November2016

December 1, 2016 (Fault Lines) — No doubt, the government has all the power. The power to bring criminal charges. The power to hide evidence. The power to help out a friend. The power to forge,...

December 1, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Fault Lines contributors repeatedly tell you to shut up when dealing with any sort of criminal matter. Three Michigan teenagers are wishing they’d kept their mouths shut around Detroit cops...

November 30, 2016 (Fault Lines) — The 11th Circuit has ruled that a police department is not immune from suit when he retaliates against a complaining officer by firing him, having him followed and issuing a BOLO...

November 30. 2016 (Fault Lines) — Here on the left coast, people are predicting the end of humanity sometime within the next four years. From Washington to California, there are cries to rally and fight the...

November 30, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Ed. Note:  Scott Greenfield and David Meyer-Lindenberg cross Delaware County, Ohio, Sheriff Russell Martin, who took over following the resignation of his predecessor. Q. Some people go to college without...

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 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 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) – When we ask for police officers to be prosecuted, we have to be ready to accept the results. On December 23, 2014, former Las Cruces, New Mexico Police officers Richard...

November 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) – As another Thanksgiving passes with vociferous and highly uninformed debates across the nation, perhaps no topic better encapsulates the war between neo-liberal hipsters and their racist uncles better than the...

November 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Lawyers deal in persuasion. Part of being an effective advocate requires you learn how to sway a trier of fact to secure the best possible outcome for your side. Still,...