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Second Half o' May

If you can tell me the character  Nick Offerman is portraying in  this meme, you'll win a prize.  By Andy Delaney This post's title derives from its predecessor post. When we go uninspired, we do it right.   One opinion issued on May 22; another opinion issued on May 29. I can hear the Count from Sesame Street in my head saying, "Ah ah ah ah. Two! Two opinions!" My internal world is a strange place just in case you didn't already know.    It's Sunday evening, and I've got a busy week, so we're going for the soul of wit today.  First up, we have a case about a guy serving a very long sentence for a brutal home‑invasion sexual assault from the early '90s. He's now on his seventh round of post‑conviction litigation. Here, he argues his sentencing lawyer dropped the ball by not digging into his background to find and present mitigation—childhood trauma and bad institutional placements, including time at a notoriously harsh juvenile facility....

First Half o' May

Packing It In

Reasonable Doubt

Discipline and Declaratory Decisions

Trusts and Timing

This Is Too Long To Read

Typos and Timing

Property Perils

Wrapping up 2025