Legal

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

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

Somehow, the Federal Communications Commission thinks it has the authority to tell every American what software they are or are not allowed to run on their computers. According to the three-page document, to preserve the openness that characterizes today's Internet, "consumers are entitled to run applications and use services of their choice, subject to the needs of law … [Read more...] about My Computer, My Software

Ken Lammers is discussing the conflict of interest that exists between a criminal defendant and his court-appointed attorney when there is a cap on the fee for the case. Put simply, once the attorney has worked enough on the case to hit the cap, he's working for free. That gives him a strong incentive to bring the case to a swift close by mounting a weak defense or … [Read more...] about Indigence Incentives

Virginia defense lawyer Ken Lammers tries writting a little fiction: Conversations I'm Sure Some of My Clients Have Not quite L.A. Law, is it? … [Read more...] about How To Torture a Defense Lawyer