Because one can only spend so much time bemoaning the state of the world, policies that don’t work, and problems that are Very Very Large, it’s nice to take a second to recharge the soul. And besides which, it’s Friday. Therefore: Here’s a Mates of States video that sort of fits the theme, with lyrics […]
READ MORECan You Be Barred from Employment Because of Your Criminal History?
The hardest thing people convicted of a crime have found is to simply get a job. A process that thousands of New Yorkers go through every day has been closed to anyone convicted of a felony. What is a person supposed to do? How is someone to get their life on track if every employer […]
READ MORE“Don’t Take Me For Granted”
One of the tricky things about writing this blog is that I get a lot of emails and comments from folks who have had drug problems — either problems with addiction or problems trying to get medication to get their addiction in check. I get these emails and hear these stories, but I don’t really […]
READ MOREFriday Music and Exhaustion
How does a four day week end up feeling so long? All we know for sure is that it’s over. Here’s to another week of banging our collective heads against our respective walls, whether they are real or only psychological. On Memorial Day I persuaded my wife to come out to an afternoon show held […]
READ MOREStatute of Limitations NYCriminalLawyer
In 1975, a nephew of the late Robert F. Kennedy was believed to be a suspect in a gruesome killing Over forty years later, Michael Skakel’s attorney is claiming his client did not get a fair trial. Skakel, convicted in 2002 in the death of 15-year old Martha Moxley was sentenced to 20 years to […]
READ MOREFriday Music July 25, 2008
Paul Westerberg has a new record out that is one seamless mp3 track, costs 49 cents, and rocks the house. It’s a pretty unconventional “rock” record, actually, with tunes cutting in and out, overlapping each other and starting and stopping in a style that at times could be either a mashup or just a symptom […]
READ MOREMarkelov murder – couple convicted
Nationalist lovers Nikita Tikhonov and Yevgeniya Khasis are guilty as charged. A divided jury eventually gave the slimmest possible majority verdict, with seven of the 12 finding the pair guilty After being sent back to the jury room to clarify their thoughts the jurors returned to the courtroom a second time late on Thursday night […]
READ MOREObama Signs New Anti-Torture Bill
Just before thanksgiving last year, President Obama signed the new anti-torture bill. This new bill ensures that future interrogations by law enforcement will avoid use of torture. For the vocal critics of torture and other questionable counter terrorism acts, Obama’s bill is a welcome sign that the US is moving forward with rights of prisoners, […]
READ MORETechnology Leap Frogs Over the Law – Again
Newfangled machines, called cars, scared the hell out of horses and ran over pedestrians in the early 20th century as their numbers exploded from 200,000 to over 2 million. By the time government could pass traffic laws, it was too late to stop the growth. Nothing has changed. New technologies spread practically instantly and take […]
READ MOREClass Action Suit Targets Ambien
Following up on Rep. Kennedy’s recent Ambien-related mishap, the Boston Globe notes that a class action lawsuit was filed in March against Ambien manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis by “several hundred patients who claim the drug caused them to awake in trance-like states and drive cars or engage in other strange behavior, which they often did not remember.” […]
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