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Courtroom 302: Criminal justice, Cook County style

I just finished reading Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse by Steve Bogira My rating: 5 of 5 stars. This was my second time reading this book. I read it first in about 2004 or 2005 while in law school, and recently picked it up again when I started [...]

Scoplaw: New Highs and Lows

The court needs to ask a question to resolve an ambiguity: what are “booty shorts?” ⇒

What To Do When Your Cellphone Rings In Court

“He’s about to make another error. I am trying to stop him so as to avoid another trip up to see you, but it does not appear as though he is listening.” ⇒

Of hats and cleavage in courtrooms

Rowan County District Court Judge Kevin Eddinger found a lawyer in contempt for having read Maxim in his courtroom. http://markskatz.com/justiceblog/archives/969-Of-hats-and-cleavage-in-courtrooms..html

Justice Thieves

Let me preface it by saying that my courtroom is pretty much where justice comes to die… ⇒ Wait! Ipse Dixit works in my courtroom!?