I had some hearings before a magistrate in the EDNY, and everybody in the room sat, and it was really weird

When I had a case in Austin, I stood. But my mentor as a Mass. lawyer had a story about standing to argue in Texas, and he heard the judge to drawl “this is a ceded jurisdiction.” Which confused him until local council grabbed him by the arm and hissed “sit down!” (Ceded was really “seated”)

Well, Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg did a nice job, so I’d be interested to hear Randy Moss’ (the football player’s) takes on biathlon

This is a potential breach of rule of professional conduct 8.2, and state bars should investigate it as such www.americanbar.org/groups/profe...

On the back of a UPS truck in the middle State Street, Boston, Mass. That was right in front of my office. Last day at that job

There was a Mass. case where the jurors wore Halloween costumes. They asked permission from the judge who got the consent of all counsel and then allowed it. Appeals court chastised the trial judge but held the issue waived as an appellate issue due to counsels consent law.justia.com/cases/massac...

Not likely. Lack of candor to tribunal under Rule of Professional Conduct 3.3 typically suspension or reprimand. There’s also Rule 3.8 (special responsibilities of a prosecutor) but that’s also unlikely to lead to disbarment

I sat in front of JoJo for Cs games several times in like the 2006-2016 time frame. He had a great audible inner monologue. I recall some serious Rondo frustration

The Hatch Act had a pretty good run ….

The Anti-Dickback Statute

The False Claims Pact

My random prof responsibility question is if prosecution of Comey flops, should Halligan fear for her bar card? At least here in Mass. no lawyer has ever been disciplined for violating Rule Prof C 3.8(a) (prosecutor can only bring case supported by probable cause).

Rule of Professional Conduct 3.8(a) varies a little by state but basically says a prosecutor may not bring a case absent probable cause. There are no reported disciplinary cases under it here in MA. Interesting to see if new law gets made!

It’s not like we’re using it for anything these days

This is absurdly stupid. Though I will say I sometimes have to stay in boring business hotels for work and need to make cocktails in field conditions. I bring some whiskey nips, and I have these sugar cubes pre-soaked in bitters, from which I can make an acceptable old fashioned

I once successfully appealed a parking ticket in Brookline on a defense of inadequate signage. I cited Federal Highway Administration signage standards. It remains my greatest achievement in 20 years at the bar

It’s depressing to find out after 51 years on planet earth how little the average American cares about some of the fundamental constitutional concepts that I previously thought were obvious to anyone who’d got beyond the 5th grade