criticism of the show Raising The Bar last week, I think it is only fair if I post a follow-up having watched the second episode. So here it is: I like it. A lot. The law was definitely better, although I thought it a bit suspect that the lawyer in the sexual assault case was [...
Courthouse Steps Syndrome
Posted on September 09, 2008Also known as “mic in face make lawyer say lots of things”. A long time ago I wrote two posts on the propensity of some lawyers to blabber too much in court, either with or without the media present (incidentally, two of the most popular posts here at apd)...
Stare decisis ad infinitum (updated)
Posted on September 08, 2008So seems to be the State of Utah’s motto. In the midst of a capital case, the A.G. is seeking sanctions against defense lawyers because, get this, they argue that a third of the claims have already been decided by other cases. [Defense attorney] Brass and attorney Richard Mauro, who represents [the other defense attorney] Donaldson, [...
Sunday Stupidity: Head games edition
Posted on September 07, 2008Remember when your mother told you not to sneeze so much? Well, this guy didn’t listen: Click here to view the embedded video.
I heart Huckabee
Posted on September 04, 2008The man is very funny. If his views weren’t so diametrically opposed to mine, I’d considering voting for him.
The 5 blogs meme
Posted on September 04, 2008I will just pretend that I’ve been tagged by Scott for this latest meme making the rounds of the blawgosphere. The rules are simple: name 5 blogs I read and tag 5 blawgers. Note the subtle difference: 5 blogs, not blawgs. So, without further pontification, as is my wont, here are 5 blogs I read that you [...
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I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...
Does a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge a secured mortgage loan?
Yes if you file they cannot sue you to the knowledge I know. My brother is in re...
How to prevent an arrest from appearing in the local newspaper?
Dont know the law in Minnesota but in most jurisdictions an arrest is a matter o...
When there is a very high level of abuse in which nursing home patient died, neglect from her nurse is mediation good for this or is a jury trial more apropriate?
Totally against mediation! I agree with you, it will never resolve your mother&#...
My situation is somewhat difficult to describe, but about two months ago planes began arriving at an airport near my house and an organized stalking effort began. As I'm driving to and from home, cars will begin encircli
I would like this person 'anonymous' to get in touch with me. Question...
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