Criminal defense attorney here in New Orleans. I wouldn’t say that the criminal justice system has become a pinnacle of “justice” post-Katrina either. Defendants who have been charged -- but not convicted -- still wait in jail for an absurdly long time because they can’t meet cash bail obligations. The number of…

This is fantastic news. I hope this means Drew is out of the woods and will be able to spend the holidays with his family.

Sending the best possible thoughts to Drew and his family. I hope that the recovery is speedy. Take care of yourselves.

I wonder what these latest tweets secretly signal about the valuation of that currency.

“Mog” - Are you also a delicious friend? (Disregard if you don’t get the reference. Not being intentionally creepy.)

Sorry for posting on an old article, but I noticed today that my credit scores took a hit because my student loans increased. (Interest outpaces payments that I make on them.) This is the first time that the increase of student loan amount because of interest has negatively impacted my credit score. Is this the first…

Do you feel like Orlandersmith had already decided she was going to write about Holiday no matter the results of her research? I get the impression from the article that she really wanted to focus on Holiday’s time in Denmark, struck out, but was reluctant to "abandon" the time and resources she'd already spent…

I would argue that the more honorable action would’ve been giving the letter to the FBI when she first had it back in July instead of waiting until the 11th hour, but ya know, potato potato.

Womp womp, on the list of forfeited assets the last property listed to be forfeited is Manafort’s apartment in Trump Tower. He’s forfeiting it in lieu of the assets in his Charles Schwab account. I wonder how Trump will feel about that.

Still too warm! I’m pushing to make it to mid-September before I make a roux for anything other than mac and cheese.

“Kate Woodward said. “This is bullying. This is abuse and parents need to step up and teach their kids that this is not acceptable in a high school situation or a sports situation.”

Come in October--it is the best month despite some strong opinions voiced elsewhere. (It’s the tail-end of hurricane season, so be sure to check the weather reports in the weeks and days leading up to the trip.) Do not come in late April or early May. It’s JazzFest, and everyone is the worst. Another good time is…

Drove up to the protest and continued to drive through? Then hit someone? Sounds like attempted murder or at least an aggravated battery (battery w/ a deadly weapon) to me. I wonder why he got off with a misdemeanor. /s

Same. I was outraged on behalf of all October-lovers out there.

If it “proves” that he is not going to be influenced by any special interest, then he had to have known and disregarded that interest. If he did not know about the payments, it does not prove he _couldn’t_ be influenced by special interests—just that he wasn’t in this situation.

As someone who has had to defend two absolutely bullshit trafficking charges in the last year, the analysis of the trafficking law is dead-on. If “trafficking” someone under 21, it’s 15 years and a sex offense. One client’s “crime” was putting the rental car in her name.

We knew we weren’t going to get Gruden. It’s a running joke at this point every time we need a coach. It’s not too much to ask to not hire Schiano, who is a shitty human and a shitty coach. There were plenty of other people on the board—Norvell, Leach—that wouldn’t have provoked outrage. We’re sick of the tire fire…

I’ve seen unown in my area in the U.S. Happy hunting!

There should definitely be people speaking out. But his position is obviously hypocritical as well. Notice all those people calling on Roy Moore to retain his campaign contributions from a virulently racist secessionist?

If you’re going to come at me with a wall of text, I would recommend not opening your screed with a false equivalency between undocumented workers and people who lace heroin with fentanyl. Instant dismissal for that and gibberish.