Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Execution Watch: 6/27/2018

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On Wednesday night the State of Texas will kill again... DANNY BIBLE . Convicted and sentenced to death in the ice-pick slaying of a Houst...
Sunday, June 24, 2018

Some light reading for a Sunday morning

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Here are a few non-law related articles I've come across recently that I found quite interesting... First, you've heard at least o...
Friday, June 22, 2018

Changing times, changing minds

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On Thursday, the US Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in the Wayfair  case. In its opinion, the Court held that the physic...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Protecting the kids, Georgia style

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This past week the Georgia Supreme Court did itself proud as it declared that being placed on a child abuse registry without notice isn'...
Monday, June 18, 2018

The problem with proving the unknown

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In an article for The Intercept  last week, Jordan Smith hit upon the ultimate problem with prosecutorial misconduct -- proving it is damn ...
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Harris County Chief Public Defender under fire

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Alex Brunin is the Chief Public Defender for Harris County. His clientele consists of those who haven't the money to hire an attorney to...
Monday, June 11, 2018

Removing the mask

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For years libertarians have described their philosophy in terms of allowing people to do as they wish so long as they don't infringe upo...
Saturday, June 9, 2018

Goodbye, Anthony

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Reading about the death of Anthony Bourdain yesterday made me sad. I remember when his show No Reservations  came out. It was a fascinatin...
Friday, June 8, 2018

Let the beatings continue

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For those of y'all who live in Donald Trump's fantasy world, this is the reality of why Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the play...
Thursday, June 7, 2018

Update: Mob rule

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The mob in Santa Clara County spoke loud and clear on Tuesday when they voted to recall Judge Aaron Persky because they thought the sentenc...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Narrowly missing the point

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nar·row ˈnerō/ adjective 1. (especially of something that is considerably longer or higher than it is wide) of small width...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Who wants an independent judiciary anyway?

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Today is judgment day for Judge Aaron Persky who gained renown when he sentenced Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail and pr...
Monday, June 4, 2018

The problem with a property-based Fourth Amendment analysis

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One fine day Ryan Collins went out riding a distinctive orange and black motorcycle. I'm going to assume that the weather was fine and t...
Monday, May 28, 2018

Bargaining with the devil

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Corey Williams is a free man . He spent 20 years in the Angola prison in Louisiana for a murder he didn't commit. Back in 1998, Mr. Wi...
Saturday, May 26, 2018

Perverting history

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As is to be expected in this era of forced patriotism and blind support of the military, NASCAR has forgotten what Memorial Day is supposed ...
Friday, May 25, 2018

A false idol?

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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infri...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Texas fights to make it harder to vote

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The State of Texas will do everything it can to make it harder for residents to register to vote. And by now it should be obvious, even to t...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Book review: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist

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I just finished an excellent book from Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington Sunday night as the storm raged around us. And by excellent I, o...
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Saturday, May 19, 2018

Just win, baby

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Chris Del Conte, the new athletic director at the University of Texas, has been making the rounds trying to drum up financial support for ...
Thursday, May 17, 2018

Same as it ever was

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Now that t he US Supreme Court has declared the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act unconstitutional and paved the way for legal...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Execution Watch: 5/16/2018

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On Wednesday night Texas looks to kill again... JUAN CASTILLO, 37. Sent to death row for his role in a 2003 lovers' lane slaying in Sa...
Monday, May 14, 2018

Turning the tables

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ACLU ‏ Verified account   @ACLU   May 8 More Federal hate crimes laws were passed to correct the centuries of i...