The fallen Dallas officers
Here are their names and faces, and a little bit about the lives of each. RIP.
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Case studies Part II(a): relevant precedents for the Clinton email investigation
[Part I can be found here. I found as I researched and composed Part II that, as I had suspected, to write it properly would take several weeks of solid work and end up the equivalent of a lengthy law … Continue reading →
Emerging thoughts on the Dallas shooting of police
There’s an awful lot to digest today, a lot. Now it is being reported that during last night’s sniper attack in Dallas 12 officers and two civilians were shot, and five officers have died. That may be the largest death … Continue reading →
Several Dallas police officers injured during demonstration against recent shootings by police
Breaking news: At least two police officers have been shot at a rally to “show solidarity for communities affected by officer-involved shootings this week in Louisiana and Minnesota.” There’s very little news on the condition of the officers. I’m reading … Continue reading →
So, what about Part II?
Yesterday I wrote Part I of a post in which I said I’d be putting up Part II today, which would be a brief review of some cases relevant to the Clinton email case (or non-case, at this point). I … Continue reading →
The archaic FBI: why it neither tapes nor transcribes interviews [see UPDATE]
[See UPDATE below.] To most people (and I include myself) the news that the FBI neither taped nor even transcribed its interview with Hillary Clinton is quite shocking. Nor was she under oath, although that’s not as important since it’s … Continue reading →
Comey’s testimony before the House: looking-glass world
First of all: forgive me, but I haven’t watched it. My excuse (besides the usual “busy doing other things earlier today”) is that at this point it’s hard to stomach much more of this. I never expected Hillary to be … Continue reading →
Case studies Part I: why the Comey announcement was so shocking
It’s a curious thing that yesterday’s Comey statement was shocking even though it was fully expected by the vast majority of people on the right. Although we didn’t know exactly how Comey was going to wriggle out of recommending an … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Bot who seems unfamiliar with one of the internet’s favorite topics: Yes! Finally someone writes about boob. Finally?? By the way, the post on which the above spam comment appeared was about George Orwell.
Continue reading →Prosecutorial discretion: sometimes…
…as we saw yesterday, prosecutors make a seemingly politically-motivated decision not to prosecute a case even though the offense that has been committed satisfies all the elements of the crime and then some. And sometimes, as we’ve seen in the … Continue reading →
The Comey announcement fallout: what now for Hillary and Trump?
[NOTE: See my previous posts on the Comey announcement about Hillary Clinton’s email server violations, here and here.] So now we know for sure that there will be no Hillary Clinton indictment, and that she will almost certainly be the … Continue reading →
The FBI’s failure to recommend a Hillary prosecution: what’s “intent” got to do with it?
{NOTE: See my previous post today on certain other aspects of the Comey announcement. The present post deals with some of the legal issues.] When I first read the Comey statement I wondered why he was talking so much about … Continue reading →