New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
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Aug, 2013
The Cockle Bur Blog
Legal minds on legal matters and whatever else strikes our fancy.
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Jul, 2013
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Johnson v. U.S., filed on July 23, 2013 Cooper v. Black, filed on July 23, 2013 Al-Marri v. Berkebile, filed on July 23, 2013
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Jul, 2013
Paying Billions to Warehouse those Addicted to Drugs
We are one of the few Western countries in the world that deals with drug addicts primarily through incarcerating them, and especially incarcerating those that support their habit by selling small quantities of drugs. Is this a wise, cost-effective, or even productive solution to the drug problem? And is it even a [...]
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Jul, 2013
Conversations About the Law: A New Series from The CockleBur
Over the next three months, the CockleBur will provide a series of conversations about the law from a number of prominent legal journalists, practitioners, scholars, policy makers, and social justice advocates. I chose these particular people because I think they can bring a unique perspective about topics such as advocacy, legal education, how the media [...]
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Jul, 2013
New Petition Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
New Petition Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
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Jul, 2013
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
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Jul, 2013
What a Night of Fights! UFC 162
I don’t know where UFC 162 ranks on the best cards ever rankings, but I do know that it was, to use a phrase uttered during the broadcast, beautiful destruction. And it was definitely the best card of fights we’ve seen this year. Anderson Silva’s reign as the UFC’s unstoppable champ came [...]
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Jul, 2013
Visiting Washington Prisons and Why I Do What I Do
Doesn’t it make you feel foolish when something you’ve done to others comes back around to you? In the past, I’ve been highly critical of public figures, and not just for what they do or say, but also for what I believed were their motives. What I believed was in their hearts. [...]
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Jul, 2013
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
Petitioners’ Merits Brief in Kaley v. U.S., No. 12-464, filed on July 1, 2013
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Jul, 2013
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing