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Discussing recent news and court opinions, with an emphasis on federalism, criminal law, and civil rights actions.
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Jared Loughner YouTube Videos
Posted on January 08, 2011The guy was crazy, as in schizophrenic-crazy, not visionary-crazy. This is entitled, "Introduction": This is "How to: Mind Control:
Bachelor Cooking/Muscle Meals
Posted on January 07, 2011A lot of guys have poor diets, because they are incompetent in the kitchen. Although an outstanding kitchen bitch, I?m usually too busy to cook excellent food each night. Yet eating out is not only expensive: It?s unhealthy. There is a solution. What I?m about to introduce you to is the greatest invention ever for men...
Orthodox Jews Discover Misandry
Posted on January 06, 2011Like most religions, Judaism is not really based on timeless truths - but instead is a product of its culture. As times change, religionists suddenly have new "revelations." And so it was only a matter of time before misandry, or the hatred of men, found its way into Orthdox Jewish homes...
America the Ugly
Posted on January 06, 2011The culture has changed, and those who choose not to pay attention will pay in other ways. The geek in this video has missed three important trends. First, we are a society of narcissists This means others view us as part of a movie. We are not real. We are props...
70 Pounds in One Year?
Posted on January 04, 2011Matthew Yglesias, a policy dork, did it. What's stopping you? It?s come to my attention that many people make New Year?s resolutions to lose weight. I didn?t do that in 2010, but I did weigh almost 250 pounds on March 1, 2010 and this morning I weighed 180 pounds which goes to show that it?s possible to lose weight...
Home Ownership is a Scam
Posted on January 04, 2011Over a decade ago I used to get into heated arguments with people. I told them that I had no desire to ever own a home. This infuriated people. At the time, I was too young to understand their fury. Why get so upset if I have an unusual-but-wrong idea...
#1 Reason People Attend Law School
Posted on January 04, 2011"In humor there is truth," as this video shows:
Jezebel Forgets the True Meaning of Feminism
Posted on January 03, 2011There's a blog run by a bunch of women who stay home on Saturday night watching SNL because no men will take them out on the town. At Jezebel, they write about "feminism." Yet they don't seem to understand feminism. Some may be surprised - because they are as clueless as the Jezebel spinster-sluts - to learn that I am...
Thinking About Helping Someone?
Posted on January 01, 2011Anne Danaher made several people - including some already-filthy-rich lawyers - millions of dollars. She's been throw aside like a whore rather than a heroine: Anne Danaher stands amid a mountain of file boxes crammed with court documents, police reports, videotapes and receipts...
Read Bukowski
Posted on December 31, 2010Maybe it's Seasonal Affective Disorder, but each winter I return to Charles Bukowski's work. Ham on Rye is considered his best, but it didn't do much for me. Women is much better, and while Love is a Dog From Hell is good, Factorum is my favorite. He's a great writer for alcoholics...
What is the Meaning of "Justice"?
Posted on December 30, 2010The law blogging world offers two posts today that helpfully show what is wrong about the criminal justice system. First, the posts show that civility has more to do with passive-aggressive rules than honor and integrity. Second, the posts show that lawyers are gagged...
The Media's Relationship with Truth
Posted on December 30, 2010The purchase of the Ultimate Fight Championship is one of the greatest untold stories of the century. The Ultimate Fighting Championship is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise the began as no-holds-barred fights. In UFC, two men were put into a cage. Two men entered, one man left...
Roosh Bangs Jezebel
Posted on December 29, 2010If you enjoy RooshV, you'll love this post at Jezebel.
Class Envy
Posted on December 29, 2010Half Sigma has a great post about - gasp! - unions. Aren't unions evil? There was a blog post on a certain popular libertarian economics blog about how stagehands make a really good salary. ?At Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, the average stagehand salary and benefits package is $290,000 a year...
Total Control Over an Argument
Posted on December 28, 2010There is only point in any argument that you have total control over - yourself. I read a quote like that in some book or website. It seems trite, and yet people contradict it often. And, no, I'm not talking Stoicism or control over emotions. I'm talking about character...
"Thank You for Arguing"
Posted on December 27, 2010I've worked through the classics of rhetoric. In college, pre-Google days, when I learned of an obscure book on critical thinking and argument (Port Royal Logic, if you're curious), I had the rare books track it down. I photocopied every page. In law school, I watched several hours of VHS on Logic for Lawyers in the law library's AV room...
Is Jacqueline Goodman a Top Criminal Defense Lawyer?
Posted on December 27, 2010Of course it's a bad idea to hire someone based on one closing argument. That said, given the shit that passes for advocacy these days, and given the nonsense read on legal marketing blogs, one cannot help but notice Jacquelin Goodman. Read her closing argument in a murder case, and tell me you wouldn't consider hiring her...
Vice Magazine Interviews Bryan A. Garner
Posted on December 24, 2010Vice is an online magazine for perverts and degenerates, and so seeing this interview with stuffed shirt Bryan A. Garner was surprising. I've read all of Garner's books, and just downloaded his Modern American Usage to my iPad. (This wasn't a great idea, as finding entries on the Kindle version of GMAU is cumbersome...
Mary Gold Saves Marriage
Posted on December 24, 2010Is this the greatest article on marriage ever written? A Monday morning, and my boss Annie was sitting at her desk with tears streaming down her face. Oh dear, someone had clearly died. Through her sobs she managed to tell me what was wrong: ?It?s my husband Jeremy...
Syracuse University College of Law Names Gregory Germain Grand Inquisitor
Posted on December 22, 2010No one should consider attending Syracuse University College of Law. Also, beware of Professor Gregory Germain. Details are here, and here.
Notorious Homosexual Mouth Rapes Conservative Journalist
Posted on December 22, 2010The video is hilarious for many reasons. One is the situational irony. This media kid who has never served in the Armed Forces cares about gays showering with straights? As someone who has taken many showers with gays in boxing gyms, and even military facilities, I can tell you that it's no big deal...
Why America Has a "Free Press," but Want to Regulate the Internet
Posted on December 22, 2010Today the government controls the media - no, not directly. The government doesn't tell the New York Times what stories to publish. Instead, reporters are given information by government employees. There is no New York times, and there is no United States government...
God is Alive
Posted on December 22, 2010Although the smug among us enjoy mocking Christians and their superstious beliefs, is God really dead? God, properly understood, is an explanation for the unknown. How did we humans get here? How old is the universe? Some of my friends who are atheists believe in aliens...
Demand Media Scamming Bloggers: Demand Media Blog Network
Posted on December 21, 2010Demand Media doesn't actually pay bloggers to write, but they offer to syndicate your blog - basically, Demand Media will link to the blogger's posts. Yet they snuck in the contract this language: Your Grant of Rights. Each of your Contributions will be original and solely created by you as a ?work-made-for-hire? specially ordered or commissioned by us, with Demand...
Deficit Watch: The $2.3 Trillion Mystery
Posted on December 21, 2010There's much talk about record budet deficits, etc. What happened to the $2.3 trillion that was missing on September 10, 2001. No one really cares:
Why "The Spearhead" is Anti-Male
Posted on December 21, 2010At year or so ago, I began reading a blog called The Spearhead. Focusing on men's issues and free from advertiser concerns (how whack has Esquire become?), it had potential. Unfortunately, it's failed. Let's examine why The Spearhead, far from being pro-male, it actually anti-male...
Blogging: The More Things Change...
Posted on December 21, 2010Six years ago I wrote a post with a few tips for bloggers. I re-read it today, and wouldn't change anything. (Except that most bloggers prefer WordPress to TypePad.)
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Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
Probably depends on the law of the state in which you live. Many states allow fo...
If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...

Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
No. The offender should be turned in regardless of any disability (1), or reason...
Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
Probably depends on the law of the state in which you live. Many states allow fo...
If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...








