We need more judges like Stanley Birch, judges who have the courage to tell it like it is and not base decisions on political expediency.
Courage and Judicial Activism
Category Archives: Celebrity Cases
Johnnie, We Hardly Knew ‘Ye
Johnnie Cochran, O.J. Simpson’s lead trial lawyer in the infamous L.A./Brentwood murder trial, died quietly last night of an inoperable brain tumor. His closing statement in 1995 for O.J. was one of the best performances — and by far the best televised closing argument — by a trial lawyer ever.
Death With Dignity
The U.S. Congress this evening made a frantic, last-ditch effort to keep Terri Schiavo alive, passing measures that call for the federal courts to prevent the removal of feeding tubes from the brain-damaged woman in Florida.
He’s Really Sick
It’s a good thing juries decide these cases, because Jacko’s “flu-like symptoms” hardly justify a week-long delay in jury selection in his child abuse trial.
WorldCom is Dead
Bernie’s fiasco is finally over, but it’s a shame that the once-proud MCI brand will apply to the sad remnants of such a sordid band of scum.