Link to an article by Stephen Cooper:
Tag: Courts
Russell Mokhiber – DC Disciplinary Counsel Hamilton Fox Won’t Let Whistleblower Lawyer Lynne Bernabei Go
Link to an article by Russell Mokhiber:
“DC Disciplinary Counsel Hamilton Fox Won’t Let Whistleblower Lawyer Lynne Bernabei Go”
Michael Barker – How Alternative Dispute Resolution Promotes Injustice
Link to an article by Michael Barker:
“How Alternative Dispute Resolution Promotes Injustice”
An interesting theory about liberal technocratic banality in the judicial arena masking oppressive social policy.
Kevin Underhill – Report: Many DEA Cash Seizures Have “No Discernible Connection” to Law Enforcement
Stephen Cooper – Benny King and the Criminalization of Addiction in America
Link to an article by Stephen Cooper:
“Benny King and the Criminalization of Addiction in America”
Bonus link: “The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think”
Gustavus Myers – History of the Great American Fortunes & Supreme Court
Links to books by Gustavus Myers:
History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I
History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. II
History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. III
History of the Supreme Court of the United States
Meyers wrote some confounding things, but he also performed a valuable service by looking critically at things like methods of wealth accumulation, which have tended toward fraud and insider dealing (for instance, the History of the Great American Fortunes “gives the details of [the Yazoo land scandal] and other frauds that have shaped American history. The moral is that great gifts to insiders have effects that will last centuries.”)
Christopher Ketcham – Above the Law: On the Prospects of Prosecutorial Reform
Link to an article by Christopher Ketcham:
“Above the Law: On the Prospects of Prosecutorial Reform”
Bonus link: “Corrupted Evidence: How the Department of Justice is Blocking Forensic Evidence Reform” (it should be noted that this bonus link article largely gives judges a free pass, for reasons not explained)
Shelley Chapman – I’m a Judge and I Think Criminal Court Is Horrifying
Link to an article by Shelley Chapman:
“I’m a Judge and I Think Criminal Court Is Horrifying”
What might not be clear to all readers is that Judge Chapman is a federal judge who deals only with bankruptcy cases and this article is her experience going to a state court that deals with criminal matters (among other things).
Jeffrey St. Clair – Bully on the Bench
Link to an article by Jeffrey St. Clair: