Court overrules Michigan v. Jackson
Tuesday, 26 May, 2009 – 12:30 | Comments
Court overrules Michigan v. Jackson

From Lyle Denniston over at SCOTUSBLOG

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 10:09 am | Lyle Denniston

Splitting 5-4, the Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled its 23-year-old ruling in Michigan v. Jackson on the rights of a criminal suspect in …

Cheney Put On Blast, Can We End Him Yet?
Monday, 25 May, 2009 – 20:07 | Comments
Cheney Put On Blast, Can We End Him Yet?

"Barack, I am your father…"
I must say, I love The Huffington Post. They amass a huge amount of content, and I can always find something interesting to read. Now, I’ve written about Dick Cheney in …

California Supreme Court Set To Rule on Prop. 8
Monday, 25 May, 2009 – 17:20 | Comments
California Supreme Court Set To Rule on Prop. 8

Last Friday, the California Supreme Court announced that it will rule tuesday (5/26) on the validity of the voter approved ban on gay-marriage. After the passing of gay marriage laws in five other states, it …

1L Survival Guide: Vol. I – Know Your Class
Thursday, 21 May, 2009 – 16:07 | Comments
1L Survival Guide: Vol. I – Know Your Class

Now that the 3L’s are graduating, law schools will begin to shift their attention to one thing and one thing only: incoming 1L’s. Although the golden era of law school and biglaw in general might …

NPR Reports Gonzo Signed Off on Torture Well Before “Authorization”
Wednesday, 20 May, 2009 – 19:04 | Comments
NPR Reports Gonzo Signed Off on Torture Well Before “Authorization”

 
"Shit. I might be screwed."
 
I just ran across an interesting story over at Daily Kos. It’s nice to see some of these FOIA requests finally panning out, though with such a huge volume of documents …

The Hit List: Volume III
Wednesday, 20 May, 2009 – 12:05 | Comments
The Hit List: Volume III

A Hillsboro, Ore., man who ditched jury duty after lunch because he was “extremely bored” was due back in court Tuesday to be arraigned on a charge of contempt of court. A police report says officers …

SCOTUS Watch: US District Judge Christine Arguello Makes Short List
Tuesday, 19 May, 2009 – 11:40 | Comments
SCOTUS Watch: US District Judge Christine Arguello Makes Short List

Latest on the SCOTUS Watch. From the ABA Journal. 

A federal judge has told a Colorado newspaper that she was approached by people in contact with the White House about her interest in a Supreme Court …

Jessie ‘The Body’ Ventura Rips GOP, Bush, Spits In the Face of Time Itself.
Tuesday, 19 May, 2009 – 11:00 | Comments
Jessie ‘The Body’ Ventura Rips GOP, Bush, Spits In the Face of Time Itself.

Hannity and Former Governer Jessie “The Body’ Ventura had a great exchange on Hannity’s show. My favorite part is how Ventura doesn’t care that his segment is over and keeps talking. That is how you …

Florida Prison Workers Taser Kids on ‘Take Your Kid To Work’ Day
Monday, 18 May, 2009 – 2:09 | Comments
Florida Prison Workers Taser Kids on ‘Take Your Kid To Work’ Day

I was perusing the news feed after a long weekend out and stumbled across this gem. Florida prison guards zapped and gassed kids who were brought to work on a “Take Your Kid to Work …

Party Animal: ASU Law
Sunday, 17 May, 2009 – 23:38 | Comments
Party Animal: ASU Law

Arizona State recently took the top spot on SubtleDig’s first annual Party Law School Rankings. Of course, many law students and alumni took offense with the results, becoming rather defensive. Lawyers are drunkards, and we …