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Preliminary Investigation: Searching state and local court systems

In the discovery of secret things and in the investigation of hidden causes, stronger reasons are obtained from sure experiments and demonstrated arguments than from probable conjectures and the opinions of philosophical speculators of the common sort. – William Gilbert, … Continue reading

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Preliminary Investigation: Searching federal court files

The Law, wherein, as in a magic mirror, we see reflected not only our own lives, but the lives of all men that have been! When I think on this majestic theme, my eyes dazzle. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. … Continue reading

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Preliminary investigation: Internet Lets a Criminal Past Catch Up Quicker

There are days when I believe the New York Times takes me personally, praising or spanking or warning me at will. This is one of those days. After posting a piece about snooping on one’s neighbors’ real estate situations by … Continue reading

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