Rabu, 08 Juni 2016
Reathaford on the Value of Blogging

Reathaford on the Value of Blogging

In the latest issue of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel's Verdict Magazine, Laura Reathaford writes on the value ...
Senin, 06 Juni 2016
Is a Parrot's Statement Hearsay?

Is a Parrot's Statement Hearsay?

Fox News reports on this evidence exam hypothetical come to life: A Michigan man’s wife is now a suspect in his May 2015 murder, newly obtai...
Kamis, 05 Mei 2016
Weird Law of the Day: California Penal Code 598 - Hating on Swallows

Weird Law of the Day: California Penal Code 598 - Hating on Swallows

Today's weird law is the strangely specific California Penal Code section 598 , which states: Every person who, within any public cemete...
Rabu, 04 Mei 2016
Weird Law of the Day: California Penal Code 597h - Animals Attached to Power Propelled Devices

Weird Law of the Day: California Penal Code 597h - Animals Attached to Power Propelled Devices

Here's an interesting California law I stumbled across recently.   Penal Code section 597h states: a) It shall be unlawful for any pers...
Jumat, 29 April 2016
Oklahoma State Legislators! Please Make These Changes to Your State's Laws

Oklahoma State Legislators! Please Make These Changes to Your State's Laws

My Facebook and Twitter accounts were abuzz yesterday with reports of this recent opinion by the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma in w...
Kamis, 28 April 2016
Non-Disparagement Agreements With the Government and the First Amendment

Non-Disparagement Agreements With the Government and the First Amendment

Eugene Volokh wrote yesterday about a settlement agreement between a former employee of a Veterans Affairs Hospital in Washington. The sett...
Rabu, 27 April 2016
In Washington, Your Trash is Private, But Not Your Abandoned DNA

In Washington, Your Trash is Private, But Not Your Abandoned DNA

So reports the Seattle Times: Seattle’s ordinance allowing garbage collectors to look through people’s trash — to make sure food scraps are...
Arbitration by Combat: The Consumer-Friendly Approach America Needs

Arbitration by Combat: The Consumer-Friendly Approach America Needs

A former classmate of mine, Amanda Werner, co-authored  this article  with Sonia Gill for some obscure political website .  Werner and Gill ...
Kamis, 21 April 2016
How to Get Away With Unethical Lawyering, Season 1, Episode 3

How to Get Away With Unethical Lawyering, Season 1, Episode 3

At the time I am writing this post, I have seen all of Seasons One and Two of How to Get Away With Murder . To date, about two minutes of Se...
Senin, 18 April 2016
How to Get Away With Unethical Lawyering, Season 1, Episode 2

How to Get Away With Unethical Lawyering, Season 1, Episode 2

Long ago I wrote a post on the first episode of How to Get Away With Murder detailing the plethora of ethical violations committed by the ...