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Monday Morning Jumpstart: Evening edition

By Gideon

Once again, the cold weather has sapped me of any desire to post early in the morning. So, for the second week in a row, I give you the evening edition of Monday morning jumpstart. Thanks for bearing with me.

• Starting at the very beginning, which is a very good place to start, Appellate Law and Practice points us to this very campy, yet informative re-enactment (yes, re-enactment) of the events leading up to Marbury v. Madison, a case whose importance was lost to me in law school.
• From Bob Ambrogi comes the news that a new database has gone online that might just put Lexis and Westlaw out of business. Public.Resource.org has made available 1.8 million pages of federal caselaw for free.
• NPR has this story on California legislation that bans life sentences for juveniles.
• SL&P brings us this article on the various positions of the remaining presidential candidates on crime and the death penalty.
• Apparently, in CT, DUI is not a “crime” and some legislators are pondering whether to make it one.
• Mark Bennett asks what makes a subpoena legal.
• EyeID reports that the GA House Committee approves eyewitness id reforms.
• Norm Pattis goes to battle, armed with the 4th Amendment.
• Scott echoes my sentiments about an ABA measure calling for prosecutorial ethics.
• The Faculty Lounge is open. Yay.
• Blonde Justice is not happy in private practice. Methinks she needs to return to being a pd.
• Woman of the Law lashes out after being called a liar…by a judge.
• The Scoplaw wonders if it’s advantageous to out yourself as a pd to a jury.
• CDW’s weekly roundup is here.

That’s all folks! Don’t forget to vote in my poll to the right to let me know who you are!

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Full post as published by A Public Defender on February 11, 2008 (boomark / email).