Wednesday Writs: DNA and Privacy Rights Edition
It’s important to safeguard DNA & privacy rights-you want them there for you, if you ever find yourself in the crosshairs of the system
Author: Em Carpenter
Wednesday Writs: The Willy-nilly Invocation of The Nuremberg Codes Edition
No, promoting vaccinations are not in “violation of the Nuremberg codes”. And I thought the willy-nilly invocation of HIPAA was bad.
The Rhoden Murders: The Point-Blank Execution Of A Family, By A Family
It looked like a cartel hit, some people said. Eight people executed in the dead of night, most in their beds, and nobody heard a thing.
Wednesday Writs: Debbie Does Dallas, and the Public Domain
Our case of the week, M&A Associates v. VCX, meant the American classic Debbie Does Dallas was being thrusted forever into the public domain.
Wednesday Writs: Consent to Search in Georgia v. Randolph
SCOTUS, the 4th Amendment, and a case of “he said, she said” sets precedent for consent to search in our Case of the Week, Georgia v. Randolph
What’s Left Behind
Grandma’s house was my happy place as a child, as is the case for many people; grandparent magic is a known phenomenon.
Wednesday Writs: Compost, Human and Otherwise Edition
Em’s a little busy, but meanwhile in Colorado it is about to be legal to turn your earthly remains into compost
Wednesday Writs: Frothingham v. Mellon Sets Legal Precedent For Karens
The Supreme Court definitively decided that there will be no general taxpayer standing to sue over federal statutes in Frothingham v. Mellon
Wednesday Writs: 21st Amendment Gets Liquored Up Edition
The 21st Amendment is well known for ending the long national nightmare that was prohibition when it was ratified in 1933. But…
Owned On Facebook By My Mother: A Tribute
Let me tell you about being owned on Facebook by my mom, and I hope when I’m done I have adequately expressed my appreciation for her
Wednesday Writs: Krispy Kreme Donuts and HIPAA Edition
Krispy Kreme donuts are HIPAA covered entity & their “free donut with proof of vaccination” promotion is a HIPPA violation…
Wednesday Writs: Chief Justice Roberts All By Himself
Chief Justice Roberts finds the majority’s decision to be an unwise expansion on the power and purview of federal courts
Justice, Bail, and Bigo Behaving Badly
The judge called Richard “Bigo” Barnett “brazen, entitled, and dangerous.” What would I tell Mr. Richard Barnett if he were my client?
The Real ScamDemic
You never know when a new scam might pop up, one she has not heard of, and she might not catch on as quickly as she might think.
Wednesday Writs: In Which Em Goes A’Linking
Wednesday Writs, Ordinary Times weekly legal feature by Em Carpenter, is back with links to legal stories to read, share, and discuss.
Wednesday Writs: The Ku Klux Klan Act, Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and Suing Donald Trump
A lawsuit by the NAACP alleges Trump conspired with Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys, and the Oath Keepers to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act
Dunn v Smith: SCOTUS Upholds Stay of Execution 5-4…Or is it 6-3?
In an Order issued yesterday in Dunn v Smith, the Court held condemned man, Willie Smith, Jr., would be permitted the presence of his pastor
Wednesday Writs: South Bay United Pentecostal Church v Gavin Newsom
Does SCOTUS’ South Bay United Pentecostal Church v Gavin Newsom order contradicts important case law in Employment Division v Smith?
Wednesday Writs: Trump’s Impeachment Response, Spellchecked and Explained
Trump’s Impeachment Response to the House Articles of Impeachment begins in the traditional vein of Trump legal filings, with a typo
Wednesday Writs: Malicious Prosecution In Imbler v Pachtman
Reviewing Imbler v Pachtman to answer “If Trump is vindicated, can he start a class action suit for malicious prosecution against Pelosi, et. al.?”
