Year: 2007
LEGAL DEPT.
More Economic Thinking About Snitching
I’m having a little trouble finding time to keep up the conversation, but Scott Greenfield at Simple Justice has responded to my speculative post on why clients might prefer to hire a lawyer who refuses to represent snitches. He says some nice things about me, but his response makes it clear that I get way… Read more
LEGAL DEPT.
Snitching and Criminal Defense
Some of the practicing lawyers in the blogosphere are arguing about whether it’s ethical to refuse to represent clients who snitch to the government to get a better deal. On one side we have Mark Bennett, who refuses to have anything to do with snitches. His contract with his clients makes this clear in advance.… Read more
SCATTERSHOT DEPT.
Scattershot
A few random shots: New York mayor Micheal Bloomberg thinks that having illegal drugs in your system when you die undoes the heroism of an NYPD detective who was one of the first on the scene at Ground Zero. Find out the salary of every single employee of the City of Chicago or Cook County. Scott… Read more
SCATTERSHOT DEPT.
Scattershot Posting
A few random shots: How not to run a confidential tip line. (ht Balko) Mike Mette’s dad is driving him to prison. If the G.I. Joe movie ever makes it out of development, rumor has it Joe might lose his American identity and become a member of an international special forces team based in Brussels, presumably working for… Read more
POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPT.
Rudy Rex?
Even before he started running for president, there were three things I didn’t like about Rudy Giuliani when he was mayor of New York: He said things like this. He tried to shut down legal businesses he disliked, such as strip clubs and adult bookstores. He aggressively defended New York police officers against accusations of misconduct before investigating. After police chief Bratton brought down New… Read more