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On The Fringe: Surrounded by Gray
Tuesday, 3 Mar, 2009 – 2:54 | Comments
On The Fringe: Surrounded by Gray

The impediment blocking my way to “life” is a thousand ton boulder that is our current economy. Legal blogs are starting to take a very different tone. Above the Law has started featuring a column …

Finally Released After All These Years: The Secret Bush Memos
Tuesday, 3 Mar, 2009 – 2:52 | Comments
Finally Released After All These Years: The Secret Bush Memos

Recently, the now infamous memos issued by the administration of Former President George W. Bush were released by President Obama to the public. These memos were issued in the days following the horrific attacks on …

Waning Power of the Subpoena
Thursday, 26 Feb, 2009 – 19:05 | Comments
Waning Power of the Subpoena

As I spend more and more time in the legal community, there has been one thing that I’ve noticed occur seemingly more often than in the past. Now, this is probably not true, it just shows my age and the time I have actually spent engaged in following stories like this. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the power of the subpoena, the primary tool of the American Court system to bring forth those who have important testimony or documentation, has seen a decline in power. How so? Keep reading to find out.

Thoughts On The Pirate Bay “Spectrial”
Wednesday, 25 Feb, 2009 – 19:04 | Comments
Thoughts On The Pirate Bay “Spectrial”

On January 31, 2008, Swedish prosecutors filed charges against four young men in what would become known as the “spectrial“ of the digital era. These men are the individuals behind The Pirate Bay, a foreign …

California’s Economic Crisis: Part 3 – The Idea Factory
Monday, 23 Feb, 2009 – 19:03 | Comments
California’s Economic Crisis: Part 3 – The Idea Factory

Welcome to the final installment of California Economic Crisis. In this third chapter, TLL explores ways that California could have avoided ending up so deep in the red. And there are a few ideas here …

California’s Economic Crisis: Part 2 – The Nitty Gritty and the Path to Poorness
Saturday, 21 Feb, 2009 – 19:01 | Comments
California’s Economic Crisis: Part 2 – The Nitty Gritty and the Path to Poorness

California’s budget has just been signed by Governor Arnold, at just before 2 pm on Friday. Now that the budget is in fact effective, what does it really mean for Californians? And how did California …

California’s Economic Crisis: Part 1 – Progress (?) and Education
Saturday, 21 Feb, 2009 – 18:58 | Comments
California’s Economic Crisis: Part 1 – Progress (?) and Education

California’s Economic Crisis is the first in a multi-part tale of political blunders, late night senate meetings, and economic clusterfucks. The story will follow the way California is dealing with its budget deficit, and such …

The Hit List: Volume II
Wednesday, 18 Feb, 2009 – 15:47 | Comments
The Hit List: Volume II

Welcome to the second edition of The Hit List. If you are new to TLL, please check out The Hit List: Vol. I. Basically a short collection of legal and/or political stories that are absurd, …

Bloody Thursday: The Avoidable Axe
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 – 15:55 | Comments
Bloody Thursday: The Avoidable Axe

In the wake of what has become known among lawyers as the “Valentine’s Day Massacre”, or as TLL refers to it, “Bloody Thursday”, it may be prudent to take a step back and assess the …

Rotten Apple
Sunday, 15 Feb, 2009 – 15:59 | Comments
Rotten Apple

In a move sure to draw the ire of many an iPhone owner, Apple has recently made the bold claim that Jailbreaking is illegal. The full claim can be found here, but the short of …