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Just because I was on sabbatical doesn’t mean the rest of the blogosphere was too. They kept themselves busy and here are some of the choice stories:

• Dan Solove at Co-op suggests further that the Federal statute used to indict Lori Drew is unconstitionally vague.
• Mike at C&F points to contradiction between the government freezing assets upon arrest and the presumption of innocence. More from CrimProf blog.
• Mark Bennett tells us the humorous story of a reporter who made several attempts to interview a defendant and then referred his attorney to the First Amendment.
• Anne Reed brings us the latest tale of Batson challenges, this time because of cameras in the courtroom. Maybe this’ll change Norm’s mind about them.
• EvidenceProf has a new essay arguing that there should be a “wrongful incarceration/execution” exception to attorney-client confidentiality.
• David Giacalone at f/k/a has this absolutely riveting post on the meaning and pronunciation of the word synecdoche.
• Grits asks that question: Is LWOP worse than the death penalty [Scott answers it - I think - here], while continuing his outstanding coverage of the LDS disaster.
• From SL&P, a story about the Japanese using technology to avoid sentencing disparities.
• Professor Scott takes on that old law school staple: the slippery slope.
• Skelly does some super sleuthing.
• CDW reports on a possible TX death-row exoneration.

Enjoy the day off!