Making the Law Make Sense

We don't need new gun laws, we need to prosecute felons with the laws we have and make an example out of them.

I have some thoughts about how to stop gun violence. Tune in tomorrow.

This video reacts to the New Mexico Governor's decision to ban for 30 days (with plans to extend it) open and concealed carry in Bernallilo County, New Mexico.

You guys all nailed it. Everyone added something with their comments. Tune in and enjoy.

Major corporations hire crisis managers to put out media firestorms when things like the East Palestine disaster occur. Their job: get the company to do the right thing.

There is a pretty big bar to get over before the result gets overturned.

All too often people are told not to apologize because they believe this may be held against them in court. In most states expressions of sincere apologies or remorse for the RESULT are not admissible. Saying "I'm Sorry" can reduce your risk of litigation, as long as you don't admit fault in the process.

This short defines the term "Res judicata" as used in legal work.

This short defines the term "quasi" as used in legal work.

Worse, his paralegal/secretary did his CLE for him, and then quit and turned him into the bar.

This short defines the term "in re" as used in legal work.

This video summarizes a 79 page judicial opinion in the Avenatti case. I tried to make it short, but the Second Circuit just couldn't be concise.

This short defines the term "ex parte" as used in legal work.

Costner's agreement provided for things he didn't count on. Come see why!

Jurors in a criminal trial in the Seventh Circuit kept sending notes to the judge in spite of admonitions not to deliberate prematurely, and that the judge could not comment on the evidence. But the appellate decision stopped short of reversing the guilty verdict.

NYC Paramedics and EMTS were not paid for the full time they worked. They sued the city under the Fair Labor Standards Act and won.

In 2021 York County deputies were involved in an officer involved shooting of a man who raised and pointed a shotgun. Hit nine times by bullets, the man survived and sued the department for negligence. The press conference they called triggered an onslaught of hate mail and phone calls. This video looks at the application of bar ethics rules regarding trial publicity. Media Coverage of Lawyer Press Conference https://youtu.be/w1mhjlOMUhw?si=dH2UoyIZRiSY9BgT https://youtu.be/MQk6hI0q0vQ?si=RlGjHgi5HVIacOTs York County Sheriff's Press Conference https://www.youtube.com/live/5xUJzlTtCr0?si=y2cHCwNWOKJO7wUT

In federal court you can't file pleadings that are frivolous. The Satanic Temple just learned that lesson.

An ad hominem attack goes after the person, not their argument.

Florida applies the plain language of the contract here and tells Royal Caribbean they are going to stay in a Florida court.

A Seventh Circuit case says that merely worrying about the fact someone got your driver's license number is not the kind of injury that supports standing. The opinion is here: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/OpinionsWeb/processWebInputExternal.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2023/D08-22/C:22-1892:J:Easterbrook:aut:T:fnOp:N:3093316:S:0

Here is a link to the opinion, as promised in the video: https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=198519.

This video explains the concept of Res Ipsa Loquitur.

Bankruptcy takes a whole bunch of claims and treats them relatively equally to make a smaller amount of money go further. This video explains.