Category Archives: Lawyers

I’ve been warned

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Naomi

All you NetFlix sophisticates can think what you will about my neophyte wonder at things I’m seeing there. By “things,” I don’t necessarily mean movies or TV shows. Today I mean the string of warnings which appear atop of the … Continue reading →

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Another thing about prison life

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Naomi

When I first encountered the federal prison system — as a legal worker, not an inmate — I learned that the Federal Bureau of Prisons is an autocrat. The jollies over Club Fed notwithstanding, when convicted people get into the … Continue reading →

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A quarter century before Chauvin, another cop was convicted of murder

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Naomi

The New York Times reported the conviction of that cop, Paolo Colecchia. I had forgotten his name. But I will never forget the name of the man he murdered: Levi Gaines. His full name was Nathaniel Levi Gaines, Jr. but … Continue reading →

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