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October 14th
12:15 PM
"We cannot always be clear on where exactly the line is for the permissible vs. impermissible use of authority by Congress over the courts. But if there is a line, it is [U.S. v. Klein]."
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Professor Stephen I. Vladeck, Federal Courts. Powering through my final review for the mid-term and taking it in two hours.

August 30th
10:24 PM
Via

Its unethical to require me to pay $63 to prove I’m ethical.

July 14th
6:48 PM

Thought this Terry stop satirical cartoon was funny. Not necessarily true everywhere though.  What I have learned about New York Criminal Procedure law in the last month or so:  Take the seminal Supreme Court case and make it more strict. Hodari D. who? Jencks, huh?

July 6th
9:00 AM
"Do we really pay more than just lip service to the bedrock concept of our justice system that everyone is presumed innocent unless proven guilty?"
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Paul LaRosa, Huffington Post Journalist re the Casey Anthony verdict.

In this short article, LaRosa efficiently expresses his reaction/opinion to the verdict. Opinions like this are refreshing in the midst of the uneducated, bias, and derogatory comments that have been made since the verdict was announced yesterday. It is undoubtedbly a sad story and everyone is free to have their opinion of the verdict; but no one should forget how unique our adversarial system is and the tenets it is based on.

7:21 AM
Law student/intern breakfast of champions (Taken with picplz.)

Law student/intern breakfast of champions (Taken with picplz.)

April 29th
11:20 AM
"When I became DA, I promised that I would evaluate everything by 2 principles: does it make us safer and is it fair."
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- Cyrus Vance, Jr., New York County District Attorney

April 28th
8:31 AM
"You seem to have some concerns that I may not have the evidence to convict your client. I must tell you that I do not share your concern."
—  Overheard:  Prosecutor to Defense Attorney.  Via CrimLaw.
April 6th
6:35 PM
This is what happens when you post your registered class schedule on Facebook.

This is what happens when you post your registered class schedule on Facebook.

April 2nd
4:28 PM
Via

Allie v. Law School: "ATTN Aspiring Law Students: Get Out Now, And Please Ignore My Hypocrisy" and other annoying nonsense

I couldn’t have said it better myself.  Click on the link to see her whole post.

allievlawschool:

I get it. Lots of people are going to law school. Many have trouble finding jobs when they graduate, and some (OM-effing-G) drop out because it’s not for them.

But since when do so many lawyers/law students feel the need to send out these preemptive “If you’re thinking about law school, think…

March 25th
10:31 AM
"Everything is income, except when it’s not"
—  Andrew Pike, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law, quoting a non-Tax professor colleague substituting for a class.
March 23rd
6:49 PM
"Fast planes and automobiles have turned us into a nation of itinerants. The tradition of families living together in one city, even under one roof, is sadly disappearing. Yet there is virtue in keeping families together, in parents who welcome their adult children under their roof. Leave it to the IRS to turn a family reunion into a taxable event."
—  Henderson v. Commissioner, 143 F.3d 497 (9th Cir. 1998) (Kozinski, J., dissenting).  This is from my travel expense deductions for my Federal Income Tax Class.  I enjoyed the last sentence and thought I would share it.
February 24th
4:21 PM
Via
Valuable interview advice from Lawblrs.
ashes0909:

To all you lovely Lawblrs! Thanks for answering my question. Consensus says:

Valuable interview advice from Lawblrs.

ashes0909:

To all you lovely Lawblrs! Thanks for answering my question. Consensus says:

February 23rd
12:11 PM

Just got a summer internship at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.  Freaking out.

February 22nd
1:39 AM
Mario Kart Could Be The Cause of Today’s Violence.  Via CrimLaw.

Mario Kart Could Be The Cause of Today’s Violence.  Via CrimLaw.