Don Zeko

Don Zeko is the paper-thin pseudonym of a public defender living in North Carolina. Professional interests include criminal law, trial advocacy, and evidence, while unprofessional interests include overthinking pop culture, eagerly awaiting new fantasy novels, holding strong opinions about board games, and trying to convince the two sides of the barbeque wars to bury the hatchet. I also tweet at @Don_Zeko

The Political, Contested Thing of Crime and Consequences Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman

The Political, Contested Thing of Crime and Consequences

Don Zeko August 21, 2020

What counts as a “crime” in our society is a political, contested thing. It always has been...

A Song of Tolling Bells and War Crimes Game of Thrones

A Song of Tolling Bells and War Crimes

Don Zeko May 13, 2019

So Your Favorite Character Is A Nuremburg Defendant: Game of Thrones Season 8 and Command Responsibility

Whose Side Is A Lawyer On? Judges - First Appellate Division

Whose Side Is A Lawyer On?

Don Zeko January 31, 2018

The thing worse than incompetence. A look at McCoy v. Louisiana.

The Disability Morass 6774747556_549efd0b38_disability

The Disability Morass

Don Zeko June 3, 2016

Ruling on Disability, a legal perspective.

LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025May 2020 at the height of COVID had 51 ships blank sailing. April 2025 has over 80 ships blank saili…
Jaybird in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Eh, Trump has two major things going his way when it comes to the Dems. 1. The whole desire to fact-…
LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025American born doctor from Connecticut with the very foreign sounding name Lisa Anderson receives a l…
Saul Degraw in reply to Chris on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Do you know who you are dealing with in terms of monomania?
InMD in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Yea I mean I don't want to keep speculating. I have my differences on public policy but in my heart…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025There’s a drip drip drip of new information that, if not calculated, is unfortunate enough to suspec…
LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025At least one Immigration Judge in SF who was appointed by the Biden administration but still in her…
Jaybird in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Surely it's good news. If the polling goes down hard enough, even the rats will moderate.
Jaybird in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Looks like he was swatted last night. FA. FO.
David TC in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025No, he was arrested the first time in 2019 with a group of people at a Home Depot, 2 of whom were (a…