I can't help but feel like everyone involved believes they are in a made-for-TV politico-drama without any...
Em Carpenter
Em was one of those argumentative children who was sarcastically encouraged to become a lawyer, so she did. She is a proud life-long West Virginian, and, paradoxically, a liberal. In addition to writing about society, politics and culture, she enjoys cooking, podcasts, reading, and pretending to be a runner. She will correct your grammar. You can find her on Twitter.
DNA doesn't lie, but people do, and society cannot afford rogue chemists out to make a name...
It certainly is bad to make false representations to a court. But will it matter here? Short...
A competent lawyer is often the only thing standing between a person and their personal or financial...
CorningWare is Em’s current obsession/old lady pastime. Do you have this stuff in your cabinets? And how...
I am not a big fan of most of the current big bench, but anytime they team...
I drank my room temp water and seethed. And then I had a thought: Is there such...
Before I get into the specifics of Carroll vs. Trump, Twitter reveals that there are still people...
After all the blustering about taking on Disney, it appears DeSantis quit paying attention, as his new...
My dad quit drinking. I have never known a sober version of my father or even one...
You have a right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed....
"It's just a game," said some dude on Twitter when I mentioned I was still not quite...
Like most things legal, it all comes down to the wording of the various state statutes, because...
Some nice First Amendment red meat. This week’s case of the week is hot off the SCOTUS...
I don’t like the word “rape” used to describe anything but rape. And nothing is cancer except...
Ketanji Brown Jackson has only two cases from her time on Circuit Court of Appeals. Nevertheless, I...
Said Furuqui: "If they do not have the resources to do it, they ought not do that."...
Damn, Democrats. Shrugging your shoulders about the price of gas and suggesting we all buy electric vehicles...
The Supreme Court has declined to intervene to block state court decisions in North Carolina and Pennsylvania...
Is Judge Jackson suited for the job? I'll let you know when I'm done sifting through hundreds...