Archive - Defending People

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 •

October 2023

Colorado PD Says Screw the Client

… you hurt our feelings

Oct 8, 2023 •

How to Choose Pro Bono Cases

Oct 7, 2023 •

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 •

July 2023

The Mandela Effect

sweet summer child

Jul 13, 2023 •

Counterman Changes Everything

a prosecutor approaches the truth

Jul 7, 2023 •

Counterfactuals

or framing for dummies

Jul 7, 2023 •

The Government Has No Rights

and everybody knows what the king means

Jul 6, 2023 •

True Threats and Stalking

and an unacceptable true idea

Jul 4, 2023 •

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 •

June 2023

Counterman v. Colorado

the magical power of things unsaid

Jun 30, 2023 •

April 2023

The Perry Trial

I explain self-defense, again.

Apr 11, 2023 •

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