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Apr 19, 2024 • Mark Bennett

November 2023

When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.
Sometimes the best thing we can do is get out of our own way.
Nov 28, 2023 • Citizen Lane

October 2023

Colorado PD Says Screw the Client
… you hurt our feelings
Oct 8, 2023 • Mark Bennett
How to Choose Pro Bono Cases
and more
Oct 7, 2023 • Mark Bennett

September 2023

I made the director's cut.
In which our hero obtains a directed verdict in a felony jury trial, and has some advice about replicating this particular experiment in jurisprudence.
Sep 8, 2023 • Citizen Lane

July 2023

The Mandela Effect
sweet summer child
Jul 13, 2023 • Mark Bennett
Counterman Changes Everything
a prosecutor approaches the truth
Jul 7, 2023 • Mark Bennett
Counterfactuals
or framing for dummies
Jul 7, 2023 • Mark Bennett
The Government Has No Rights
and everybody knows what the king means
Jul 6, 2023 • Mark Bennett
True Threats and Stalking
and an unacceptable true idea
Jul 4, 2023 • Mark Bennett
Using Counterfactuals to Convince a Jury
How to use modal reasoning to persuade a jury when the facts are not on your side.
Jul 1, 2023 • Citizen Lane

June 2023

Counterman v. Colorado
the magical power of things unsaid
Jun 30, 2023 • Mark Bennett
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