Judges: How How I Became “Radicalized” Against The Criminal Justice System (Part Eight))

During my third year of law school, one of my courses was a criminal defense clinic, where I represented misdemeanor defendants in Bronx Criminal Court under a student practice order under the supervision of our professor and an incredible organization called the Bronx Defenders. I am sharing some stories about

Creeps: How I Became “Radicalized” Against the Criminal Justice System (Part 7)

During my third year of law school, one of my courses was a criminal defense clinic, where I represented misdemeanor defendants in Bronx Criminal Court under a student practice order under the supervision of our professor and an incredible organization called the Bronx Defenders. I am sharing some stories about

Testilying: How I became “Radicalized” Against the Criminal Justice System (Part Six)

During my third year of law school, one of my courses was a criminal defense clinic, where I represented misdemeanor defendants in Bronx Criminal Court under a student practice order under the supervision of our professor and an incredible organization called the Bronx Defenders. I am sharing some stories about

Domestic Violence, ICE, and the Presumption of Guilt: How I became “Radicalized” Against the Criminal Justice System (Part Five)

During my third year of law school, one of my courses was a criminal defense clinic, where I represented misdemeanor defendants in Bronx Criminal Court under a student practice order under the supervision of our professor and an incredible organization called the Bronx Defenders. I am sharing some stories about

Crimes of Poverty: How I became “Radicalized” Against the Criminal Justice System (Part Four)

During my third year of law school, one of my courses was a criminal defense clinic, where I represented misdemeanor defendants in Bronx Criminal Court under a student practice order under the supervision of our professor and an incredible organization called the Bronx Defenders. I am sharing some stories about

Trespassing, Clean Halls, and Disruption: How I became “Radicalized” Against the Criminal Justice System (Part Three)

My experiences navigating the abject cruelty of the criminal justice system while representing misdemeanor defendants in the Bronx. During my third year of law school, one of my courses was a criminal defense clinic, where I represented misdemeanor defendants in Bronx Criminal Court under a student practice order under the supervision

NYCHA, Search Warrants, and Leverage: How I became “Radicalized” Against the Criminal Justice System (Part Two)

My experiences navigating the abject cruelty of the criminal justice system while representing misdemeanor defendants in the Bronx. During my third year of law school, one of my courses was a criminal defense clinic, where I represented misdemeanor defendants in Bronx Criminal Court under a student practice order under the supervision

How I Became “Radicalized” Against the Criminal Justice System

  Hey there! It's your old pal Troll-So-Hard University. It's been a while since I've been active here, but I'm back.  I'm still figuring out what to do with this slot, but I'm going to start by reprinting some blogs that I wrote and published a couple of years ago in

Week One is in books! Your [DFO] Law and Fantasy Football Mailbag

I had a whole diatribe written before the mailbag but then my computer turned off and I lost most of it.  Anyway, how did Week 1 go for you?  Did you get enough flag-humping pseudo patriotism to last you until Thursday?  Did you cry with rage when the Patriots raised

The World Is On Fire: Your [DFO] Law and Fantasy Football Mailbag

When cases are decided by a panel of judges (e.g. the Supreme Court), judges can write "concurring opinions" where they agree with the ultimate result (or dissent) but disagree with the reasoning.  Commissioner Goodell is either a moron or a troll genius.  He bungled the Ezekiel Elliot situation so badly

I Want Carruth! You Can’t Handle Carruth! Your [DFO] Law and Fantasy Football Mailbag

ALL RISE! The DFO Mailbag of Law and Fantasy Football is Now In Session (please see the disclaimer at the bottom of the page). The premise of this column is that I am a lawyer who excels at playing fantasy football.  Please write to me to ask me your most insane