The Meaning of America

Friends-   How we treat juveniles in this system is as disgraceful as anything I have ever seen.

It is one thing to provide ineffective assistance of counsel to adults. It is an entirely different and more odious thing to provide …

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I readily admit that I am an outspoken critic of the criminal justice system.  I think it our duty as participants to do our best to make the system better. To me, that means I should do my best …

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We must reform  the disgraceful  Court appointment system in Houston, Harris County Texas.

The Judges in Harris County  are  human beings which means, notwithstanding the robe, they can  make mistakes.  When  a group of judges, acting in concert,  …

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We must do away  with the ugly appointment system in Harris County. Good people like  State Senator Rodney Ellis and Past HCCLA President Jack Zimmerman, as well  as  others worked hard to pass this Act.

The problem is …

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Today we Honor a truly great man.

For a text of Dr. King’s ” I Have a Dream Speech”, as delivered,   please look at Mark Bennett’s award winning  Blog, “Defending People”.

Mark,  is a good friend and  an outstanding …