I have been called to serve as a juror in Cook County, Illinois. I'm self-employed, so I don't have an employer to pay me for jury service, but the good news is that we have a one day/one trial policy which means I will be stuck there for only a day unless I get assigned to a trial. The bad news is that the court system is a government operation, which means they have little … [Read more...] about Jury Duty
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“It’s the warrantless, stupid!”
KipEsquire gets the NSA wiretapping decision exactly right. And he got it right back in January too. … [Read more...] about “It’s the warrantless, stupid!”
Some Very Succinct Legal Writing
Have Opinion, Will Travel posts a rather succinct notice of appeal by someone acting pro se. I hope I never have to file a criminal appeal. But if I ever have to sue someone I'm going to use this line in the complaint: You have been hereby served notice you're not getting away with this shit that easy. (Hat tip: Crimlaw) … [Read more...] about Some Very Succinct Legal Writing
A Great Idea From the Instapundit
Glenn Reynolds blogged the arrested-for-photographing-the-cops story too. Of course, he did it earlier. In his commentary, he offers this terrific idea: I think we need civil rights legislation making this kind of arrest illegal. Treble damages, plus the right to civil forfeiture of any police property or equipment used in the arrest. Oh, and respondeat superior liability … [Read more...] about A Great Idea From the Instapundit
History of a Trial
Ken Lammers has posted a somewhat long history of one of his trials. Well, that's what he titles it, "History of a Trial", but most of it seems to be about Ken trying to visit his client somewhere in the Virginia Department of Corrections. That turns out to be a frustrating experience, because nobody in charge seems to have thought it would be a good idea to keep inmates … [Read more...] about History of a Trial