The San Francisco Police Department crime lab had been using the database to "attempt to subsequently incriminate"...
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.
There very much is a difference, from a legal standpoint, of a book being "banned" and merely...
Those who roll their eyes and find self-satisfaction in being Different Because They Don't Play Wordle are...
The Bar Exam is more concerned with how much esoteria you can memorize than your competency to...
When even Em Carpenter can't figure out what you are saying, you are truly into some delusional...
There is no other way to interpret this. The defendant made the prosecutor's office do work, and...
The Supreme Court announced it will let SB 8 stand while challenges to the law by abortion...
The Crumbley case prompts today's Writs: To what extent can a person be held responsible for a...
This set of instructions, known as the Allen charge, are still used today in some jurisdictions when...
Andrew Donaldson, Managing Editor of Ordinary Times and host of Heard Tell, enters The Bullpen to discuss...
In which Em Carpenter finally tells you what she really thinks of Seinfeld, after 3K words breaking...
You may be hearing a lot about “Ex Parte Young,” so I thought I’d explain what...
My takeaway here is that it probably doesn't matter much how the prosecutor refers to the alleged...
I hate to pick on California again, but damn...They make it easy with some newly minted laws...
A Risk Management Edition of Wednesday Writs. Also, “spectral evidence”, which is exactly what it sounds like.
Many parents have worried that the closure of schools would cause academic regression in our kids, and...
A fully functional adult stressing about the availability of a particular lipstick says too much about Facebook's...
Yes, Marco Rubio, we see you. We are all very impressed with your big fancy bill. Your...
The first lawsuit has been filed under the Texas abortion bounty hunting law, and it is a...
Alex is not the first Murdaugh suspected of getting away with murder. There are five bodies attached...
