Crime & Federalism: Criminal Law

Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs

OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense

Find a Local Lawyer

Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402

Criminal Law

Crime & Federalism

Discussing recent news and court opinions, with an emphasis on federalism, criminal law, and civil rights actions.

Post Frequency: 8.6/day

Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 15:45:19

Psychology Blogs

Posted on June 21, 2009
A good list here, and part 2, part 3, part 4 and part 5.

Posted on June 20, 2009
As expected, Aristotle gave the best instrumentalist justification for having friends. To paraphrase: We are disgusting, self-involved, snot-producing, hairy beasts who cannot see our own faults. We can easily see the faults in others. By socializing with others, we can see what they do wrong...

Liz Becton, Super Bitch

Posted on June 20, 2009
Is this the most awful person in the world?

How Does the Recession Affect Friendships?

Posted on June 19, 2009
That seems to be an interesting topic. I find it boring. If I have money, my friends have money. My friends share the same value system. If your value system is different, then you are not a real friend, and do not have real friends. Your life is empty...

To access this complete feed in the blog feed reader login or register for free.

Body Language Tip of the Day: Talk to the Hands, Cuz the Face Ain't Telling the Truth

Posted on June 19, 2009
If you want to guess a person's age, look at her hands. More people are using Botox than you'd expect. So the face is sending off false signals. The hands show age much more reliably than the face. Plus, if you see old hands but a youthful face: You have new information...

Are Gold American Eagles Worth What Congress Has Said They Are Worth? Or: The IRS v. Robert Kahre

Posted on June 17, 2009
[Editor?s note: I am not a tax protester. Until researching the issue that is subject to this blog post, I thought all of the arguments raised by the tax protester crowd were frivolous. On this issue, I am not so confident.] Take a look at this gold coin...

Why Hasn't Greg Damm Been Disbarred?

Posted on June 17, 2009
When I read an article about an overbroad subpoena designed to chill free speech, I saw a familiar name - Greg Damm. Here's the article. Here is my prior coverage of Greg Damm.

Peter Singer Explains Why We Shouldn't Take Academics Seriously

Posted on June 16, 2009
Peter Singer issues a non-partisan critique of academia: If I am correct, the vast majority of us who live in developed nations are not living an even minimally decent ethical life. Almost all of us spend money on luxuries ? after all, even bottled water is a luxury when the water that comes out of the tap is free...

Regulation, Doctors, and Universal Health Care

Posted on June 16, 2009
Universal health care for all! People say that like it means something. The logistics of universal coverage are complicated. Which is why I roll my eyes at "theorists" who write articles about why it's we must have universal health care. Um, great. We should have nuclear fission, too...

Stallworth Buys 30 Days for Manslaughter?

Posted on June 16, 2009
Isn't killing someone considered a crime against the public? If so, then why can you buy yourself out of a prison sentence by giving big money to private parties? That's exactly what happened here: MIAMI ? Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth is going to serve 30 days in jail after pleading guilty in Florida to a DUI manslaughter charge...

Canandian Little Brother is Watching

Posted on June 16, 2009
Let's just put cameras everywhere. Every cop car. Every court room. Every judicial chamber. Every prosecutor's office. Let's just make everything public. It's the only solution.

SEC Bans Madoff from Working in Securities Industry: Go Get 'Em Tiger!

Posted on June 16, 2009
Several years after being warned that Bernie Madoff was running a Ponzi Scheme; and several months after people lost billions of dollars; the SEC has finally taken action: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Disgraced money manager Bernard Madoff has been prohibited from working in the securities industry under a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You

Posted on June 14, 2009
I read a lot of books, but few are must-reads. Snoop is one of only two books that I would stake my book-recommending credibility on. Yes, you should buy this book immediately. If you don't get anything out of it, I will donate $10 (the purchase price) to your charity of choice.

Russia's Rape of Germany

Posted on June 13, 2009
Why didn't we learn this in history class? Relations between Russia and Germany have not been good since Vladimir Putin's nationalist sabre-rattling this summer, but they are about to get a whole lot worse. A new film about to be released in Germany will force both countries to re-examine part of their recent history that each would much prefer to...

Kirk Bernard is a Slime Ball

Posted on June 13, 2009
I do not oppose lawyer marketing or lawyer advertising. I even respect a certain amount of hustle. There's a line between hustle and shyster-scum-bag-shameless-slime-ball, though. Kirk Bernard crossed it. After a car crash nearly killed someone's child, Kirk Bernard wrote a blog post: Washington Car Crash Kills Couple from Vancouver and Critically injures Son A five-year-old Vancouver boy and his...

Kirk Bernard is Still a Slime Ball; Also a Plagiarist

Posted on June 13, 2009
Kirk Bernard, a Seattle personal injury lawyer, drew the blogosphere's attention last night. His marketing is slimy, shameless, and unsavory. It also appears that he is a plagarist. That is, he passes off the writing of others as his own. In reviewing his blog, here is what appears to be his modus operandi: 1...

"See niggas feared Prince and respected Preme"

Posted on June 13, 2009
This song is bad ass even without context. It's a rap narrative of the New York drug scene. It's best appreciated in light of this Wikipedia entry on Supreme Team. I also recommend this book: Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler.

Little Brother is Watching

Posted on June 13, 2009
One of the unintended consequences of our surveillance society is that it's harder for police to break the law. What was supposed to allow law enforcement to oppress citizens is actually saving innocent civilians. The case of the Colon brothers is illustrative: NEW YORK (June 13) - When undercover detectives busted Jose and Maximo Colon last year for selling cocaine...

Stephen Louis A. Dillard for the Georgia Supreme Court

Posted on June 12, 2009
Stephen Dillard, who blogs as "Feddie" at Southern Appeal, is being considered for the Georgia Supreme Court. He's a longtime e-friend, and good guy, who would be fair to all litigants. Please support him by casting an online vote for him here. (He's about halfway down the page...

J. Calvin Cunningham Rips Off Clients

Posted on June 11, 2009
North Carolina J. Calvin Cunningham has been reprimanded by the North Carolina State Bar for cheating clients. This is the kind of stuff that gives lawyers a bad name: A North Carolina lawyer has received a reprimand for billing a divorce client $50 every time he reviewed her bill and every time he sent her a form letter enclosing the...

$1.3 trillion in Wealth Destruction

Posted on June 11, 2009
You could spend a lot of time thinking about wealth. Like..... Does it even exist? Take a look at this article, for example: The brute force of the recession earlier this year turned back the clock on Americans' personal wealth to 2004 and wiped out a staggering $1...

California State Bar, in Refusing to Reappoint Scott Drexel, Sends Message to State: We Don't Want Lawyers Disciplined

Posted on June 10, 2009
The State Bar of California has sent out a memo: If you want to be the chief lawyer responsible for policing lawyer misconduct, do not actually police misconduct. This is a wink-nod position. Scott Drexel got the memo. From the Daily Journal: SAN FRANCISCO - The State Bar Board of Governors decided this week not to reappoint Scott Drexel, the...

Great Advice for Jobless

Posted on June 10, 2009
Stop whining and learn something. If I were jobless, it'd be kind of nice. I'd take a job bar tending or something. Then I'd read books for the rest of my waking hours. It'd be a sabbatical. If I were in need of a law job, I'd spend hours a day becoming a subject matter expert on some area of...

Investing in a Hedge Fund is Like Joining the Country Club

Posted on June 09, 2009
Yes, "successful" mutual fund and hedge fund managers are just lucky. Here is the math. Why they don't people invest in a boring fund like Vanguard's S&P 500 Index, or PIMCO Total Return? Because then you don't get to say, "I invest with [insert prestigious hedge fund]...

House Judiciary Committee Votes to Recommend Impeachment of Judge Samuel Kent

Posted on June 09, 2009
Details here.

Ricci v. Destefano is a Hard Case -- NOT

Posted on June 08, 2009
A lot of people misunderstand the issues in Ricci v. Destefano. This is because you have to know quite a bit about both federal law and constitutional law to understand it. Most do not. Thus, massive confusion. To analyze Ricci, keep a few things in mind...

Life Bias: Better to Live a Slave Than to Have Never Been Born?

Posted on June 08, 2009
There must be a term of this. Please educate me. In the meantime, I'll call it the "life bias." Most of us would rather be alive than dead. We'll go to great lengths to remain alive, even if our lives suck. Even most sex slaves don't kill themselves, though most drink and drug themselves to death as they seek to...

High Status/Alpha Body Language

Posted on June 08, 2009
Bookmark this microblog before reading on. Interesting article (here) on status and body language. The research shows, as you might expect, that taller people are perceived to be higher status. It's also the case that posture affects one's perception of your status...

Sotomayor is a Multi-Millionaire

Posted on June 08, 2009
I am sick of peoples blogging about Sonia Sotomayor's financial situation. Here is the latest, from the ABA Journal: Sonia Sotomayor made more than $205,000 last year as a federal appeals judge and law lecturer. Yet her net worth of $740,000 is relatively low, compared to other justices she would like to join on the U...

Caperton v. Massey Coal

Posted on June 08, 2009
The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON ? In a closely watched case involving the confluence of justice, politics and money, the Supreme Court ruled for the first time that the Constitution canrequire an elected judge to step aside in a particular case based on campaign spending in state judicial races...

Previous | Next