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“You Be Da Judge!”

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Naomi

Says the headline in today’s Daily News. And it’s a lovely piece, too, about two neighbors in Brooklyn who have made a fight over a 3 foot wide strip of land into, literally, a federal case. Several things make the … Continue reading →

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Clarence Darrow lives again, in The New Yorker

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Naomi

Again, I find myself sitting at Jill Lepore’s feet. Please join me. In the May 23, 2011 New Yorker, she writes “Objection: Clarence Darrow’s unfinished work.” Because of my intimacy with the Scopes trial (about which I’ve written—see above About … Continue reading →

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Two lawsuits, side by side in Daily News

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Naomi

Today’s (June 16) Daily News reports on two lawsuits, which they printed, conveniently, side by side on the top of page 32. The juxtaposition fits neatly into one goal in this blog: reporting on all sorts of lawsuits. Nice, nasty, … Continue reading →

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