I write a snark blog. Snark blogs are better suited to schadenfreude-type grimness and not existential grimness. Things have taken an existentially grim turn, folks. But here we are. It’s a multi-alarm fire this time.Since I last wrote about this
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I write a snark blog. Snark blogs are better suited to schadenfreude-type grimness and not existential grimness. Things have taken an existentially grim turn, folks. But here we are. It’s a multi-alarm fire this time.Since I last wrote about this…
We learned this afternoon that several Democratic members of the US Senate filed a Request for Disciplinary Investigation with the DC Office of Disciplinary Counsel against Interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin. They have cited a…
So I’ve added a tag to my blog, “Everything on Fire.” It may be partially self-explanatory, but I am adding it to blog entries that discuss the contempt for the rule of law held by the current federal administration, among…
Taking a break from everything being on fire to report this quick hit (h/t several people on BlueSky): every judge interprets the Daubert standard (or whatever standard applies in their state) a little different, but I assure you that a…
Earlier this week, and mostly along party lines, the Senate confirmed Pam Bondi to serve as the United States Attorney General.You will note that this job is not called “Attorney General of the President,” and at least for now, the…
This blog was launched in October, 2019, during Trump I, and soon thereafter I wrote an entry called, “This Blog Isn’t About Politics, and Other Lies We Tell.” I started blogging, intending to focus on disciplinary decisions, new rules, bar…
I’m one of those people who, if I have a 1 pm and it is 12:40, typically cannot do anything productive with those 20 minutes. Today, that meant I spent some quality time on social media. The algorithm served me…
If any of you are in need of 2.5-3 on-demand ethics CLE hours (depending on how your state counts time), or are curious about what happens when people who are not me* try to make ethics CLE fun, Cleveland-based Squire…
I’m working on some longer pieces and on my actual job, so for now, a few quick hits:
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Some interesting (if you are me) news came out of Arizona this week: Its Supreme Court approved a rule change limiting the ability of people not directly involved in, or who do not have first-hand knowledge of, a particular matter…