Do I Really Need To Explain To Fox News Why Miranda Warnings Are Important?
Today's homework is that you have to remind a non-lawyer friend that Miranda warnings are how we achieve justice, not how we frustrate it.
View ArticleIs Suspect #2 in the Boston Bombings a Law Student?
A fake Twitter account briefly gave law students a bad name.
View ArticleMorning Docket: 05.29.13
* This year, like every year before it, SCOTUS is saving the best cases (read: most controversial) for last. We’ll likely see opinions on voting rights, affirmative action, and gay marriage in June....
View ArticleMorning Docket: 07.11.13
* Thanks to the slow transactional markets in Western Europe, Magic Circle firms like Allen & Overy, Linklaters, and Clifford Chance are struggling to pull a rabbit out of a hat in terms of gross...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 08.09.13
* As “one of the most respected appellate judges of her generation,” Patricia Wald, the first woman appointed to the D.C. Circuit, was awarded the Medal of Freedom. Congrats! [Blog of Legal Times] *...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 04.09.15
* Police claim David Messerschmitt's killer stole only $40. [Washington Post] * Lil Wayne vs. Cash Money. Which is, apparently, not an in rem action. [FactMag] * What is the difference between...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 04.17.15
* Parents of Boston bombing victim Martin Richard are hoping their child's murderer avoids the distracting spectacle of the death penalty. [Boston Globe] * Local prosecutor may have been munching down...
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