Archive - Teri Kanefield: Musing about Books, Law, and Politics

November 2024

Why I am Setting out on a Journey and Inviting You Along

I am back from my 5-month blogging sabbatical.

Nov 3, 2024 •

June 2024

Some sad news (and a bit about the Supreme Court)

Jun 23, 2024 •

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Part 2: Why Criminal Law?

I started to write about arrest procedures and arraignments, and then I got caught up in more interesting issues like why we even have criminal law.

Jun 16, 2024 •

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Part 1: The Basics

I decided to follow a suggestion from readers and start a general series about criminal law and procedure to offer perspective on current events.

Jun 8, 2024 •

All About Appeals

I suspect I know why people have been asking about appeals.

Jun 1, 2024 •

May 2024

Juries and the Zenger Trial

This week, I answered a question about juries and I wrote about Crown v.

May 26, 2024 •

Beware the Lawyers (follow up)

In response to people telling me that I am overestimating the ability of people to decode legal news, I attempt to prove this hypothesis:

May 18, 2024 •

Beware the Lawyers

This blog post could have been called “Why you don’t need a lawyer to answer your questions about legal issues in the news.”

May 11, 2024 •

The Ninth Amendment and The Law (and Politics) of Reproductive Rights

This week's blog post:

May 4, 2024 •

April 2024

Where’s the Beef? Trump’s Manhattan Criminal Case and some Mind-Bending Legal Puzzles

In this week’s blog post, I will

Apr 28, 2024 •

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