Posts by Tim Zinnecker

The 39 Steps.  Rear Window.  The Man Who Knew Too Much.  North By Northwest.  Suspicion.  Dial M For Murder.  Lifeboat.  To Catch A Thief.   These are just a few of ...

Congrats to lounge co-host Al Brophy and other Carolina fans, whose Tarheels routed the Michigan State Spartans last night to capture their fifth NCAA men’s basketball championship (and the second…

The FX drama, “Damages,” wrapped up its second season last week.  The series stars actress Glenn Close as litigator Patty Hewes, a lawyer revered by some, reviled by many.  Last…

It's that time of the semester when law professors start thinking about final exams.  If you teach con law, criminal law, or immigration law, today's Houston Chronicle has a topic…

Most of us are familiar with American Gothic (pictured), painted by Grant Wood.  Wood was born in Iowa. Nick Anderson is an editorial cartoonist with the Houston Chronicle.  In today's…

Would you hire Dwight K. Schrute?  A new study suggests you should.Academics at BYU, Northwestern, and Stanford have co-authored an article entitled Is the Pain Worth the Gain? The Advantages…

Federal district judge John Bates (District of Columbia) ruled today (Thursday) that two Yemenis and a Tunisian have a right to challenge their imprisonment at a U.S. military air base…

Qualcomm, a pioneer in wireless telecommunications research and development, has announced that it has created "device-free, state-of-the-art wireless technology in your hand -- allowing you to have mobile access anytime,…

I grew up in the (then) small town of Warrenton, Missouri, about 60 miles west of St. Louis.  So I’m a die-hard Cardinals baseball fan.  Some of my fondest childhood…

He has been a partner at a prestigious law firm, a justice on a state supreme court, legal counsel to the President, and Attorney General of the United States. But…