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Summary and Analysis of May 25, 2021 Opinion of the Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals released just one published opinion this week. Rakim Malik Nottingham v. Commonwealth of Virginia involves two...

Here’s What it Means to “Think Like a Lawyer”

This is not so much a “Soap Box” as it is a reflection on the concept of “thinking like a lawyer.” This evokes the phrase heard by every...

I send a lot of emails . . .

I send a lot of emails. I don’t mean that I personally send a lot to friends and family — my output in that region is pretty slim as we...

The Court of Appeals Issues One Published Opinion – But why?

Today the Court of Appeals released one published opinion. The question to my mind is “Why?” Richard Roosevelt Hill v. Commonwealth of...

Double negative, Justice Goodwyn?

The Supreme Court of Virginia released one published opinion this morning. White v. Llewellyn is an interesting read if you find...

Winning isn’t the only thing . . . sometimes it isn’t anything.

So I have been retired from public service for just over seven months and I spent the first several of those months resting, avoiding...

Three published opinions from the Court of Appeals

I missed getting analysis and discussion of last week’s opinions as I was busy doing other law stuff (an essay about which will be posted...

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