Murray Newman got fired today. I didn't know it, but Newman was the author of the Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center blog. Not being all that interested in Texas politics, I wasn't a super-regular reader, but he writes well and he's been on my Bloglines subscription list for a while now. There was a change of administration at the last election, and in … [Read more...] about Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center
Get Your Anti-Marketing Badges Here!
[THIS IS A VERY OLD PAGE AND NONE OF THE CODE BELOW STILL WORKS!]In response to the debate over marketing on legal blogs, Gideon at a public defender posted a couple of badges for marketmarketing blawgers to use. They were designed for him by Heather Brandon at urban compass.Gideon is asking that people not directly link to the badges on his server, but instead download … [Read more...] about Get Your Anti-Marketing Badges Here!
More On Subway Searches
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged my criticism of a Washington Post editorial in favor of the new random bag search policy on the D.C. subways. It was deriding the fine folks at Flex Your Rights for encouraging people to refuse the searches, and I argued the importance of privacy rights. There's another issue I didn't address, which is that subway searches are pointless. … [Read more...] about More On Subway Searches
I Must Have Good Taste in Blogs
Or at least no worse taste than the American Bar Association, which just named their top 100 blawgs, including several of my favorites: Defending PeopleRather than using his blog to shake his fist at injustice everywhere, Mark Bennett focuses on how lawyers can make their own justice in the courtroom. He shares his philosophies through analogies and anecdotes from his Houston … [Read more...] about I Must Have Good Taste in Blogs
A Few Thoughts On Restricting Lawyer Marketing
A few days ago, Scott Greenfield once again raised a topic that gets everybody talking. (How does he do it? Volume!) He does it by publishing an unedited letter from a David Hiersekorn that is critical of Scott's stance on marketing. Here's the nut 'graf: In a nutshell, it appears that you believe you are significantly better than other attorneys, and you dislike lawyer … [Read more...] about A Few Thoughts On Restricting Lawyer Marketing