Year: 2008
Gayvolution
A recent study (hat tip Moby Kip) suggests that the brains of gay men have certain similarities to straight women, and the brains of gay women have similarities to straight men. The brain features in question have their roots in early brain development, suggesting that environmental and social conditions played little roll in their formation.… Read more
Teaching Hard Lessons to School Children and Others
By now you may have heard (via Balko, Simple Justice, Moby Kip, or new blawger Bobby Frederick) about the brilliant idea some folks in El Camino California came up with to teach students the importance of not driving drunk: Many juniors and seniors were driven to tears – a few to near hysterics – May 26 when a… Read more
Getting Away With It
A few days ago Rob Deters at the 26th St. Bar Association wrote about how it felt to stop a police interrogation of one of his clients: I’ve run into police stations, waived my card and Cook County ID around and asked to see my client, where I tell them, immediately, to shut the hell up. … Read more
In My Bookbag: Your Witness
I love reading about crimes and criminal law. The issues are fascinating and the stories are sometimes pretty cool. (One of my favorites is about a pre-trial proceeding where the judge decides that the defendant has been assigned to the wrong court because of his age. The defense lawyer interrupts to ask if this means… Read more
RPS Championships?
Sometimes reality gets ahead of the Onion: Rock-Paper-Scissors. Read more