Happy Birthday: Miranda Turns 55

13 years ago

We all know Miranda warnings. ‘You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you.…

Defense Lawyer Withdraws from Leiby Kletzky Murder case

13 years ago

The way that Leiby Kletzky died is indeed horrifying. The eight-year-old child was walking home from day camp in his…

No Man is Above the Law

13 years ago

Theodore Roosevelt once said: “No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask…

In Hot Pursuit of Fleeting Marijuana

13 years ago

The United States Supreme Court just decided a case concerning whether police officers who smelled marijuana could search an apartment…

Jared Loughner Declared Incompetent to Stand Trial

13 years ago

For those of us who followed the news of the tragic shooting in Arizona, it is probably no surprise that…

John Demjanjuk Guilty of Nazi War Crimes

14 years ago

John Damjanjuk, the Ohio autoworker who was deported to Germany on charges of Nazi war crimes, was found guilty by…

Bad Cops: Looks Like The Fox is Guarding the Hen House

14 years ago

We do not yet know the full extent of the corruption among law enforcement in Contra Costa County. Four current…

San Francisco Public Defender Sues Alameda Sheriffs

14 years ago

An African-American attorney who is the manager of the Felony Unit of the San Francisco Public Defender has filed a…

Galleon Group Founder Raj Rajaratnam Decides Not to Testify

14 years ago

In the largest insider trading case in history, the defense announced that it would rest without the defendant taking the…

Barry Bonds’ Obstruction of Justice Conviction

14 years ago

At his jury trial last week, Barry Bonds was not found guilty of perjury for lying to the grand jury…