The Cockle Bur Blog
Legal minds on legal matters and whatever else strikes our fancy.
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Printing
How Having a Legal Background Helps and Hurts in Law School
I often receive the question of whether 10 years of prior legal experience helps or hurts in law school. I think the answer is both. Having a legal background helps in that the learning curve in year one is not so steep. Because I'm used to reading and analyzing cases, I think, as a general [...]
Cockle Printing And My Second Chance
This past week, the Seattle Times published an op-ed I wrote about the need for prison reform. In the article, I talk about how I caught a big break following my release from federal prison. I was released in October of 2008, during the heart of the recession, and everyone found it difficult to obtain [...]
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
Petitioner’s Reply Brief in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Mgmt. Dist., No. 11-1447, filed on January 7, 2013
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Printing
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
Reply Brief for Petitioner in Missouri v. McNeely, No. 11-1425, filed on December 28, 2012
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Printing
What’s New on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Criminal Docket for the Rest of the 2012 Term
The Supreme Court’s 2012 Term started big and it will finish big. The finish to this Term will include decisions regarding same-sex marriage, affirmative action, and the Voting Rights Act cases. And if that wasn’t enough, there are a number of interesting criminal cases that the Court will decide before the end [...]