Maybe not. We lawyers provide most of the judges in this country. We’re also really good at guild protection. That’s why we created the “litigation privilege.” This tricky legal device makes us immune from being sued for defamation if our statements are related to litigation.

I was up until 2 a.m. yesterday. I meant to get to sleep earlier, but I had just rolled into the section where Atreus gets sick, and then I went home and got the Blades of Chaos, and then it was like—“Fuck it. I’m climbing in the hand basket and we’re going to Hel.”

Tennessee v. Garner. It’s literally the case on use of deadly force. Thou shalt not shoot fleeing suspects, unless they’re an immediate danger to the population at large. This is just idiotic.

Hey! Boy! Yeah, you there! Turn down that music! Get a haircut! And get off my lawn! Because you are not ready!

* Any other person.

Can you name any other person in this country who has been the subject of a sustained character assassination like Hillary Clinton? I can’t. Since I was in high school, conservative media has gone out of its way to tear her down.

Communist.

If it doesn’t have a tail it’s not a monkey.

Traditionally (according to scholars) there are four goals of the prison system: retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation. In this country, we no longer pretend that rehabilitation is one of those goals. It’s all about incapacitation, deterrence, and retribution. And, when you look at the 13th…

He may be an advisory witness. I think they’re an exception to the ordinary sequestration rules. We don’t see them in civil litigation much, but from what I understand an investigating officer is often so designated. It’s like when a corporate client gets to designate a representative to sit at council table.

It’s actually a holdover from law school. Lots of old treatises and hornbooks will discuss legal principles where you have Peter Plaintiff v. David Defendant, or Samuel Seller v. Billy Buyer used to illustrate how legal rules work.

I’m kind of curious how large they go. My big kid might need a pair.

I must have these.

Wait. So you’re saying that I haven’t discovered a unique and new sociological phenomenon?

Michael,

Woah. Hold on. You can’t be doing that.

Batson v. Kentucky. Jury duty is a civil right. They cannot discriminate against potential jurors based on race, gender, or any other status.

I’m one of the ones who asks people not to call me “sir.”

Trial lawyer here too.

Let’s not blame this on nature, shall we?