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Category Archives: Law
The Court of Appeals believes the victim (even when the jury doesn’t)
Comes now New York’s highest court with the holding that an accuser’s trial testimony constitutes clear and convincing evidence of the truth of her accusations, even though the jury found her not credible and acquitted the defendant of those charges. In … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Law & Parody, Satirical cartoons, SORA
Tagged NY Court of Appeals, People v. Bretton
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Relax, baby, I’m gay.
The Second Circuit has just held that it was wrong to fire a skydiving instructor for telling a customer he was gay. Under Title VII of the federal law, a person can’t be “discharged because of a homophobic customer.” Zarda v. … Continue reading
Appellate Squawk’s Radiant Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Addition and Subtraction for Attorneys Explore the mysteries of arithmetic in this empowering seminar guaranteed to improve your ability to calculate everything from billable hours to SORA points. Prerequisite: Introduction to Counting. How to Use Comas and Other Punctuation The nuts and … Continue reading
The Case of Masterpiece Cakeshop
What’s an evangelical Christian baker to do when asked to design and decorate a custom cake for a gay wedding? If he complies, he violates his religious objections to same-sex marriage. If he refuses, he’s prosecuted for violating the public … Continue reading
“The War on Sex”
As anyone knows who litigates SORA hearings, reason and a dime will get you a cup of coffee. The “research,” endorsed by the Supreme Court, showing that sex offenders have a “frighteningly high” rate of recidivism comes from a … Continue reading
Vwar deer or vor dire? A guest post from the Public Defender of Harris Co., Texas
Alex Bunin founded the first and only public defender’s office in Houston, Texas, replacing the traditional folk custom of appointment-by-donation-to-the-judge’s-campaign. Asked in an interview with Simple Justice how he was received by the Jumbo State’s legal establishment, Alex said, “The biggest obstacle … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal law, Humor, Law, Satirical cartoons
Tagged Alex Bunin, Harris County Public Defender
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Do prosecutors know the truth from a lie?
Word is that California plans to make it a felony for prosecutors to hide exculpatory evidence from the defense. That’s harsh: to the prosecutor cerebellum, “exculpatory evidence” is a contradiction in terms. After all, the defendant is obviously guilty or they … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Defense Appeals, Criminal law, Humor, Law, Law & Parody, Satirical cartoons
Tagged Brady, prosecutors
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