ambivalent bits

I Wanna Be A Lawyer When I Grow Up
What motivated you to enter the legal profession?

Well, hell...
Congrats to Unblage -- she just learned she passed the bar!

A New Twist on Traffic Stops
how 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?

Faulty Testimony Sent 2 to Death Row, Panel Finds
Many 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]

Done?
Congrats to Half-Cocked on being done with law school!

Montana To D.C.: Eat Our Balls
This 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.

Electronic Surveillance Statistics for 2005
For FISA surveillance orders, 2072 applications were made to the FISA court; none were denied. . . . In all, only 4 applications have ever been denied.

Good News from SCOTUS
The 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.

Ridden Your Bike Lately?
Yesterday marked the beginning of National Bike Month, sponsored by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.

theshow: 05-01-06
So you're spying on us and you've taken away any legal recourse for us to check up on you. What a dick move!

Get a Mac
PC: “I have some very cool apps that are bundled with me ... calculator ... clock.” Mac: “Sounds like hours of fun.”