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Gun Control Gives Up and Shifts Gears

Scott Greenfield
June 13, 2008 06:34

The Supreme Court will issue its decision in D.C. v. Heller any day now.  I can't wait to see the explosion across the blogosphere when it comes.  We will, without a doubt, be in our glory.  But the forces fighting a fundamental right to keep and bear arms are already preparing for...

The Price of Texas Bravado (Update)

Scott Greenfield
August 07, 2008 11:21

As most people know, the Sovereign Nation of Texas executed Jose Medellin.  What a tough, macho group they are, beloved of football, cheerleaders and killing people.  When even their favorite son, George W. Bush asked them not to do it, they still killed Medellin.  It must have been...

Why the Ferrari? Why?

Scott Greenfield
September 29, 2008 08:06

In most instances, the damage done by police in the execution of a search warrant, though usually needlessly extensive and intrusive, can be repaired.  But there are times when the police are seeking an item so unique, so extraordinary, that it could be almost painful to let them lay hands...

Teaching "Justice", Prosecutor-Style

Scott Greenfield
August 05, 2008 06:55

Mike at Crime & Federalism has posted a video that was the subject of an appeal before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Commonwealth v. Cook, per this law.com story.  At issue was whether Assistant District Attorney Jack McMahon struck black jurors from the panel in this 1988 death...

Proposed "Non-Aggression Pact" on Federal Judicial Appointments of Law Profs

Scott Greenfield
July 13, 2008 07:45

I didn't see this coming.  And if you don't slum at the lawprof blawgs, chances are you didn't either.Rick Hill over PrawfsBlawg proposes that his fellow lawprofs enter into an agreement, one that would have some fascinating implications for lawyers in the trenches: Here are the terms of...

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Learning From Judges Behaving Badly

Scott Greenfield
November 18, 2008 16:04

Howard Bashman, the source of every significant bit of news (meaning he never includes SJ) online, provides this very funny, yet very true, article by District of Oregon Judge Michael W. Mosman, who sits by designation on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.  While it's a "what not to...

But What Does Norm Think About Sentencing?

Scott Greenfield
November 18, 2008 13:45

Norm, norm (small 'n' intended), Norm. Norm Pattis.  I miss hearing from Norm, which is why I so enjoy it when he writes his Connecticut Law Tribune column.  I keep asking Norm to let me know before he publishes something, but Norm is, well, Norm, and this time I had to find out from Doug...

The Vast Mystery of Public Defenders

Scott Greenfield
November 18, 2008 12:29

Following the New York Times front page story about public defenders being constrained to reject representation of the indigent, characterized as a "revolt", there was renewed interest in the plight of Gideon.  On the heels of this, the Legal Talk Network podcast, Lawyer2Lawyer, conducted...

Networking, Thought Sharing and Enough Already

Scott Greenfield
November 18, 2008 09:10

Someone out there (my bet is on Kevin O'Keefe) can tell me the actual percentage of lawyers who are actively engaged in the ever-increasing world of online activity.  If a new lawyer was to stumble into the middle of the blawgosphere, or perhaps the tweetosphere, he would be left with the...

No Place for Nazis in Lawyer Pitch (Update x 3)

Scott Greenfield
November 18, 2008 08:07

Larry Bodine is a legal marketing guru, and is not one to shy away from straight talk.  This is a quality I greatly admire in others, as I see wiggly, meaningless rhetoric as a waste of my time.  I really hate it when my time is wasted.  If you've got something to say, then just...