a public defender

It’s cold and the brain is frozen a bit. Perhaps these will get the motor running:

• Sui Generis points to an important decision protecting the identity of anonymous bloggers.
• Scott announces plans to start his own law school.
• Judging Crimes has a good post on the former Texas judge that received a 3 month paid suspension for sexual harassment.
• Norm discusses the (dis)similarities between sport and trial.
• Prof. Berman highlights Liptak’s latest NYT piece – this one on deterrence and the death penalty. More from Balkin and C & C.
• CapDefWeekly’s weekly roundup is now available.
• Texas’ CCA rules that it’s okay to distribute [significant quantities of] drugs to informants. Actually, it gets worse. It’s not even evidence tampering. Here’s a second post from Grits that goes in-depth.
• MissTyrios notes the irony in a once condemned jail now becoming the hottest nightspot in town. There’s a bar named “Alibi”.

Have a great day! Remember, it’s a short week.