That I know of? New York and DC. Being straight-up denied a license is less of an issue now that every jurisdiction has no fault divorce — but at the very least, the applicant is required to explain the circumstances. DC has also lightened up a bit, I heard (though they still scrutinize divorces), but not too long…

You know, I always thought the only reason witch hunts are wrong is that there is no such thing as witches.

I actually remember studying a pretty sickening case in law school. A girl passed out in a bar, a bunch of guys dragged her out to their car and proceeded to have sex with her. At some point, one of them realised she wasn't passed out — she was DEAD. The forensics later determined she had been dead throughout this…

You'd be surprised. In some jurisdictions, even having a divorce is a potential problem.

The letter is public record, however. So it's both: a letter to a judge AND a public statement. Her professed expectation of privacy in an official communication to a judge in a pending case is a product of stupidity and ignorance.

He can't, because the case is on appeal. And in many states, rules of judicial conduct prevent judges from EVER publicly commenting on a decision. I'm too lazy to look up California's rules, but that would be my guess.

I don't know what Leslie plans to do with her life now that her music career is over. But if, by chance, she ever goes to law school and tries to get a law license, I'm hoping the committee will have the pleasure of reading her drivel — and interviewing her about it.

I'm glad I never put the stupid opinions I held when I was 20 into an actual statement submitted to an actual court, to be incorporated into the Record and preserved for all eternity as a monument to my asinine ideas about rape.

Depends on age, though. If An Alternate Warrior is, like 40, he has up to 40 minutes, because we can't charge a 40 year-old by 40 minutes of action.

It's like Ted Bundy blaming pornography for his murders.

Most rapists ARE indeed serial rapists. However, rape is a crime of opportunity, which explains why the vast majority of rapists appear as normal, respectable people, and take advantage of their victims' trust (in the context of acquaintance, friendship or dating) to perpetrate it.

Well, what can I say? Not only do these people embrace abhorrent values; they are stupid, too. The worst kind of stupid, actually: the kind of stupid that thinks it's brilliant and has deep insights to offer.
On the other hand (putting on my Lawyer Hat here), I understand that since Turner made the decision to appeal…

Consistency is hard.

Problem is, she didn't just discuss the phenomenon of drinking on college campuses. He attacked the victim, head-on. She said the conviction is mere "political correctness", because a woman who was so drunk that she could not remember the rape could not possibly have been raped. Adding the disclaimer "but I'm not…

You mean, her opinion that non-consensual sex is not rape unless the victim is sober AND virtuous AND gets kidnapped in a parking lot? By a perp that no one describes as a nice steak-eating guy?

A quick example of how to write a proper letter in support of a convicted sex offender that doesn’t trivialize his crime or dehumanize the victim:

Am I crazy, or does this episode reference Married With Children? First, the presentation about the "specific man" from the Midwest, the typical beer consumer, immediately made me think of Al Bundy. And then, the couch in the home of Diana's ex was EXACTLY the same as in Married With Children.

I have a nagging suspicion the story is going to kill Sally Draper.

I think in this case, the firm would actually have to move to be relieved.

She didn't outright refuse, but she made it sound as if the firm wouldn't do it. Now mind you, I'm not denying Betsy Kettleman is irrational and self-destructive. But given that the Kettlemans were entitled to that choice, Kim should have assured them the firm would take the case to trial if they so choose.