He Got Away With It
I’ve sometimes been told that my animosity toward Trump and Trumpism verges on the irrational — “Trump Derangement Syndrome”, as his most ardent defenders call it.
Tagged: justice
Nine Days Of American Justice
Burt Likko reviews a tumultuous week and a half in America’s justice system, and muses about its larger implications.
Dirty Harry: Inadmissible
“Dirty” Harry Callahan learns that all of the evidence he gathered with respect to the Scorpio killer is inadmissible.
The Reckoning and a Reckless Thought Experiment
I’m supposed to want justice, but I’m not sure what justice will mean for me. I have been wronged…But I have also wronged others.
Wednesday Writs 4/22: Ramos v. Louisiana
This week, the Court delivered its decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, in what must be among the most fractured opinions in SCOTUS history. Let me try to break that down:
Michael Avenatti Convicted
From Hero of the Resistance to possible Presidential candidate to convicted felon, it’s been a long and awful fall from grace.
Joe Biden’s Right
There has been a push for justice reform in recent years, much of it regarding the extended incarceration for non-violent drug crime. Biden’s statement that non-violent offenders should not be in prison is not a new idea, and it is one deserving of some consideration.
Linky Friday: Outrage
Linky Friday returns and brings you links and stories about outrage, protests, wrongdoing, affrontary, grievances, and Monty Python.
SCOTUS Takes a Bite Out of Civil Forfeiture
Critics of civil forfeiture are cheering a new, unanimous Supreme Court decision which strikes a significant blow to the practice. The use of forfeiture actions, in which states file suit to confiscate the property of those accused of crimes, has been under fire by people of all political stripes, who see it as an extreme and unfair overreach of power.
Wednesday Writs for 11/21
Your Wednesday Writs for 11/21 with links to legal and law stories such as case of the week, bad lawyers, dumb crooks, and Missouri laws on drastic measures to deal with runaway bulls.
Wednesday Writs: It’s Spooky Season Edition
Your weekly round-up of law-related links, from dumb criminals and obscure cases to recent developments of note – spooky edition!
Wednesday Writs for 10/17
Your weekly round-up of law-related links, from dumb criminals and obscure cases to recent developments of note.
Wednesday Writs for 10/10
Welcome to the first edition of Ordinary Times’s new linky feature, “Wednesday Writs”, which will attempt to bring to you the latest and most interesting headlines from the legal world.
Golden State Killer Suspect Arrested
Nearly 40 years is a long time to wait for justice, but for the victims of crimes attributed to the Golden State Killer that day may have come.
Sacramento Police Department Murders/Executes/Kills Stephon Clark
Stephon Clark wasn’t armed. The Sacramento Police Department ended his life anyway.
U.S. Inspector General — Audit of the DEA’s Management and Oversight of Confidential Source Program
Things you probably didn’t know your tax dollars were doing: paying airline workers previously proven to perjure themselves to spy on you.
Gypsy Blancharde Is In Jail For Killing Her Mother
Dee Dee Blancharde abused her daughter Gypsy for more than two decades. She did so with the sanction and encouragement of medical professionals. Predictably, Gypsy is being required to pay the price.
Know Your Executioner
A condemned man in Tennessee wants his lawyers to depose the people who would be his executioners.
