Police Shootings

Justice Sotomayor Rips Into Court’s Decision To Unjustly Protect Police Officers

The individual cases and controversies adjudicated before the Supreme Court are still fundamentally linked to the national zeitgeist.

Miami Police Story Is Probably False, Terrifying If True

The story the cops want you to believe makes them sound worse than I actually believe them to be.

Donald Trump vs. Montrell Jackson: A Side-By-Side Comparison Of Leadership

Let’s take a look at how the two community leaders have addressed the violence and hatred that has erupted in our country

I Feel Like Prey

As a black man, my only natural predator is a cop. Other things might kill me, the cop is the only one who acts like it’s his job.

Non-Sequiturs: 07.11.16

* Children (under 8) around the country prepare for the first white president of their lifetime. [Ad Week] * Do people regret going to law school? YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. [JSTOR] * If law schools fudge employment data, will they be liable for their students' debt? [TaxProf Blog] * Are humanity, compassion and kindness the antidote to the recent wave of police killings and the death of Dallas police officers? Or is that too simplistic an answer? [Katz Justice] * Notorious RBG has a lot to say about all the Court shenanigans going on. [New York Times] * Law school cheating isn't all that rare. [Law and More]

Non-Sequiturs: 07.07.16

* Got some down time this summer? There is a way to use that slowdown to your advantage. [Reboot Your Law Practice] * Former law school dean at Case Western Reserve University, Lawrence Mitchell, has changed his name. He writes all about the change without discussing the scandal that caused him to leave his post, and just might be related to the moniker switch. [Cleveland Scene] * Republicans who deeply support the Second Amendment are starting to see the tragedy in the most recent round of police shootings. [Bearing Drift] * Advice for decorating your office space. [Corporette] * Creighton Law Professor Patrick Borchers would love to be the unreasonable prosecutor to go after Hillary Clinton over her emails. [Nebraska Radio Network] * Breaking down the Police Officer’s Bill of Rights that looms large in the Alton Sterling shooting. [Fusion] * The argument against shackling youth offenders in a courtroom. [Mimesis Law]