A Public Defender’s Life in Alaska

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on January 6, 2007 @ 9:02 pm

“I see Bush has now declared that he can open our mail without a warrant. What a jackass.”

6 figures is considered low pay?

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on @ 9:22 am

According to Chief Justice Roberts, the “low pay” that federal judges receive is “grievously unfair.” . . . . Roberts, as the chief justice, gets $212,100.

Indefensible: Paperwork…

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on @ 9:08 am

“At the end of the day, I’m going to have to order the minutes, go back to court and spend another entire day to fix what should have been done right in the first place. And all of a sudden the insanity of criminal court comes flooding back to me.”

Man tells deputies: ‘I’m cooking meth’ – Yahoo! News

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on January 2, 2007 @ 11:29 pm

“A report shows that Deputy Mike Patterson smelled a chemical odor and when he asked Swafford what was going on inside, Swafford said, “You know what’s going on, I’m cooking meth.”"


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