Yes, yesterday was the 48th anniversary of the assassination of JFK. There were various blog posts, FB status updates and other commemorations of the historic event. But very little was written about the 40th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision that changed this country forever. On November 22, 1971, the Supreme Court issued Reed …
Monthly Archive: November 2011
Nov 20 2011
On Law Schools and Lawyering
This will be a quick post about a topic that can be discussed for pages and pages and hours and hours (at least by me and my fellow law folks). Today’s NY Times had an article that declared: “What They Don’t Teach Law Students: Lawyering.” The article describes how large firms are finding that they …
Nov 16 2011
Penn State Coach and his Lawyer Prove Value of the 5th Amendment
I’ve blogged about the Fifth Amendment before. Back in April of last year I wrote a post to explain that while the 5th Amendment is often thought of as a refuge for the guilty, it in fact is there for the protection of the innocent. Not having to ever tell your side of the story …
Nov 10 2011
Joe Pa Had to Go
The child sex abuse scandal at Penn State forced the University’s hand and they fired long time head-coaching icon Joe Paterno last night. He had agreed to resign at the end of the season but that was not soon enough for PSU. They were right. And to those hundreds of students protesting and chanting “One …
Nov 08 2011
Appeal Court Decides Lawyer Did Not Sell Out His Client – A Tale From the Trenches
TV makes criminal defense lawyers out to be one of two types – shady, nefarious characters who will do anything to get their clients off or charismatic, vigorous advocates who only represent the innocent. In fact, most criminal defense lawyers are underpaid and overworked men and women who are usually fighting unseen battles for minor …