Here’s a dirty little secret from the courtroom that will probably upset my friends in the criminal defense bar – prosecutors rarely lose. Area DA’s offices all boast conviction rates well above 90%. So why is it? It can’t be that they employ better lawyers, after all most of the assistant district attorneys are barely …
Monthly Archive: June 2010
Jun 08 2010
Expectation of Privacy Dying a Slow Death and Our Rights Will Go With It
Social media; YouTube; “reality” television and digital imagery and video have all made for one of the most public and open societies in history. When starlets want to boost their Google search trends, they just need to release a sex tape. A sex tape! (See, e.g., Kim Kardashian, Pamela Anderson, Kendra Wilkinson). Now I hate …
Jun 07 2010
Do Unpaid Internships Violate Federal Wage Laws?
As the father of a college student, I am well aware of the importance of and difficulty in obtaining a well-placed internship. Luckily, my son ended up getting a paid position but many students find themselves accepting positions that pay either nothing or well below the minimum wage. So, is that legal, their parents ask …
Jun 06 2010
Elena Kagan Needs to Read Justice Souter’s Speech to Harvard Law
I know its a nice sunny summer afternoon and no one wants to work their brains too hard, but someone just sent me the text of a speech retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter gave to the graduating class of Harvard Law a few days ago and while he didn’t mention Supreme Court nominee Elena …
Jun 04 2010
Idiot fake pimp in “Acorn Hoax” Arrested for Phone Tampering. We Have to Get Back to Real News!
How many of us remember the Pimp/Prostitute Hoax that brought down ACORN, a low-income advocacy group? Not too many I would imagine. Here is a quick recap: Acorn, which stands for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, was created in 1970 and has fought for liberal causes like raising the minimum wage, registering the …