December 23, 2016 (Fault Lines) – The United States Department of Justice is the best of the best at violating your constitutional rights. An inside job is always most effective, so it’s not surprising the one...

December 20, 2016 (Fault Lines) – How much is your life worth? Even when you have one of those crappy days that makes you want to just give up, how much is the ability to walk...

December 16, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Earlier this week, Caleb Kruckenberg wrote about criminal lawyers and the life they live. It’s an interesting post. It reveals a problem in both the law and life, but it’s...

December 13, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Between drug-ravaged parking lots in small town West Virginia and a quiet commercial park in Arizona, there runs a common thread. Opiate abuse. But while you may see drug busts...

December 9, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Civil asset forfeiture is a lot like poker. If you play it well enough, the cards in your hand don’t really matter. A good poker player can make a whole...

November 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Abraham Lincoln wisely said, “he who represents himself has a fool for a client.” Obviously the reverse is also true. No matter how smart a defendant thinks he is, when...

November 22, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Two California professors recently faced off over the role of criminal defense lawyers in the justice system. According to the Sacramento Bee, Julie Mumma and Jimmy Martinez both teach criminal...

November 18, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Ever wonder how to determine the issues of the day? Why, check the Internet, of course. In the past, if you wanted to know what was going on in the...

November 15, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Ed. Note: After the fascinating reverse Batson question arose, should a criminal defense lawyer use peremptory challenges to strike jurors based on race if it was in the defendant’s interest,...

November 11, 2016 (Fault Lines) – One prediction is safe on election day; half of America is going to be pissed. According to every Facebook feed and tweet, that definitely came true this week. People seem...