Archive for February 2017
Trump Administrative Order on Travel Likely to Withstand Legal Challenge
Adam Liptak has a comprehensive article in today’s New York Times over nationwide appellate proceedings regarding President Trump’s Executive Order banning travel from several Middle Eastern nations. The article tracks the progress of an order from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington staying enforcement of much of the Executive Order.…
Read MoreBook Review: Typography for Lawyers, Second Edition
I’m feeling a bit guilty. Well over a year ago, the publisher of Typography for Lawyers sent me a review copy. I have been using my free copy for quite some time, and I never wrote a review. It sits on the shelf next to the first edition, which I purchased. And this shelf is…
Read MoreHow Might Judge Gorsuch Decide Criminal Cases on the Supreme Court?
At the start of this week, I penned a post critical of how President Trump handled the firing of Sally Yates. Today, I write to commend his nomination of Judge Gorsuch for the United States Supreme Court. Textualists and the criminal appellate bar are natural allies. And such is the case with this pick. I want…
Read MoreHow We Close Cases in Our Office
Many of our cases take months or years to take from start to finish. But the way we finish is as important as how we start. I’ve written in a previous blog post that we take on cases with the knowledge that we will often be engaged in the process for quite some time. Direct…
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