Simple Justice
A New York Criminal Defense Blog
Simple Justice: Monthly Archives for April 2008

Do Cops Save Lives, Ruin Lives, or Run?

No Druggies in College Upheld

Lawyer Fashionista: Jurors Care Too

Civil Disobedience Can Start A Revolution

Cheap Tricks at the Fieger Trial

Practical Blawgosphere: Lawyers In 3D

"Writing the Brief," Excerpts From Scalia's New Book

OT: "Blow" Is Only A Figure of Speech

The NACDL Comes to Town

A Prosecutor's Eyes Wide Shut

The Charming Nino Scalia

What Do 100 Blacks Know?

Actions, Reactions, Over-reactions

Opening Bravado Undermines Conviction

Should Courts Consider The Efficacy of Police Tactics?

A Big Win For A Young Lawyer

Is It Too Broken?

Sean Bell Verdict Aftermath

Snipes: Is General Deterrence Enough of a Reason?

Loving Losing Arguments

The Dignity of the Court At Stake

But Will the Church Insure You?

Virginia v. Moore: The Cynics Win Again!

Anticipating the Sean Bell Verdict

The Scoundrel Among Us

Ashcroft: Mean or Just Stupid?

Cop Busted By Fed-Up Attorney

Shocking Turnaround, Yates Declines Albany Post

Why Is It So Difficult to Execute Someone?

New York, The Law School State

"But This Other Guy..." and Other Fine Questions

Justice Stevens' Rights, Unless He's Wrong

What's The Reasonable Cost for Trial?

Lock 'Em Up America, Part 2

The Right to Defend

Branded

5th Grade is a Tough Year in New York

Hard Times for Hard Drives At The Border

Skewering For Sport

The Undisputed King of Quantity

Earth Day Still Matters

Where to Draw The DNA Line

LA Prosecutors Get Split Ends

The New Subjugation

It's The Economy, Stupid

Another Way For Lawyers to Embarrass Themselves

Things That Should Always Happen

Schools Have Rules, No. 17 - Gale Ladehoff

Schools Have Rules, No.16

Genius Stewardesses Save Flight From Religious Fanatic

No Free Rides in Vancouver, eh?

Judicial Foot Stamping, And Still No Love

The Death Penalty Outside the Box

A New Neighbor From The Hinterlands - Judgment Day

Open Thread on Newsday Op-Ed

Consentus Interruptus

All Quiet on the West Texas Polygamist Front

Batterer "Forfeits" Right to Confrontation

Avvo To Bloggers: Promote Us, Baby!

The Baze Underbelly

This Apple Fell Far From The Tree

We're Martians to Civil Litigators

Obama: Elitist But Right?

What to do with Chronic Subway Groper

If Smearing Doesn't Work, Blame Osama (Updated)

The Boom Days Are Over, According to Hall

Immigration Law, The Ugliest Duckling

Are Prosecutors Worthy of Total Immunity?

Things That Should Never Happen

Op-Eds Must Still Be Grounded In Reality

A Heartfelt Reply to Alberto Gonzalez

SCOTUS Reporting: Just the Facts?

Making America Safe for the Chi-Coms

Stay Pending Writ of Prohibition Granted in Filipino Nurses Case (Update)

Tapped to Represent "Orphans" at SCOTUS

Reader Mailbag No. 3

Who's Seeking Justice Anyway?

Senator Sessions Gets Religion

Clinton on Crime: Me Too!

Lessons From Sean Bell: Conflicted Prosecution

Hey Sailor, Wanna Date?

Free Consultations No More

Indigent Defense Caps Make Rates a Joke

Chief Judge Kaye Pulls The Trigger

When Grocery Clerks Run Schools

FBI: This Is Our Cash Now

Torch Trumps Constitution in San Francisco

Giving Meaning to Jury Instructions

Cops Trained to Testify: Fair Game To A Point

NYT Bullying Story: Less Than Perfect

Don't Mess With The Donald

Rusty Hardin Wrongly Maligned For Roger Clemens

Tax Assessor, Heal Thyself

What Should Law School Be? A Mobblog

Judicial Selection: Does Any Method Work?

Selbin Update: The Case Settles (Update)

Should Youtube Be Responsible?

Passing the MPRE: Knowing vs. Having Ethics

The Perks of Office

Lawyers: Can't Live With Them