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Saints and Lawyers

Posted on November 01, 2008
It sounds like an oxymoron and/or a punchline, but some lawyers really are saints. For All Saints' Day, here are a few: St. Ives: As he was going to...well, University of Paris (he couldn't well go to St. Ives, could he?), he ended up graduating in civil law...

Halloweb

Posted on October 31, 2008
We're still putting costumes together and frosting cupcakes, so today we're leaving Halloween posts to others: Mark Herrmann and friends at Drug & Device Law Blog give everyone the shivers with A Halloween Special: Bodysnatchers! And Jujyfruits!. Read all the way to the end for extra treats! Elizabeth Kent sent us a great article about teaching law and conflict resolution to Boy Scouts via Harry Potter...

Votes for Women

Posted on October 29, 2008
Improperly marked provisional or absentee ballots submitted in New Mexico will be judged according to the voter's intent. Election judges must unanimously agree on what that intent was. The League of Women Voters was vindicated by this New Mexico Supreme Court decision...

Courthouse on the Haunted Hill

Posted on October 28, 2008
Wow, are there ever a lot of (allegedly) haunted courthouses! One need only consult the Googlenet oracle to learn about them: Florence, Arizona: An entire paranormal society has declared the Second Pinal County Courthouse haunted. The East Valley Paranormal Society rated the courthouse a 3 on a scale of 1 (no ghosts whatsoever) to 5 (more haunted than the library in Ghostbusters)...

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Interpreter on ICE

Posted on October 28, 2008
You may not be able to locate Postville, Iowa, on a map without the help of the Internet. But many immigrants called Postville home. Recall that Postville was the site of a massive roundup of undocumented people. Last May, over 400 workers at the nation's largest kosher meat packing plant were rounded up by federal agents...

Embarassing Typo

Posted on October 27, 2008
As if the Stevens jury hadn't caused enough trouble, now we hear that the twelve (eleven old plus one new) found an error in the indictment. Prosecutors say Stevens checked "no" when asked if he had received any gifts. This fact appears in the indictment along with the other charges...

Calls for Papers

Posted on October 27, 2008
Incomparable Research Twin Nancy Welsh of Indisputably (the ADR law prof blog) posted information about submissions to the first International Mediation Leadership Summit. The Summit takes place October 31, 2008 (Friday! Halloween!) The group seeks both practice-oriented and scholarly articles, to be published in different venues...

Voters, Courts, or the Internet Rumor Mill: Decision 08

Posted on October 27, 2008
Who's to blame when elections go awry? We've heard grousing about Kansans and worries about voter registration fraud. There has been much serious ado from both sides about courts "voting from the bench." Yet another possible deciding factor in this year's election: the Internet rumor mill...

Oklahoma is for Mediators

Posted on October 26, 2008
Oklahoma has long had a wonderful state court ADR office headed by Sue Tate. Sue considers herself misnamed, saying she is, rather, "someone who tries to get people not to!" Later this week the state will bring mediators, judges, and other interested parties together for Conflict Resolution Day...

Trick or Treat

Posted on October 24, 2008
Mapping your trick-or-treat route? Add these courthouse areas to your itinerary: Upshur County Courthouse Square: The Gilmer (Texas) Police Department hosts a goodie-fest, concessions, and DNA booth (great for mummies!) Courthouse Square, Newark, Ohio (Thursday): A "safe alternative to traditional Beggars' Night activities" is offered by local civic groups...

Worst in Show

Posted on October 24, 2008
Simple Justice said it best: the Internet loves a list! Now that Mr. Blackwell has gone to the great catwalk in the sky, we were afraid we'd lack for "worst-ofs." Luckily, here's one: what are the worst SCOTUS decisions since WWII? A survey of legal scholars reveals the obvious: it depends on where you stand on the political spectrum...

Miss Trial

Posted on October 22, 2008
OK, OK, so we're about 26 hours too late on this but to the one (maybe) person out there who gives a hoot and hasn't heard, Britney's ordeal ended in a mistrial! See the extraordinarily lengthy (for its topic) Britney Spears Case Ends in Mistrial, Harriet Ryan, L...

Short-Notice Event Alert!

Posted on October 21, 2008
Decision 2008: November 4 and Beyond, Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 8:15 p.m. Georgetown Law Forum, Washington, D.C. Wolf Blitzer moderates (he also has a blog!). Panelists include E.J. Dionne, Jr.; Charles Krauthammer; strategist Celinda Lake; Clarence Page; and Byron York...

Misdemeanor or Prosecutorial Gymnophobia?

Posted on October 20, 2008
Must we all wear cutoffs like Tobias Funke, whose gymnophobia was so severe he wore Daisy Dukes even in the shower? Don't answer that. We were just wondering because a Miami-Dade Circuit judge resigned after being accused of exposing himself in a Starbucks bathroom stall...

Everyone but the Judge

Posted on October 20, 2008
In Virginia, the governor postponed all state pay raises due to budgetary issues. But the judges will receive their raise, thanks to the separation of powers going on in the Commonwealth. Judges might refuse the raise, though. To promote, well, justice, Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leroy Hassell, for one, won't accept his raise...

An Insult to Community Service

Posted on October 18, 2008
Mistake number one: failing to appear for jury service. Mistake number two: failing to appear for jury service (again). Mistake number three: threatening to blow up the courthouse. (Do you see a pattern here?) What possible sentence might this conduct garner? It adds up to two years' probation plus 100 hours community service...

Ohio Voting: All Politics Is Local

Posted on October 18, 2008
To answer our own question: beginning of story... Ohio, the self-described "heart of it all," is seeing yet more pre-election-day action. Recall that the SCOTUS kicked the same-day-voting (not to be confused with same-sex marriage, although with all the controversy and proposed waiting period, you'd never know it!) back to the state by vacating the federal order making the state SOS verify all the new names by yesterday...

End of Song, or Beginning of Story?

Posted on October 17, 2008
By now (unless you're a member of the national media, who seems to have mostly missed this development) you know that the SCOTUS not only granted Ohio Secretary of State Brunner's request for a stay, but also vacated the TRO altogether. Moreover, the Court (in an unsigned order) opined that private parties (i...

What Becomes a Facilitator Most?

Posted on October 17, 2008
Pa-chiiiing! Call 'em what you like -- special masters, facilitators, referees, etc. They all have one pitfall in common: the potential for troubling fee schemes. Who are these people? They are experts in their field. Judges trust and appoint them, attorneys love them, and parties rarely see what hit them but usually walk away happy...

Good Luck, Justice Stevens!

Posted on October 16, 2008
Justice Stevens is responsible for handling emergency matters from the Sixth Circuit. We hope his staff includes at least one of each: medic, mediator, strict parent, referee, umpire,

Update: Courthouse Conspiracy

Posted on October 15, 2008
The murky Albuquerque courthouse scandal saga continues! Today, former New Mexico state senator Manny Aragon pleaded guilty to conspiracy and mail fraud. As part of the plea agreement, he will spend 67 months in prison. That leaves only one person left to stand trial...

Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty, or How Low Can You Go?

Posted on October 15, 2008
How do addicts hit rock bottom? It's a question drug court judges, social workers, counselors, family members, friends, prosecutors, and yes even (especially?) attorneys representing addicted clients, have asked time and again. Mike Henson, who writes about poverty and addiction for StreetVibes, explains: "Reality smacks them in the face...

Funding (or Not) Probate Courts

Posted on October 14, 2008
How are probate courts funded? Morbid as it sounds, it would seem that as a sizable chunk of the population steps ever-nearer to the grave, probate courts would have no worries. But like everyone else today, probate courts have economic problems, too...

Of Scams and Skeptics

Posted on October 14, 2008
Remember the jury scam? Back in our Jur-E Bulletin days, we often wrote about the phenomenon of faux jury administrators calling unsuspecting citizens in an attempt to get personal information (SSN, financial, etc.) from them. Even though we read the warnings from just about every state court administrative office in the country, and many more from individual jury administrators, we were skeptical (also tired of writing about it)...

Follow the Money: It Could Lead to Crooks

Posted on October 14, 2008
A Texas-sized scandal is going on in Albuquerque, where a multi-million-dollar courthouse ripoff was uncovered. The former court administrator and others skimmed $4 million from an $85 million courthouse project. "Defendants are falling like dominoes," as one reporter put it...

Update: 6th Circuit Reverses, Brunner Must Verify Newbies

Posted on October 14, 2008
Earlier we tried to explain what a mess we already have here in Ohio regarding elections. It's as though we are trying to get it all done beforehand. Breaking news in the area is that the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its previous decision allowing Ohio Secretary of State Brunner to move ahead with same-day voting...

Sue Early, Sue Often

Posted on October 13, 2008
What, you think people can wait until *after* the election to start the cavalcade of election lawsuits? Nope! Here in the midwest we are already awash in controversy. Last SCOTUS term, the Supremes decided that an Indiana law requiring voters to show photo ID was not an undue burden on the right to vote...

Earmarkable

Posted on October 12, 2008
Earmarks are like noisy children -- we talk about how awful they are, but only if they belong to someone else. Of our own we say "...and s/he's never even taken a music lesson!" That's what parents say about their own children. It's what advocates do for their own constituents...

Handy-Dandy Event Planner

Posted on October 11, 2008
Looking for a good conference? Look no more! We've got events a-plenty to keep you busy through next spring! First and Fourth Amendment Cases Highlight Annual Supreme Court Preview. October 14, Lexington, VA. Go, if only to hear what Professor Murchison has to say about FCC v...

Inside Japan's Juvenile Court

Posted on October 09, 2008
In Japan, criminal cases are open to the public but other cases -- juvenile, divorce, probate -- are not. These cases are all part of family court. The theory is that confidentiality allows for more uninhibited discussion among participants. This is similar to our theory of confidentiality in mediation...

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