From the New York Times, June 11, on the opening statements in Jerry Sandusky's trial on child-sex-abuse charges: In his opening statement to the jury, Sandusky’s lawyer, Joseph Amendola, said that Sandusky had a long history of helping children and that…
From the deposition of a Mr. Rodriguez, taken in California on January 26, 2012: I'd like to thank the witness for his concise, honest, and (I'm told) completely serious answer. The transcript and exhibits confirm, by the way, that Mr. Rodriguez…
[O]ne of the central recurring assertions in Washington’s pleadings is that his genitals are shrinking and prison officials are responsible for this process. Indeed, Washington’s prior complaints have, inter alia, requested that we reverse the process and restore him to his former stature, something that…
Here's a remarkable letter that was posted yesterday at the very interesting blog Letters of Note. The letter was written in August of 1865 to Col. P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, by Jourdon Anderson, one of his former slaves. At…
“I am a lawyer. You can Google me.” These may both be 100% true statements (they were in this case), but they still aren’t likely to keep you from getting arrested. Also, the odds of that are reduced greatly if…
Lots of entertainment value in Scott Rothstein’s deposition transcript.
Tuesday: HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A Carlisle attorney who has joined Jerry Sandusky’s defense team says the former Penn State assistant football coach may have showered with young boys because the children lacked basic hygiene skills. * * * “Teaching a…
Because, although I'm not a criminal-defense attorney, I'm not sure this guy is doing such a great job. To be fair, I guess at least one of these three decisions is not terrible: First, he allowed his client to talk…
Not quite, but one parent suggested this may be the next step in a Toronto school’s stupid, stupid plan. Phase one was to limit the children to “sponge or other soft balls” because things like baseballs, soccer balls, footballs, and…
Well, this is ridiculous all around.