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Mike Is Dead
December 21, 2016 (Fault Lines) — For as a long as I can remember, I hated Christmas.* I now have even more reason for this dislike. I learned this week that Mike is dead. Mike was... -
A Hidden Crack In The Criminal Justice System
December 14, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Fault Lines is devoted to revealing the cracks in the American criminal justice system. The “revealing” task is often as plain as seeing a white cop shooting a black man in... -
Nebraska Federal Defenders Meet at Work, Discover They’re Sisters
December 7, 2016 (Fault Lines) — I suppose you have heard the phrase, “six degrees of separation.” If not, these words suggest that all living things and everything else in the world is six or fewer steps... -
The Maine Coon Cat On The Bench
November 30, 2016 (Fault Lines) — The Maine Coon is one of the largest domesticated breeds of cat. It has a distinctive physical appearance and rarified hunting skills. Such cats can weigh 17 pounds and from the... -
From The POV Of CDLs, Who Are The Best, Worst & Most Likely On Trump’s List For SCOTUS?
November 23, 2016 (Fault Lines) — I am absolutely certain that the President-Elect wants to know what criminal defense lawyers think about his list of potential Supreme Court nominees. So, I ask you, from the perspective of... -
Dueling Judges: Jurors Should Be Free From “Judicial Immunization” For “Implicit Bias”
November 16, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Ed. Note: In light of the concern about the impact of racial bias in the criminal justice system, we have “so ordered” Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf of the District... -
Does The Gender Of A Criminal Defense Lawyer Matter?
November 9, 2016 (Fault Lines) — By the time you read this, it is likely (per FiveThirtyEight) that we will have our first female President. That is the seed for this post, even though it’s written in... -
Psychological Differences Between Prosecutors & Criminal Defense Lawyers
November 2, 2016 (Fault Lines) — We know that dogs and cats have different psychological makeups. That indisputable point can be illustrated thusly: The question is whether the same thing is true for prosecutors and criminal defense... -
“At Long Last, Have You Left No Sense Of Decency?”
October 31, 23016 (Fault Lines) — The allegations against Justice Clarence Thomas, that he twice “cupped” the butt of lawyer Moira Smith some 17 years ago at a Washington D.C. dinner party, have been thoroughly skewered... -
The Death Penalty: Retain Or Repeal?
October 26, 2016 (Fault Lines) — The title to this post is taken from the above-the-fold main story in Sunday’s Lincoln Journal Star (October 23, 2016). For most, you know nothing, and don’t care to know...