Notes from practice · D.C. Superior Court
On the Life of a D.C. Staffer: Sympathy for Huma Abedin
I feel badly for Huma Abedin, and not only for the reason you might expect. Yes, with her husband’s confession yesterday that he lied about...
Resuscitating the Joseph Rakofsky Fiasco
Last month, in what has to be one of Daniel Snyder’s stupidest moves ever, the Washington Redskins’ owner filed suit against the City Paper for...
More on Joseph Rakofsky: The Story Keeps Getting Worse
Jamison Koehler
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04/10/2011
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“We really didn’t check him out. He said he was this and could do that. We thought he was telling the truth.” — Henrietta Watson,...
Rakofsky Dismissed in D.C. Murder Trial
I have always been somewhat suspicious of reports in the criminal law blogosphere about lawyers who misrepresent their credentials or who otherwise fail to meet...
Confronting School Disciplinary Officials
Nick Stuban was 15-years-old when he committed suicide last month. Once a “model student” and “quick-footed linebacker” for the football team at W.T. Woodson High...
What Does Evil Look Like?
Evil looks a lot like the pasty, bloated face of Jared Loughner grinning at us from the front page of today’s New York Times. Children...
Erik Prince Meet Susan Burke
My wife Susan Burke heads to the United Arab Emirates this weekend to depose Blackwater Founder Erik Prince as part of one of her...