March2016

Mar. 1, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Getting arrested for college pranks is a rite of passage. Harmless hijinks and “secret missions” have always been a part of college life. What’s a good football rivalry without a...

Mar. 1, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — As we’ve covered before, it’s pretty hard to sue a police officer. Pretty hard to charge one too. And disciplinary complaints? Good luck with that. But even our court system...

Mar. 1, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Judge Amanda Sammons, the “blue-eyed assassin” of Campbell County, Tennessee, has it rough these days.  Prosecutors don’t particularly like her forcing them to press charges when indigent defendants don’t pay...

Mar. 1, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — YouTube is full of examples of people interacting with police officers during traffic stops. I watch these stops and I’m just amazed at the thought processes of some of these...

Mar. 1, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Few cases in recent memory have taken as many bizarre twists as the case of Shannon Miles, who stands accused of the murder of Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Goforth...

Mar. 1, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Good morning, people. Your links this morning: Protests erupted in Raleigh, NC, after police shot dead an allegedly armed black male following a foot chase on Monday. The man was identified as...