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Only once in our history as a nation has a United States Senator been impeached. It's time to launch proceedings against another: Connecticut's Joseph I. Lieberman. He is the sleeper cell in the Senate of terrorists everywhere, a snivelling, simpering bitch to any nutcase with a bomb. He proved it...

On the theory that a lawyer is only as good as his last verdict, I am not very good at all. A jury returned a verdict against my client this afternoon, convicting him of two counts relating to the sexual abuse of a child. That the jury acquitted on two related counts is no consolation. My client...

On the theory that a lawyer is only as good as his last verdict, I am not very good at all. A jury returned a verdict against my client this afternoon, convicting him of two counts relating to the sexual abuse of a child. That the jury acquitted on two related counts is no consolation. My client...

There was some chatter over the Internet yesterday to the effect that we should all be relieved to learn that a white man was observed walking away from the now infamous smoking Nissan Pathfinder at Times Square in New York. What is that all about? Are we to conclude that white men can't...

It says alot about perceptions of diversity that folks think Elena Kagan would add spice to the United States Supreme Court. Why, she's not an appellate court judge. Indeed, she's never served anywhere as a judge. Wouldn't nominating her prove that the president is trying to make the Court more...

Criminal trials are terrifying. Especially if you've lost before and seen a client whisked away in chains. The sight sickens. No matter how powerful or compelling your performance at trial, until the verdict is returned there is no rest. The stakes are simply too high. Give a case to the jury to...

One of the briefest parables of Jesus' is found at Matthew 13:33. It consists of but one sentence: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."
Yeast transforms flower into leavened bread. But if you've...

We ask a lot of clients when we ask them to trust that justice will be done in the courts. While we seek to improve public confidence in the courts, there is still plenty of reason to be suspect. Consider a case of mine. His case is docked under number S.C. 18178.
I write about it now with the...

We ask a lot of clients when we ask them to trust that justice will be done in the courts. While we seek to improve public confidence in the courts, there is still plenty of reason to be suspect.
Consider a case of mine. His case is docked under number S.C. 18178.I write about it now with the...

Confirmation hearings over whether Robert N. Chatigny should be confirmed as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit are a potential watershed event for the Senate Judicary Committee. Rather than degenerating into the sort of partisan wrangling pitting right against...