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At Slate, Cato’s Clark Neily calls for more judges with criminal defense experience, going so far as to call for a moratorium on judicial appointments from the ranks of prosecutors. Fortunate…| Simple Justice
At Slate, Cato’s Clark Neily calls for more judges with criminal defense experience, going so far as to call for a moratorium on judicial appointments from the ranks of prosecutors. Fortunate…| Simple Justice
There is so much wrong on so many levels that this one twit by Trump is worthy of a law review article. But one particularly bizarre aspect of the twit is worthy of discussion. Why ICE first? ICE, short for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, isn’t a general law enforcement agency. Granted, its budget under the […]| Simple Justice
Greetings, friends! Have any of you driven two and a half hours away from your home to dine at a tourist bar owned by a country music singer because your spouse happened to be in that town for a continuing education seminar and they wanted to eat there? Did you have to listen to both […]| Simple Justice
You might wonder what legal basis might have existed for the United States Navy to bomb and destroy ships in international waters off Venezuela. You might also have taken comfort in the claims that these were “narco-terrorists” bringing shipments of drugs, which somehow causes people to ignore any legalities in favor of high seas murder […]| Simple Justice
I’ve never been a fan of federal judges writing cute or gimmicky opinions. Much as I may enjoy them on occasion, federal cases are serious matters and the court’s decisions should be serious as well. So I join the chorus of those who question why radical left lunatic Reagan appointee, Judge William Young of the […]| Simple Justice
After another United States Attorney appointee, wholly lacking in any qualification other than loyalty, failed to get Senate confirmation, she was flipped from “interim” to “actin…| Simple Justice
Nice business you have there. It would be a shame if anything happened to it. Whether the threat comes from the mob or the governor, it’s not a threat one takes lightly in New York. This time…| Simple Justice
A basic premise of First Amendment law is that the government can’t censor protected speech, but a private entity can for the simple reason that it’s not the government. Sure, the government can coerce a private entity to act, thus making it an agent of the government, but that’s a separate issue. If I choose […]| Simple Justice
Some guy shot up a Mormon Church and another guy shot up seaside bar. They murdered people. More FBI agents were fired by Ka$h Patel for not being believed to be sufficiently Trumpian. Trump thinks…| Simple Justice
Does the Impoundment Control Act get your heart pumping? Not likely, and yet another ruling without rational on the Supreme Court’s shadow docket makes it a far bigger deal than one might imagine. At issue was $4 billion that Congress allocated to foreign aid, but that Trump decided not to spend because it didn’t fit […]| Simple Justice
About two months ago, my son came to me expressing a desire to quit karate. My wife and I had him in martial arts since kindergarten and we’d honestly thought he’d enjoyed it this entire time. Apparently the kindest ten-year-old boy in the world doesn’t share his father’s joy at either punching people in the […]| Simple Justice
To the extent one took pride in serving as a prosecutor, it was grounded in the integrity of the duty. With neither fear nor favor, a prosecutor followed the evidence and, when the evidence warrant…| Simple Justice
Lara Bazelon wrote a pretty good post at Politico about why Stanford law professor Michele Dauber’s jihad against Judge Aaron Persky for his sentence of Brock Turner is a terrible thing. In a…| Simple Justice
While many of us tend to focus on the Supreme Court’s acquiescence to the Trump administration’s actions on its shadow docket, lawprof Steve Vladeck argues that the courts have been mor…| Simple Justice
After a three day hiatus, Jimmy Kimmel returned to ABC. Whether you love him or hate him, a lot of people watched him to see what he would have to say. Apparently, this did not please Trump. While …| Simple Justice
Signalgate? Musk’s Top-Secret China briefing? $600 toilet seats? Pentagon papers? Under the watchful if bloodshot eye of Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon has issued a 17-page memo telling the media…| Simple Justice
Somehow, law enforcement, both state and federal, managed to do its job without individual officers and agents concealing their identities. And then came ICE under Trump, where everything purported…| Simple Justice
Now that Honest Erik Siebert is out of the way, Trump sees no impediment to using the United States of America to impose retribution on his enemies. And the order was given to underling Pam Bondi. …| Simple Justice
Even Emil Bove, who is as deep down the Trumpian hole as it gets, liked Erik Siebert, apparently now former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Bondi and Blanche were good …| Simple Justice
President Trump declared that he will issue yet another Executive Order, this time designating Antifa as a “terrorist organization.” There are a few problems with doing so, starting wit…| Simple Justice
Disney owns the American Broadcasting Company, which aired a late night show hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel. Donald Trump did not like one of Kimmel’s jokes about Charlie Kirk’s killer…| Simple Justice
After being roundly criticized for her stunningly wrong (legally and politically, judging from Republican reactions) claim that “hate speech” isn’t protected under the First Amend…| Simple Justice
There is no exception to the First Amendment for hate speech. There wasn’t when the speech was racist slurs. There isn’t now. The difference this time is that it’s the attorney ge…| Simple Justice
In a New York Times op-ed, New York Governor Kathy Hochul endorsed Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for Mayor of New York City. It’s a tepid, generic endorsement, lacking in praise for anything he …| Simple Justice
George Floyd was needlessly killed by a cop. He wasn’t the first black man to be murdered. He won’t be the last. But George Floyd was no saint, hero or martyr. He was just a troubled ma…| Simple Justice
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, FIRE, just released its 2026 College Free Speech Rankings. The message is not good. In fact, it’s bad. But among the bad news is the terribl…| Simple Justice
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
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
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
