What can judges really do?
Judges are powerful people. Sometimes, misconceptions about their power lead to calls for an elected judiciary or some other form of outside intervention in our courts. These are all bad ideas. Our judiciary must be…
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Weird Legal News: Ancient Archery Law and God’s Ambassadors on the Bench
Here’s another digest of some articles I collected this week that are either funny, interesting, or just plain weird. Wiltshire vicar revives ancient archery law – BBC A vicar in England has relied on an…
How lawyers think
We as a society know too little about lawyers. We believe some myths about lawyers (for example, that they are rich), but we know little truth about them. It’s pretty strange given the two critical…
Judge found guilty of of corruption; 6500 convictions overturned
This story comes from Philadelphia: All Ciavarella juvie convictions vacated County judicial scandal ruling on about 6,500 cases is a victory for advocacy group Juvenile Law Center of Philadelphia Seeking to remedy what it deemed…
Judges Concerned About Female Lawyers’ Attire
A panel of judges and lawyers has raised concerns about lax dress codes for women lawyers at a meeting of the 7th Circuit Bar Association in Indiannapolis. The panel criticized some female lawyers for wearing…