Follow Me on Twitter (November 2, 2009)
Jamie Markham
With nothing terribly interesting or important going on in the world of criminal sentencing, it seemed as good a time as any to engage in some blatant self-promotion. For much […]
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November 2, 2009
With nothing terribly interesting or important going on in the world of criminal sentencing, it seemed as good a time as any to engage in some blatant self-promotion. For much […]
READ POST "Follow Me on Twitter (November 2, 2009)"October 30, 2009
Even leaving aside the saga at the Board of Elections, there have been too many interesting news stories lately to ignore. 1. The News and Observe has this story about […]
READ POST "News Roundup (October 30, 2009)"October 20, 2009
The criminal-law-related legal news has been coming fast and furious over the past week or so. 1. The fallout from the Bowden case continues. The case, discussed here, held that […]
READ POST "News Roundup (October 20, 2009)"October 8, 2009
It’s time to round up some news. First, the News and Observer recently commented on President Obama’s failure to nominate any additional North Carolinians for the Fourth Circuit — a […]
READ POST "News Roundup (October 8, 2009)"October 5, 2009
The News and Observer reported last week that Alan Gell will receive $3.9 million from the SBI. Most readers probably know the basics about the Gell case: he was convicted […]
READ POST "Compensation for the Wrongly Convicted (October 5, 2009)"October 1, 2009
The United States Supreme Court starts its Term each year on the first Monday in October. This year’s Term begins next Monday, October 5! The Court will start off with […]
READ POST "Supreme Court Preview (October 1, 2009)"September 28, 2009
This blog post was inspired by my lunchtime jog across campus last week, and, more specifically, by the driver of the car who sped toward me as I darted across […]
READ POST "I Bet You Think This Post Is about You . . . . (September 28, 2009)"September 24, 2009
Stephen Larson, a federal district judge in California, resigned recently, citing his low salary. (District judges make $169,300 per year.) This has resulted in a robust discussion of whether federal […]
READ POST "Are Judges Underpaid? (September 24, 2009)"September 15, 2009
Several recent news items may be of interest to readers of this blog: 1. FBI data shows that violent crimes, and especially homicides, dropped again last year and are now […]
READ POST "News Roundup (September 15, 2009)"September 4, 2009
I am constantly amazed at the innovative work my colleagues are doing. A new and incredibly useful tool — but one that is not widely known — is Jessie Smith’s […]
READ POST "Better than Lexis? (September 4, 2009)"