Posts by Steve Lubet

Songs of wrongful convictions are as old as country music, including Vernon Dalhart's The Prisoner's Song (1925) and Jimmie Rodgers's  I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now (1933). The most ...

My new essay is up on The Hill, explaining how Cassidy Hutchinsons first lawyer paid by the MAGA affiliated First America PAC attempted to influence her testimony for the benefit…

Updated from last year with Carrie Underwood and Mariah Carey (toward the bottom of the post). Except this one:

 

Glory to the heroes of Ukraine!

This is Steven Epstein's ninth and final guest post on his book, Extreme Punishment: The Chilling True Story of Acclaimed Law Professor Dan Markel’s Murder. The following is an excerpt ...

"Hesitation Blues" is a traditional tune that has been adapted over the years for ragtime, blues, jazz, jug band, and country music. Writing credit has been claimed by various composers, ...

My new column at The Hill explains why Judge Aileen Cannon’s now-vacated rulings in favor of Donald Trump were incredibly bad judging, but not unethical. Here is the gist: The…

From the Wall Street Journal (via the Daily Beast):  Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Face Financial Ruin From His Legal Fees: Report The Journal also reports that as FTX’s implosion began, [Prof.…

The New York Times book section recently featured a review of The Essential Dick Gregory. It was thoughtful and interesting, though it might have said a bit more about Gregory’s important…