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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...