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Too Much Time on Their Hands

Posted on October 09, 2008
What do Martha Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Senator Obama, Senator McCain, President Bush, and Hurricanes Ike and Gustav have in common? They've all been named as defendants in bogus lawsuits filed by the Litigator Crusader and his ilk...

The Face of Foreclosure

Posted on October 06, 2008
We love connecting the dots from a wider societal or economic phenomenon to a narrower court result. Foreclosures, although blightful in so many ways, provide a good opportunity for this exercise...and, like Bill Cosby used to say "if you're not careful, you might just learn something...

The Palin Effect

Posted on October 05, 2008
The other night we were late to the debate. We were in a roomful of older, white men, talking about a once-popular but now nearly-defunct phenomenon. No, we weren't at a GOP meeting, but we sure felt like Governor Palin. And not just because we can hear gibbons from our house! We were researching an article about our fair city's train station...

Happy First Monday!

Posted on October 05, 2008
Welcome to the Constitutional Law Prof Blog, hosted by Steve Schwinn of John Marshall. Great timing! For other First Monday fun see: Consumer Issues Top Supreme Court's Docket, Nina Totenberg, Morning Edition (October 6, 2008). Today at the Supreme Court: 10...

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Our Old Kentucky Courthome

Posted on October 03, 2008
Remember departing retiring Kentucky C.J. Lambert's courthouse legacy? He had planned upgrades to courthouses and/or justice centers around the commonwealth. The ambitious project was challenged by the Herald-Leader. (Imagine what they would have said about him if he hadn't been ambitious enough! Sometimes you can't win for trying...

UK Wigs Out

Posted on October 02, 2008
Perhaps judges in the UK will take a cue from Beyonce and donate their wigs. They won't be needing them anymore in court: the UK has decided that wigs are soooo 17th century! Starting now, civil and family court judges will tone down their look. Gone, too, are the red robes...

Locklear Update: An Arresting Development

Posted on October 01, 2008
Earlier we wondered how TMZ got hold of the photo of the snapshooter cop arresting Ms. Locklear. Now we know: the same way they always get these things, by paying big time. Oh, and the photographer was the same person who phoned in the tip. Setup? See Who's Really at Fault in Locklear's DUI? Sheila Marikar and Scott Michels, ABC News (October 1, 2008).

Hayes, You!

Posted on October 01, 2008
It has come to our attention that October is Rutherford B. Hayes month. Our contribution is this: President Hayes signed legislation allowing women to argue before the Supreme Court. They were already arguing everywhere else, so why not? (Source: Rutherford B...

Putting the "U" in Unanimity

Posted on September 30, 2008
Gotta love Justice Powell! He left us with so many legal conundrums that bloggers, legal analysts, judges, and lawyers have job security for a lifetime. Dear Justice Powell, what were you thinking in Apodaca v. Oregon when you decided the right to a unanimous jury verdict in criminal cases was not incorporated? Did you not read the many histories of jury use and management that pepper our law libraries? Do you have an aversion to legal history? Were you too busy planning your next trip to MetroLex? What happened to your good Old Dominion sense of "we've always done it this way?" Or were you just, as we noted supra, being kind to future generations? Well, no matter...

All Grown Up or Still a Juvenile? Ohio Case Decides Issue

Posted on September 30, 2008
Putting aside, for the moment, the relative maturity of average 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds, when does a juvenile stop being a juvenile? Here's the timeline: Age 15: adjudicated as a delinquent; put on parole. Age 17: violated parole. Age 18: parole violation hearing finally takes place...

Police or Papparazzi?

Posted on September 29, 2008
Who in the world would arrest Heather Locklear? When you toss Ponch and Jon into the mix, the story becomes downright shameful! Now, pile on the fact* that the arresting officer took pictures of her during the arrest with his personal cell phone. What's next, being tased by Danno? Sentenced to death by Judge Roy Bean? See CHP to Heather: You Oughtta Be in Pictures, TMZ (September 29, 2008)...

Safer Havens

Posted on September 29, 2008
Earlier we noted Nebraska's difficulty with its safe haven law which, as written, does not specify that children who may be dropped off at hospitals be of any particular age. Now the question is: what to do with the older children? While many say that it is too traumatic on older children, at least one juvenile court expert in Nebraska says older children should be allowed...

Sweet Haven

Posted on September 27, 2008
Remember safe haven laws? Still around in most jurisdictions, these laws were all the rage about a decade ago. Their drafters promised great things: a decrease in child abuse, increase in child safety, and a decrease in abandoned and/or murdered babies, and (perhaps, though these goals often went unspoken) an increased number of adoptable children/decrease in abortions...

Blog of the Week(end): Schramm from the Courtroom

Posted on September 27, 2008
Ray Davies and friends said it best: "It's a mixed-up muddled and shook-up world!" Bloggers claim to be journalists, and journalists claim to be bloggers. B-L-O-G blogger. So-called blogs emanating from the news media usually fail to meet the definition of blog or of news...

Know A Great Court Manager?

Posted on September 26, 2008
Washington State Courts are looking for their best and brightest court administrators. We've worked with many and they are the cream of the crop! Here's the press release: _____________________________________________________________ The Court Management Council (CMC) is pleased to announce that it is now seeking nominations for the 2008 Court Manager of the Year Award...

Fourth Estate Assists Third Branch

Posted on September 25, 2008
Who knew that a liberal arts education would come in handy when writing (as-yet un-invented) blog post headlines? Minnesota courts have been feeling some pain, and their chief stepped up to the plate. Chief Justice Magnuson told the state legislature that cuts in court funding put "people's lives, liberty and happiness [...

Parity On, Dude!

Posted on September 24, 2008
Congress, consumers, and the legal and medical communities have been debating parity for decades. When insurance covers physical, but not (often underlying) mental ailments, patients fall through the cracks. The falling causes a ripple effect touching employment, families, education, and neighborhoods -- everything we touch...

Outreach in California

Posted on September 23, 2008
After reading about Washington's efforts, Fritz Ohlrich, Clerk of the Supreme Court of California, wrote to tell us about the California Supreme Court's

Washington State Supreme Court Hits the Road

Posted on September 19, 2008
We hear so much about educating the public about what courts do. But how? There's no better way than to bring the courts to the people. The Washington Supreme Court does this three times a year. Cases will be heard September 24-25 at Washington State University...

Judge Slams Justice

Posted on September 19, 2008
How does a federal judge like to learn about the status of a settlement agreement? Here's a hint: she does not want to read about it on the front page. U.S. Judge Susan Dlott slammed the DOJ during a major fair housing case before her for telling the press that a settlement had been approved...

Oops!

Posted on September 19, 2008
It's Friday, so we have a bit of armchair (or laptop) advice for Ms. Spears. "Oops, I Did It Again" and "Toxic" may not be the best song title choices for Britney Spears (and don't get us started on "Blackout"). Neither is fighting a traffic ticket to the death in her best interest...

Remembering Halper

Posted on September 18, 2008
Earlier we posted that W&L Law professor Louise Halper passed away unexpectedly. For those who missed the Halper family memorial last spring, the law school will hold a memorial service in Lexington. This event is sure to be a healing moment for the law school community, which always manages to come together in difficult times...

Ike Goes to Court

Posted on September 18, 2008
Hurricane (or tropical depression, or very wacky windstorm, or giant rainstorm, depending on where you live) Ike pummeled courthouses around the country. Here are a few sightings: In Galveston, the courthouse temporarily housed a foot of water. The city expects to be without power for a month...

Kicked by Ike

Posted on September 17, 2008
We hate Ike! Serves us right for gloating about how Ohio is a hurricane-free zone. Actually, it's not: high winds Sunday (no rain at all, just wind) caused massive power outages in our area. Please feel free to amuse yourself with "back issues" while we clean our fridge and pick up the yard...

Blog of the Week(end):

Posted on September 12, 2008
Who the heck is Murray Meyer, Esquire? That's OK, we didn't know either until we received this spam, we mean invitation, to his comedy act in *Los Angeles* California! The show is It's Criminal! Getting People Off and Other Legal Fantasies. It takes place at the M Bar on the other Vine Street (the one in Hollywood, not the one down the hill from our house)...

Good Newz for Animals

Posted on September 11, 2008
The Michael Vick case, which unfolded in what was then our backyard, shocked the country. As the case progressed, we learned more than we ever wanted to know about cruelty to animals by the dogfighting subculture. Sick, sicker, sickest. A few unexpected happy endings resulted, too...

When in Doubt, Start a Commission

Posted on September 11, 2008
What do Indiana Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland, Chief Judge Kaye of New York, Daniel Sprague, Mary McQueen, Bill Vickrey, Rebecca Kourlis, and others have in common? They're all involved and interested in the workings of state courts. To that end, all are members of a new ABA commission* on state courts...

Mediators Wanted to Play Client Role

Posted on September 10, 2008
Just as doctors should be patients and judges should sit on the other side of the bench now and then, mediators should experience their clients' point of view. Now they can! We received this announcement from Deborah Laufer's listserv: CALLING ALL MEDIATORS DO YOU EVER WONDER WHAT YOUR CLIENTS ARE EXPERIENCING IN MEDIATION? IF SO, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY: WHAT: The Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution (MCDR) is in need of mediation “role players” for its upcoming Certification Days...

September in Wisconsin

Posted on September 08, 2008
Q: When is Juror Appreciation Month/Week/Day? A: Whenever we damn well feel like it! Seriously, many jurisdictions celebrate in May to coincide with Law Day, but there's no hard and fast rule. Juror Appreciation is a moveable feast. Pick a time -- any time -- to devote to juror coffee improvement and better access to free ballpoint pens for upright citizens...

Nice Work if You Can Get It: After-Hours Family Court

Posted on September 08, 2008
How many times have we Googled "night court" only to find paths back to the 80s tv show of the same name? Like Judge Harry and his hatful of tricks, night court is not as wonderful as everyone thinks. It's not as popular with constituents as one might expect; people do not want to go to court at night any more than they want to go there in the daytime...

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