So-Called Austin Mayor has a video clip of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham explaining what's wrong with some of the legal shortcuts proposed for the trials of accused terrorists. … [Read more...] about “Gonna come back to haunt us.”
Solar Transit of ISS and Atlantis
Via Jesse Walker at Reason, the coolest thing you'll see today. Astrophotographer Thierry Legault used a telescope and camera to catch a picture of the sun at the exact moment when the International Space Station passed between the sun and his position on the Earth. It was just after the Atlantis shuttle had undocked. Awesome photo. Note that the space station and shuttle … [Read more...] about Solar Transit of ISS and Atlantis
Jury Done
Jury Duty is over. The trial is finished. I made some notes at the end of each day, and I'm going to develop those into a three-day series about the whole experience. I'll post the first one on Monday, and run them in one-week-delayed real time. I know criminal lawyers often like to hear about the mysterious process of jury deliberation, so if any of you our there are … [Read more...] about Jury Done
Jury Duty (continued)
I woke up around 6:30 am and got ready for my day of jury duty. After showering, I started to prepare myself for the security checkpoint. As I mentioned yesterday, I normally have a lot of stuff in my pockets and I wanted to thin it out. So I just took my keys, my wallet, a couple of pens, some medication, and a baggie full of change. (I put the change in a baggie so I … [Read more...] about Jury Duty (continued)
Jury Duty
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