A few days ago, Scott Greenfield pointed out this paragraph in a New York Times article about Obama's thinking about law and justice: [W]hen it came to sentencing laws, Mr. Obama led [student Adam] Bonin in a more conservative direction than the student had expected. The primary victims of black criminals were fellow blacks -- and so minority neighborhoods had an interest in … [Read more...] about Getting Tough on Minority Crime
The Evil That USLaw.com Does
It's Monday, and over at Simple Justice Scott Greenfield is complaining about marketers. Usually, he complains about people who leave comments on his blog with an SEO-friendly link back to their web site (e.g. "DWI Attorney"). I never really understood why Scott was so vehement about this. Personally, I will delete the totally gratuitous comments (e.g. "You raise some … [Read more...] about The Evil That USLaw.com Does
What Shepherds Do When They’re Bored. Also, An Interesting Approach to Drawing Cartoons
What Shepherds Do When They're Bored: (No, it's not dirty.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3qvJgY9XQI(Hat tip: Lindsay) An Interesting Way to Draw Cartoons: (Yes, it's dirty.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fmfL5sJ7F4 … [Read more...] about What Shepherds Do When They’re Bored. Also, An Interesting Approach to Drawing Cartoons
The Ventris Interview and a Nomination for the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court's decision in Kansas v. Ventris is one of the strangest things I've seen from them in a long time. I'm not a lawyer, but as I understand the law, it has been normal procedure for many years that once a defendant invokes his right to a lawyer, the cops have to stop questioning him. From that moment forward---all the way to end of the trial if need … [Read more...] about The Ventris Interview and a Nomination for the Supreme Court
Obama at 100 Days: Meet the New Boss…
Shortly before President Obama took office, I posted a freedom scorecard by which I could judge his presidency. Although it was hardly a formal assessment document, it's a nice framework for a post reviewing Obama's first 100 days. I started with a list of some discrete things Obama could do to make us more free: Stop the federal government from raiding medical marijuana users … [Read more...] about Obama at 100 Days: Meet the New Boss…