One of the great curiosities is how the same folks who are outraged by junk science in the courtroom when applied to certain cases, certain crimes, “bite mark” analysis for example, or …| Simple Justice
In the New York Times, Matt Apuzzo profiles one of the most dangerous men in law enforcement. And he’s not even a cop. His name is William J. Lewinski, and for $1000 an hour, he will explain…| Simple Justice
Picture the director of the FBI, K$sh Patel, alone wandering dark hallways, finding locked doors in long forgotten corridors of the Hoover building, stumbling onto a room, a SCIF, filled with cobwe…| Simple Justice
The world’s a little quieter today, and not in a good way. Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, and Hulk Hogan, the bleach-blonde titan of the squared circle, are gone. Both kicked the bucket thi…| Simple Justice
There are usually guards at the entrance to the United States Attorney’s office for the District of New Jersey. Two women walk boldly toward the door, one Desiree Grace and the other Alina Ha…| Simple Justice
It’s one thing to agree to change its discriminatory ways, even if progressive dogma proclaimed discrimination was the new anti-discrimination and Columbia bought into it as a good woke insti…| Simple Justice
Remember when you thought that becoming an assistant United States attorney would be the sort of thing that would provide you with great experience, a secure future and the opportunity to do someth…| Simple Justice
After twitting a fake video of President Obama being arrested while sitting with Trump in the Oval Office, President Trump tried to make it real. Of course, this conveniently comes as the Epstein F…| Simple Justice
If you hear the name Brett Hankison, it probably won’t ring a bell. Breonna Taylor, on the other hand, will start alarms ringing after she was killed by police who raided her house at night l…| Simple Justice
The playbook is getting old. Trump gets outraged and sues the media. He’s never won a defamation case against a media outlet, and he’s not going to win this one either, but media outlet…| Simple Justice
In the good old days, the purpose of a union was to represent a collective bargaining unit with regard to compensation and the terms and conditions of employment. This was the rationale for compell…| Simple Justice
He’s like a walking, talking reminder of Trump’s monumental failure during his first term. Trump appointed Jerome Powell to be the chair of the Federal Reserve, and now Powell won’…| Simple Justice
In a post about a fairly pedestrian New Jersey case in which the Supreme Court held that a statute creating a private cause of action for disorderly conduct for the offense of revealing an expunged…| Simple Justice
Simon Cameron said “A good politician is one who, when he gets bought, stays bought.” But Thom Tillis, senator from North Carolina, wasn’t bought by Trump and decided that he̵…| Simple Justice
There is a maxim, Inter arma enim silent leges, meaning “In times of war, the law falls silent.” Its embodiment is in the last remaining vestige of the dreaded Alien and Sedition Acts, …| Simple Justice
Eastern District of New York Judge Charles Sifton was a soft-spoken guy, not prone to emotionalism or hyperbole, and razor sharp. For him to have named names is, well, serious. Yet he did. AUSA Wei…| Simple Justice
Not too long ago, many people believed the “predictions” of Nostradamus that the world would end in 2025, and that it would come from war in the middle east, where certain nations were …| Simple Justice
Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the Friday Funny, where we dive into the absurd, the awkward, and the downright questionable with a smirk and a raised eyebrow. As kids, we were told there’s n…| Simple Justice
It’s a given in the legal academy that publication in the Harvard Law Review is prestigious. Whether it’s the most important law review is a matter of debate, but that it is important i…| Simple Justice
After Justice Neil Gorsuch’s muddled opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County, the door seemed at least ajar, if not wide open, to ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio to argue that discrimination against …| Simple Justice
A mayor. A congresswoman. A judge. A senator. And now, the New York City Comptroller and candidate for mayor. There is a response to the government’s actions against all of them, that no one …| Simple Justice
Buried in the House version of the most Trumpian-named omnibus reconciliation bill ever, the “Big Beautiful Bill,” was that dubious nugget that would preclude courts from holding the go…| Simple Justice
It was beyond absurd that the Democratic National Committee believed it was a good idea, having just lost to Trump, to make David Hogg its vice chair. That they believed they were losing the youth …| Simple Justice
I love a parade. I love the Memorial Day Parade they hold every year in the hamlet, with firetrucks and classic cars, marching bands and little league teams, more firetrucks and a fellow dressed li…| Simple Justice
Greetings, denizens of the SJ Hotel! Your humble humorist, Chris Seaton, is back to sling a tale of familial chaos, and this week we’re trudging north to the soggy hills of Vermont for my father-in…| Simple Justice
President Donald Trump said there was an invasion. Judge Fernando Rodriguez held otherwise. President Donald Trump said there was a rebellion. Judge Charles Breyer held otherwise. Trump’s use…| Simple Justice
It may be that Trump forgot, but it’s far more likely that he never knew or never cared about the policy that became a foundation for international stability for the past 80 years. It’s…| Simple Justice
After the less than helpful and illuminating shadow docket decision by the Supreme Court, District Judge Paula Xinis found herself in a quandary. Do her orders matter or not? Does she hold the gove…| Simple Justice
On the one hand, it could have been far, far worse. There is nothing in the two-page unsigned order that agrees with any of the insanely idiotic arguments proffered by Solicitor General John Sauer …| Simple Justice
Honorable Sir, I realize that we’re not old friends, and there is no reason why you would consider my thoughts to be any more worthwhile than anyone else’s, but as a lawyer and believer…| Simple Justice
A few things are not in issue, no matter what some claim. It may be that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is a member of the notorious gang MS-13, but nothing has yet been proven to support the accusat…| Simple Justice
In a post some might consider slightly snarky, David Post at Volokh Conspiracy refuses to let the next shoe drop without mention. This time, it’s the law firm of Jenner & Block. David pre…| Simple Justice
Trump named Tom Homan his “border Czar,” but after serving as a local cop with the West Carthage, NY police, he joined the Immigration and Naturalization Serve and was appointed by Pres…| Simple Justice
Whether you’re a multinational corporation or an individual, what are you looking for in a law firm? Skill? Excellence? Integrity? Experience? Breadth? Cowardly capitulation? The deal materia…| Simple Justice
Twenty-seven year old Saint Anselm college graduate Karoline Leavitt possesses the two most important qualifications for serving as press secretary to the president. First, she’s loyal. Secon…| Simple Justice
What you’re about to read is the written version of a weird dream I had a couple of nights ago while my wife held our TV hostage with a binge session of “Dharma & Greg.”—CLS [We open on the ex…| Simple Justice
Paul Clement will never be tainted as some bleeding heart lefty lawyer, not that such an animal exists or, if he exists, is necessarily wrong. When Southern District of New York Judge Dale Ho appoi…| Simple Justice
Prefatory Note: To close out the month of February I’m pleased to share with all of you a pilot for a TV sitcom I recently wrote. It’s based off a Friday Funny post that was kind of a weird fever-d…| Simple Justice
It’s one thing to support what Trump is doing. While there’s a huge difference between reducing the federal bureaucracy and doing so competently, in a way that won’t wreak havoc a…| Simple Justice
The first thing we do is, let’s kill all the lawyers. Dick the Butcher, Act IV, Scene II, Henry VI, Part II. Contrary to what some wags believe, Shakespeare’s point, made through the dialogue…| Simple Justice
It’s one thing for Trump to have pardoned every defendant, no matter what Capital police officer they beat while enjoying their “tour” of the Congress or collection of souvenirs o…| Simple Justice
Lawyers are regularly put in the awkward position of explaining to a client why an idea that strikes the client as eminently reasonable won’t work. There’s no law, we say, to support su…| Simple Justice
Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho wanted to meet Barack Obama, but as a foreign national, could not buy his way to a meeting through campaign contributions. So he used Rapper Pras Michel of the Fu…| Simple Justice
Not that it has any chance of passing in the current Congress, but if there is a major shift following the next election, who knows? Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has proposed what he deligh…| Simple Justice
In a 4-3 split, the New York conviction of Harvey Weinstein was reversed based on the trial court’s allowance of promiscuous propensity evidence against him under the guise of Molineux except…| Simple Justice