May 08, 2006
I Wanna Be A Lawyer When I Grow UpWhat motivated you to enter the legal profession?
Posted 09:56 AM
May 06, 2006
Well, hell...Congrats to Unblage -- she just learned she passed the bar!
Posted 10:41 PM
A New Twist on Traffic Stopshow many cases are there that involve a traffic stop of a guy riding a bicycle that leads to a search of the bike and discovery of drugs inside the bike?
Posted 08:34 AM
May 03, 2006
Faulty Testimony Sent 2 to Death Row, Panel FindsMany arson investigators were self-taught and “inept,” the report said, adding: “There is no crime other than homicide by arson for which a person can be sent to death row based on the unsupported opinion of someone who received all his training 'on the job.' ” [via]
Posted 01:29 PM
Done?Congrats to Half-Cocked on being done with law school!
Posted 11:25 AM
Montana To D.C.: Eat Our BallsThis Saturday night, D.C.-area residents are invited to . . . tuck into some of Montana's famed rocky mountain oysters (a/k/a “Cowboy Caviar”) -- that is, deep-fried bull testicles.
Posted 11:09 AM
Electronic Surveillance Statistics for 2005For FISA surveillance orders, 2072 applications were made to the FISA court; none were denied. . . . In all, only 4 applications have ever been denied.
Posted 11:09 AM
May 02, 2006
Good News from SCOTUSThe U.S. Supreme Court unanimously set aside a South Carolina murder conviction and death sentence, as Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. in his first high court opinion said the man wasn't given a fair chance to mount a defense.
Posted 08:20 PM
Ridden Your Bike Lately?Yesterday marked the beginning of National Bike Month, sponsored by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.
Posted 07:55 PM
theshow: 05-01-06So you're spying on us and you've taken away any legal recourse for us to check up on you. What a dick move!
Posted 02:30 PM
Get a MacPC: “I have some very cool apps that are bundled with me ... calculator ... clock.” Mac: “Sounds like hours of fun.”
Posted 12:50 PM
April 29, 2006
Defender of life to the end of the line“Nicole was our crusader for justice.” She was only 27 years old! So sad...
Posted 08:23 AM
The Harvard Bloggership Conference in a NutshellBlogging can be scholarly, except when it's not.
Posted 07:35 AM
April 27, 2006
9/11 Families Request Gov't DocsIs it really about secrecy?
Posted 12:59 PM
April 25, 2006
Your Body and Your GovernmentNew slide show explaining the facts of life to young girls. [via]
Posted 01:35 PM
Blackberry-AerobicsPosted 12:18 PM
IMPEACHMENTIL Legislature will rock the nation
Posted 12:01 PM
Free Cone Day at Ben and Jerry's Today!Posted 11:43 AM
Paragraph of the Day“The promise of Gideon was just that, a promise,”
Posted 10:55 AM
Gratuity Not Includedwhy do we tip where we do, and not at other places?
Posted 10:43 AM
PD JokeI need to learn something about marketing. I never learned anything about marketing because I came from the public defenders office. [via]
Posted 10:34 AM
April 24, 2006
Bush Hits New Low in Another Poll34% yes, 60% no
Posted 12:26 PM
More Compassion for White Drug Users?Posted 12:14 PM
Spring WeatherIt's almost finals time, and you know what that means: Snow!
Posted 12:06 PM