You didn’t notice. You probably didn’t care. But there is a new Cabinet-level branch of government here in the United States, as of today. Congress, in the midst of the worst financial crisis in three generations, in the middle of… Continue Reading
If you’re rooting for the McCain-Palin ticket, you don’t need me to tell you that you want a game-changer to enter the game. You need some good news, and you need it not much later than two weeks before the… Continue Reading
Now, nobody should get the wrong idea. I like my job and I’m happy to help out when we’re busy (like we are right now) even if it’s not within my comfort zone. But damn, what a depressing deposition I… Continue Reading
One of the interesting things about being a lawyer is that you do not necessarily have to accept money as a fee for your service. I have, at times, accepted a variety of things that are not money. Back when… Continue Reading
Continuing in a vein from the past post, here’s a reminder to all my American bloggers that they should cherish and be thankful for their freedoms. In Italy, it is a crime to mock the Pope. After warming up with… Continue Reading
California has a serious budget crisis – projected spending is 15.2 billion (with a “B”) dollars in excess of available and projected funds. Here’s the hard truth: we will have to raise taxes, cut spending, or have some combination of… Continue Reading
Wife files for divorce. Husband wants to reconcile. Wife says, “No way.” Husband hires hit man to kill wife with claw hammer. Wife strangles hit man to death with bare hands. Delightfully irreverent analysis here — including an laugh-out-loud comment… Continue Reading
I learned in law school that there are four primary reasons that we as a society prosecute crimes and punish people for violating the law — these are, in the end, the reasons for having criminal law in the first… Continue Reading
One of the many notions I see from time to time — one held with religious-like fanaticism by its proponents — is the concept of jury nullification. Briefly, this is the idea that a jury (not a judge) may nullify,… Continue Reading
The unquestioned execution leader in all the world is the People’s Republic of China. China executes more of its prisoners each year than all the other nations of the world, combined — more than 10,000 people a year executed at… Continue Reading