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11th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Bar Exams, Barack Obama, Career Alternatives, Department of Justice, Drugs, Election 2012, Elena Kagan, Health Care / Medicine, Morning Docket, Old People, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS
Morning Docket: 09.26.11
* Will the DOJ ask the 11th Circuit to reconsider Obamacare before appealing to SCOTUS to get the president reeelected? Does a bear sh*t in the woods? [Los Angeles Times] * The verdict is in on Elena Kagan’s first year on the bench, and one thing’s for sure: the ladies love her. That’s definitely what […]
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Cars, Crime, Deaths, Law Schools, Murder, Violence
More on Stephen McDaniel: A Missing Bar Prep Session, and Possible Fiber Evidence
The Macon Telegraph has reported that Stephen McDaniel might have missed a bar exam review class on the morning that Lauren Giddings's body was found. Where was he, and what do blue and gray fibers have to do with it? - Sponsored
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Barack Obama, Crime, Deaths, Email Scandals, John McCain, Law Schools, Lunacy, Murder, Police, Politics, Prisons, Ridiculousness, Violence
The Collected Writings of Stephen McDaniel
In prior coverage of Stephen McDaniel, the Mercer Law School graduate accused of murdering his former neighbor and classmate, Lauren Giddings, we alluded to several emails that McDaniel sent to some of his classmates. Some students found the emails, which reflected McDaniel's conservative political views, to be strange or disturbing. We will now share them with you....
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Cocaine / Crack, Crime, Deaths, Drugs, Guns / Firearms, Jury Duty, Law Schools, Murder, Nancy Grace, Police, Prisons, Reader Polls, Violence
A Portrait of the Accused as a Young Man (Plus a reader poll: innocent?)
Revelations continue to spill forth regarding Stephen McDaniel, the recent Mercer Law School graduate accused of killing his former classmate and neighbor, Lauren Giddings. Was he framed? Is he innocent? Take our reader poll and find out more.... -
Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Murder, Nancy Grace, Police, Prisons, Violence
Has Stephen McDaniel Been Framed in the Lauren Giddings Murder?
In our coverage of Stephen Mark McDaniel, the 25-year-old Mercer Law School graduate who has been charged with the murder of Lauren Giddings, his former classmate and neighbor, we have repeatedly stressed that McDaniel remains innocent until proven guilty. We have pointed to past examples of individuals who were viewed by the public as almost […] -
Crime, Deaths, Law Schools, Murder, Nancy Grace, Police, Prisons, Violence
The Plot Thickens: Say Hello to 'Hacksaw McDaniel'
We tried to come up with a Nancy Grace-style nickname for the accused in the Lauren Giddings case. One reader suggested "Chain Mail Man" (based on Stephen McDaniel's penchant for wearing chain mail to his law school classes). In light of new evidence that has come to light, however, a better nickname has emerged: "Hacksaw McDaniel." Read on to find out why.... -
Crime, Deaths, Federalist Society, Law Schools, Murder, Nancy Grace, Police, Prisons, Violence
A Closer Look at Stephen McDaniel, Lauren Giddings, and Mercer Law School
After writing about the news that Stephen M. McDaniel, 25, had been charged with the horrific murder of Lauren Giddings, 27, a bright and beautiful recent graduate of Mercer Law, Above the Law's managing editor, David Lat, takes a closer look at this deeply disturbing case.... -
Crime, Deaths, Law Schools, Murder, Police, Prisons, Violence
Breaking: Stephen McDaniel Charged With Murder of Lauren Giddings
A recent graduate of Mercer Law School in Macon, Georgia, Stephen Mark McDaniel, has been charged with the murder of neighbor and classmate of Lauren Giddings, the slain Mercer Law graduate whose torso was found on June 30, inside a trash bin just outside her apartment building. Let's take a look at McDaniel's inmate information sheet.... - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.17.11
* Dominique Strauss-Kahn will go to Rikers for three or four years just to prove his point. [CNN] * A South Carolina jail is being investigated by the Justice Department for allowing its inmates to read only the Bible. Instead of a joke, how about you goofballs learn something and read this article that Christopher […]
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Court Reporters / Stenographers, Screw-Ups, State Judges
ATL Public Service Announcement: Procrastination Does Have Consequences
Is trouble brewing in Paradise? And no, we’re not referring to the computer and wi-fi problems that are causing us to blog at a somewhat sluggish leisurely pace today, here in sunny Miami. We now bring you a bit of local color, about allegedly procrastinating court reporters in south Florida….
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