Posts Tagged ‘law’
Kropotkin’s Ninety-Nine
Mutual aid needs to be profitable for those who engage in it. As a practical exercise in mutual aid economics, Sarwark Enterprises will operate a private investment fund of no more than 99 individual investors and business operators from around the world. Ninety-nine thousand dollars will be placed into a fund. That fund can invest…
Read MoreOpen Mouth, Catch a Charge
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you.” We all know these words from the Miranda warning, yet millions of people try to talk their way out of a case and talk their way into a charge instead. When lawyers, cops, and judges get pulled over,…
Read MoreLast day as a public defender
Today is my last day as a Deputy State Public Defender. Over the last five years, I have fought beside some of the best people I’ve ever met to defend the indigent accused. I’ve had the honor of saving men from living the rest of their lives in a cage. I’ve experienced the pain of…
Read MoreMy trial record: 2-3-3
Derek prodded me to post some good news, since it’s been too long. My case load is larger than before, up to around 265. Since I started last August, I’ve had eight jury trials. My record at this point is 2-3-3. Two wins, three ties, and three losses. Now, you may be wondering how you…
Read MoreThis I Believe: Everyone Deserves Defense
I found out last Friday that my career as a public defender will be starting later than I’d like. Placement is by attrition and people aren’t quitting as often as normal in this troubled economy. I’m disappointed, but still committed to being a public defender, albeit later than I had planned. Derek pointed me to…
Read MoreI passed the Colorado Bar Exam
Results of the Colorado Bar Exam were posted this morning and my name was listed in the list of people who passed. Now I just need to pass the background check, take a professionalism class, and swear in and I’ll be a real lawyer.
Read MoreSupreme Court Upholds Individual Second Amendment Right
The Supreme Court ruled today in District of Columbia v. Heller that the District of Columbia’s ban on possession of a handgun for self-defense within the home violated an individual right to bear arms protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. The majority in the 5-4 decision of the Court was written…
Read MoreMartin Luther King, Jr. on the Law
“It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
Read MoreABA Journal article on the D.C. Gun Case
The November issue of the ABA Journal has a feature article about the D.C. Gun Case. This is the first article I’ve seen that carefully examines the role of the NRA in trying to torpedo the case and obtained comment from all of the lawyers. After they had assembled a group of six plaintiffs, Levy…
Read MoreBeing a Happy, Healthy, Ethical Lawyer
Orin Kerr posted a question on the Volokh Conspiracy from a not yet employed 3L looking for career advice. There are good suggestions in the comments, but the best one is from “Anonobvious,” who linked to Patrick J. Schiltz’s law review article, “On Being a Happy, Healthy, and Ethical Member of an Unhappy, Unhealthy, and…
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