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Dean Strang, former defense attorney for Steven Avery, and Peter Linton-Smith, a former television news reporter who covered the Avery trials discuss the popular Netflix series.
There are many cases on the U.S. Supreme Court docket to watch, from the highly publicized Fourth Amendment GPS tracking case in United States v. Jones, to indecency in FCC v. Fox Television, to a prisoner strip search case, Florence v. Boa
One of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted and infamous Boston gangster, James “Whitey” Bulger, is captured. Now the epic legal case begins. Attorney and co-host J. Craig Williams is joined by guests, F. Lee Bailey, famed defense attorney and best-se
OK, maybe the headline is a bit overstated, but perhaps not by too much. Think about it this way - why are you reading a legal blog? Why do you turn to any number of other Internet sources for specific types of information? You use the Inte
From print journalists and blawggers to television reporters and radio personalities, the law is constantly changing and we are kept informed by the individuals who bring us the news. On this show we will hear from those who report on the l
From print journalists and blawggers to television reporters and radio personalities, the law is constantly changing and we are kept informed by the individuals who bring us the news. On this Coast to Coast show we will hear from those who
Elections are heady events, especially for those who run for office and their staffers who help them get elected or in some instances, lose the election. Or so I'm told. Beyond the November vote and the primaries sometime earlier in the yea
"The big print giveth and the small print taketh away." This case between an actress and her personal manager more than proves that adage, especially since the contract wasn't written. This one ought to be good. Seems that Rosa Blasi (link
In the first-year of law school, law students learn about service of process , which is the first step in informing the defendant that the plaintiff has filed a lawsuit. The concept takes in notions of due process, notice and the opportunit
Some people have all the luck. Imagine the ultimate writing assignment for a legal reporter. If you're a regular reader of MIPTC, you've likely guessed by now that it's a court beat, but think harder. Let me give you a small clue. You've se
Tha n ksgiving started with the Rockettes ' performance for the Pilgrims and Indians that first holiday back in 1627. They flew them in to Plimoth Plantation from New York after the 135th annual Macy's Day Thanksgiving Parade , which had be
Talk about needing a second opinion. A woman in Florida died after receiving chemotherapy for cancer she didn't have. A jury awarded her husband $8 million. It was only after the coroner conducted an autopsy that they discovered the tumor s
News on the Street . It's another big merger . Want some inside information? Ready to call your broker? Don't reach for the phone just yet. It's a new law firm . Pillsbury Winthrop , formerly known as PMS, is merging with Shaw Pittman . 900
Maybe Bush should reconsider his nomination of Condoleezza Rice . Excuse me, I meant Dr. Rice. I think he may want to consider Madonna . You think I'm joking? Not at all. I'm completely serious . Right before Thanksgiving , I read that Mado
You know I don't cover celebrity legal news (an oxymoron itself). I live behind the Orange Curtain . Really. I don't get out much. So it is something for me to pass this one along to you: the Peterson trial blog . OK, I will admit that it's
No one at the concert talked about the debates tonight. In fact, I'd have to say that Peter White was great. Not quite the Hollywood Bowl , but the almost-finished-being-remodeled Hyatt Newporter always puts on a good show in the outdoor am
Sex sells . It's something that we've all gotten used to by now, but sometimes the sale of sex takes itself too seriously. I mean that, well, with tongue planted firmly in my (no snide remarks here) cheek. I almost wish I had an English acc
Here's a post from WebTV, quite a bit like a postcard from afar. I cannot access any other pages, so I cant put in any links. Sorry about that. I am lucky, I guess, to just be able to get on the internet in Santiago de Compestela, Tomorrow,
Right, old boy, who moved my woolsack ? Well, the high and mighty (no, that's not really his title) Lord Falconer has decided to put English courts on the telly. Well, not actually all of them, it's really just a pilot program at this point
It's convention time , both for the GOP and the DNC . Yes, the Green Party has a convention, too, as well as the Libertarians . I presume there are others that I should give equal time to, but you get the idea. There are almost as many poli