(This is a repost from a series I did on law basics for the layman.  This is all just what we call “black letter law,” as in simplified...

This isn’t really a post about Superhero shows.  It’s about our country, ourselves, accountability, responsibility, and autonomy,...

(Usual disclaimer: I’m not your attorney and this isn’t legal advice.  All of this is very general ideas about legal principles that I’m...

Nope, don’t say it’s primaries so it doesn’t matter.  Don’t make excuses.  We’re all busy, we all have jobs (and I’d really rather the...

Yeah, you read that right.  And I know what you’re thinking.  What the fuck could be up for debate around rape?  Rape bad.  Duh! You’d be...

What do you think when you hear lawyer?  You might think intelligent, driven people who want to shape culture for the better by working...

(Usual upfront disclaimer, yes I am a lawyer, no I am not your lawyer.  All of this is extremely generalized and simplified legal...

(Basic up front disclaimer: These are over simplified concepts, and this post is not to be taken as legal advice.  If you want legal...

Photo by Oleg Volk (not yet edited) Nothing in here is meant to be taken as legal advice and it is all extremely general statements of...

(This was my first legal post on this blog.  It made it big on FB, around 150 shares, still no clue why, but I’m glad because these are a...

June hits and suddenly everyone’s a Constitutional scholar.  On Friday the Supreme Court came out with the biggest decision of the year,...

(Basic up front disclaimer: These are over simplified concepts, and this post is not to be taken as legal advice.  I’m not your lawyer,...

Something I’ve noticed in TV shows lately are they really don’t like to do their homework.  I’m sure this happens in every show depicting...

This is my legal series about IP law (named Trademark Tuesdays because I have a thing for alliteration  🙂  As always, this is to be...

This is my legal series about IP law (named Trademark Tuesdays because that sounds better 🙂  As always, this is to be taken as...

This is the first in a new series I’m doing every Thursday.  I’ll give you 3 to 7 questions on the law,literature, writing and/or...

It’s another installation of Legal Lecture Amie.  Today – Trademarks! And, as always, this is to be taken as entertainment and not as any...

This weekend I’m volunteering at my law school and judging the 1L Mock Trial competition.  You don’t take Evidence until your second year...

Have you ever watched a show or read a book where the characters are in your profession and the writers just get so many things wrong?  I...

(In honor of the annual shit show known as the bar exam, I’m posting some legal basics for the lay person in each of the major areas...