Before There Was A Public Defender, There Was Her

Before There Was A Public Defender, There Was Her

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Today, anyone accused of a crime who can’t afford a lawyer is entitled to one at public expense. Who invented the concept of a public defender, a salaried government attorney to defend the poor...
There is no constitutional “right to privacy”

There is no constitutional “right to privacy”

This is the second of five introductory articles on the relevance for U.S. constitutional law of the “born free and equal” clauses, which appeared in the Declaration of Independence and six out of 12 state constitutions when the federal Bill of Rights was ratified in...
Bar Exam FUBARs Are Still Out There

Bar Exam FUBARs Are Still Out There

My condolences go out to all examinees who suffered through the general bar exam last week and who encountered tsuris (Yiddish for grief); specifically in those states where meltdowns occurred. How about in Washington state, where the “NextGen” exam resulted in six...