On high-profile cases
- How to lie and get away with it (Jan. 7)
- When the truth hurts, lawyers try closed proceedings (Jan. 8)
- Inside the Jackson courtroom (Jan. 16)
- To Kobe & Michael: Playing the race card would be a mistake (Jan. 23)
- We need to get over O.J. (Feb. 11)
- Why are witnessess often smeared? (April 2)
- How to prevent another Tyco trial disaster (April 5)
- Judge should unseal Tyco records (April 6)
- Making the Enron mess worse (April 7)
- Why dumping a lawyer is like ending a relationship (April 26)
- Calling accuser a "victim" is within prosecutor's rights (April 28)
- Michael Jackson behaves this time around (April 30)
- When money talks, celeb defendants walk (June 8)
- The O.J. verdict, ten years later (June 14)
- Why Frey's testimony is important (August 9)
On the 9/11 hearings and report
- The 9/11 hearings and politics (March 23)
- Why Bill Frist has taken the politicizing of 9/11 to new heights (March 30)
- Trusting the 9/11 commission (April 8)
- The release of the Aug. 6 PDB doesn't mean we can blame Bush (April 12)
- Defending the commission before its report is even out (April 14)
- The President and Vice President should have testified separately (April 29)
- Parsing words confuse 9/11 report statements (June 22)
- 9/11 report out: Focus on the future, not past (July 22)
On the legal system
- Being more frugal with the death penalty (Jan. 14)
- Are you willing to watch a televised execution? (Feb. 25)
- California Supreme Court sends right message to sleazy lawyers (April 21)
- The "Ashcroft defense" (April 20)
- 'No' to a Constitutional ban on gay marriage (July 13)
On the war in Iraq
- Trying Saddam in Iraq (Dec. 16)
- Where are the WMDs? (Jan. 9)
- Why did we go to war? (Jan. 26)
- Crucial questions on Iraq remain unanswered (Feb. 5)
- Reflections on the war in Iraq one year later (March 19)
- People are ignoring the cold, hard facts on war (April 22)
- The Arab media isn't doing journamlism (April 27)
- Myers' media plea not suppression of speech (May 7)
On terror
- What hurricanes can teach us about terrorism (Sept. 19)
- Government proposal on airline screening seems fair (Jan. 12)
- Europe and America need to work together against terror (March 11)
The Martha Stewart trial
- Closed jury selection at the Martha Stewart trial (Jan. 22)
- Martha Stewart trial: Not the celebrity circus (Jan. 29)
- Why Martha Stewart shouldn't testify (Feb. 19)
- Martha Stewart: When prosecutors overcharge (Feb. 27)
- Martha's celebrity friends visit the courtroom (March 3)
- Was justice done in the Martha Stewart case? (March 6)
- On Martha Stewart's sentence
On news of the day
- Pleading lenience for a criminal (Oct. 20)
- The covert appointment of Judge Pickering (Jan. 18)
- Banning lap dances around U.S. military bases (Feb. 4)
- Terry Schiavo-related proposed bill (Feb. 6)
- Protecting gun manufacturers from lawsuits (Feb. 16)
- Calling for patience on the gay marriage issue (Feb. 24)
Our favorite 'Closing Arguments'
- Stupid warning labels (Jan. 13)
- An ode to Dr. Seuss (March 2)
- A bizarre bill to make sure new underwear is just that—new (May 27, 2004)
Dan defines...
- Innocence is not presumed (June 30, 2004)
- Jury of one's peers
- What pleading 'not guilty' really means (Jan 21)
- So what exactly is an indictment? (April 22)
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