“Young lady, where have you been?”I logged in to my blogging platform and realized it has been nearly two months since I’ve written anything. It has been an incredibly busy two months, and there are a lot of things I
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Lawyering in a Time of Lawlessness (And Also Probably Cholera)
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
Play Everything-On-Fire Games, Win Everything-On-Fire Prizes
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
Setting The Rule Of Law On Fire, Just To Watch It Burn
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
Dead Men Neither Wear Plaid Nor Render Opinions To A Reasonable Degree of Professional Certainty
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
Bondi Blues
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
You Get A Conflict! And You Get A Conflict! Everybody Gets a Conflict!
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
Are They Buying What You're Selling?
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
Daddy Sang Bass, Mama Sang Ethics
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
Quick Hits from Elsewhere
I’m working on some longer pieces and on my actual job, so for now, a few quick hits:
- Federal courts: Something troubling, which I would like to address in a longer form when I have some time, is this judicial