November2015

Nov. 30, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez thinks prostitution is a Very Bad Thing and that people should refrain from soliciting sex in her district.  Fortunately, she’s got a solution that...

Nov. 30, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — About that PBA.  No, not the magically retro Professional Bowling Association.  Not the cosmetology juggernaut, the Professional Beauty Association, either.  Not even the red hot Philippine Basketball Association.  No, to...

Nov. 30, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Whenever something goes horribly awry with a police encounter, which usually means that the non-cop ended up dead, there is invariably a call for better training.  This always seemed a...

Nov. 30, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Dr. Mark Perlin, Ph. D., M.D., Ph. D., has built a better mousetrap. At least, he says he has. As to whether his trap is actually better at catching mice, or...

Nov. 30, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Welcome back folks, here’s what we’re watching: The trial of Baltimore Officer William Porter in the death of Freddie Gray will start today. Porter is the first of six officers to be...

Nov. 25, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — It was more than a year ago that Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke put 16 bullets into the body of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.  Yet, few outside of a small...

Nov. 25, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Ed. Note:  Scott Greenfield crosses Fault Lines contributor, Jeff Gamso, former legal director for the Ohio ACLU, past president of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and current assistant...

Nov. 25, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Kevin Melton seems like a pretty bad guy and a handful of a client to boot: The man accused of orchestrating the kidnapping of a Wake County prosecutor’s father told...

Nov. 25, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — I love 1957 Cadillac convertibles.  My mother had one back in the day before our family went broke, and she succumbed to demon rum. That got me thinking about retroactivity...

Nov. 25, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Hi folks, your links this morning: The city of Fullerton, CA, reached a $4.9 million settlement with the father of Kelly Thomas, just moments before his wrongful death suit was set to...