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Book Review: Elizabeth Williams and Sue Russell, The Illustrated Courtroom: 50 Years of Court Art
I’ve always thought that a good courtroom sketch can tell you more about what really goes on in a trial than a transcript or even sometimes than a good firsthand narrative account. A trial is a drama, and sometimes the drama is conveyed better by the expression on the witness’s face, or the body language……
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The Israeli “Jewish Nation State” Bill: Is The Controversy Justified?
I want to veer off-topic to discuss the recent proposal in Israel to declare the state to be the nation-state of the Jewish people. The “Jewish Nation State” proposal has gotten a lot of attention from lawyers and others. It may be a good idea and it may be a bad idea (Israeli citizens are……
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Come Hear The Ecstasies Above!
Readers, if you are in the Boston area on November 22, come and hear my choir, the Metropolitan Chorale, under the direction of Lisa Graham, present The Ecstasies Above, featuring music of the 20th and 21st centuries that explores the theme of music and the natural world. The two big pieces are Tarik O’Regan’s The……
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Eugene Volokh’s Amicus Brief In Commonwealth v. Johnson
My partner Dan Lyne and I had the pleasure of acting as local counsel to über-blogger Eugene Volokh, an amicus curiae in Commonwealth v. Johnson an appeal from a Massachusetts cyber-harassment criminal conviction that will be heard by the Supreme Judicial Court early next month. The Johnsons had gotten into a real estate development dispute……
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Congratulations, Montreal!
I had a bet with fellow law blogger Karim Renno of Irving Mitchell Kalichman, better known to the internet as the author of the excellent À Bon Droit. The bet was: if the Boston Bruins won their best-of-seven playoff series with the Montreal Canadiens, then Karim would write a guest post for Letters Blogatory and……