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Criminal Defense of Immigrants and Expatriates (2005)
Driving While Intoxicated Defense (2002)
Published in Summer 2002 newsletter of Criminal Law Section of Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Drug Law Questions and Answers (2004-05 )
Partner Jon Katz's drug law analyses and views in Overgrow.com's Security & Legal forum. Check back frequently.
Frequently Asked Questions (continuously updated)
Marks & Katz Wins for Justice In The Maryland Court of Appeals (2002)
The case is Maryland v. Taylor, et al., 371 Md. 617, 810 A.2d 964 (2002).
Mounting the Medical Marijuana Defense (October 17, 2003)
Published in October 2003 newsletter of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association.
Multilingual Lawyers (November 2005)
Of Snipers and Justice (October 2002)
Click here for summary of Marks & Katz's television news commentary on the sniper case.
Opposing Embarrassment Sentences (November 2001)
Opposing Unjust Prosecutions of Political Speech - Marks & Katz's pro bono amicus brief for the DC National Lawyers Guild chapter, in Sassower v. U.S. (January 2006)
Opposing Unnecessary Fattening of the Criminal Code (March 2006)
The Plowshares and Tribute to Phil Berrigan (2000 and 2002, respectively)
Protecting Immigrants in Criminal Court (2003)
Published in October 2003 newsletter of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association and March 2004 Champion newsletter of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Reckless Driving - Caveat Emptor (2006)
Underdog Blog (2006-present)
When First Amendment Rights Prevent Criminal Convictions (1995)
Published in The Champion (monthly magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), November 1995, Vol. 19, page 44.
Your Rights and the Police (March 2004)
¤FIRST AMENDMENT AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEFENSE
Can the CAN-SPAM Law (2004)
Defending Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (2002)
Defending Free Expression and Activists (2002)
Published in the Trial Lawyer's College's Fall 2002 Warrior magazine.
Fighting Censorship With The Pen (2003)
Fighting for Constitutional Rights (August 2003)
The First Amendment and Adult Retailers (2001; updated in 2002)
The Former Spouse Protection Act: A Bad Law For Veterans
Published in Army Times (Dec. 1, 2003).
Irony: Alleged Spammers Sue Anti-Spammers for Libel (June 2003)
Published in June 2003 Media Law Letter (p. 70) of the Media Law Resource Center.
Lawyers for Internet Freedom (August 2003)
See our article published in August 2003 Media Law Letter of the Media Law Resource Center.
Marks & Katz - Fighting Libel Cases (March 2006)
Marks & Katz Fights for Prison Officer Fired for Posing Nude (September 2003)
Marks & Katz's Joint Appellate Amicus Brief Advances Winning First Amendment Argument (September 2003)
The case is Pack Shack v. Howard County, Maryland, 377 Md. 55, 832 A.2d 170 (2003).
Marks & Katz - Lawyers for Sexual Freedom (2002)
Marks & Katz LLC - Media Lawyers (October 2003)
See our article published in October 2003 Media Law Letter of the Media Law Resource Center
Marks & Katz Wins for the First Amendment in Baltimore (March 2003)
On War and Justice (October 2001)
Published in Trial Lawyer's College's Warrior newsletter (October 2001 special edition).
Opposing DC Anti-Runner Legislation (February 2006)
Pack Shack Appeal - First Amendment Brief (October 2001)
Pack Shack Press Release (November 2001)
Protecting The First Amendment On The Internet (December 2000)
Published in Adult Video News (January, 2001).
Pushing for Constitutional Rights in the Military (July 1, 2004)
Students' Rights are Not for Sale (2001)
Published in the former Multicultural News.com.
Supporting the Free Speech Coalition (May 2001)
Appeared in Inside Adult and LukeFord.com (May 17, 2001)
Vindicating Free Expression Rights Through State Constitutions (December 2002)
Webmastering (March 2003)
Published in YNOTNews on March 13, 2003.
Zoning and Secondary Effects (2001; updated September 2003)
Legal Summaries (1999-2000)
Multilinjgual Lawyers (November 2005)
Protecting Immigrants in Criminal Court (2003)
Published in October 2003 newsletter of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association and March 2004 Champion newsletter of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Trying Times For Immigrants And The Constitution (2003)
¤ TRIAL LAW
Electronic Case Filing (2003)
Fighting for Justice Through Jury Trials (1997)
Published in Vox Populi (1997), the newsletter of the Philippine American Bar Association.
Great Lawyers and Friends for Justice (2002)
In Praise of Sunwolf (2004)
Learning From the Trial Lawyers College (1997)
Published in Vox Populi (1997), the newsletter of the Philippine American Bar Association.
Leveling the Playing Field of Defense Medical Examinations (February 2004)
Marks & Katz's Wins for Justice (continuously updated). Each case is different (e.g., with a different set of facts, law, and adjudicators), and this listing is by no means meant to indicate the results Marks & Katz, LLC, will obtain for future clients. Our goal, of course, is for winning advocacy at every turn.
Powerful Lawyering Through Fearlessness And Peacefulness (2001)
Published in Trial Lawyer's College's Warrior newsletter (1997), and in the magazine of the International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers (2001).
Tribute to John Johnson (August 2004)
¤ MISCELLANEOUS
Bilingual Lawyers (2003)
French-Speaking Lawyer / Un Avocat Parlant Français Couramment (2003)
How to Pay for a Quality Lawyer (2003)
Jon Katz - Radical Lawyer in a Suit (2005)
Jay Marks - Legal Acumen Bolstered by Human Excellence (2001)
Justice Blog (Ongoing, since 2006)
Legal Times Covers the Essence of Marks & Katz (2003)
Marks & Katz's full-page interview in Washington Legal Times (August 25, 2003)
UNDERDOG BLOG CATEGORIES
THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS
FIRST AMENDMENT AND CRIMINAL LAW
THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS
October 13: The U.S. military signals military criminal defense lawyers to pretend to defend.
October 6: If Molly Ivins can laugh in the face of oppression, so can I.
October 5: Why did Justice Scalia say "Nobody thinks your client is really ... abstaining from tequila down in Mexico because he is on supervised release in the United States"?
October 5: See this waterboarding video -- If this is not torture, what is?
October 3: Twenty-two states that do not ban corporal punishment in schools: Leaving 28 desirable states to live in.
September 27: The gap between indigent criminal defense systems that are well funded and resourced, and poorly funded and resource / What about defendants who barely miss qualifying for indigent defense?
September 25: Tell your House members to guarantee habeas corpus rights to alleged enemy combatants.
September 25: Maher Arar: A Canadian citizen is "rendered" to Syria after detention at JFK Airport, tortured, and then told it was all a mistake.
September 25: Trouble in the empire state: Too many New York municipal "justice court" judges run roughshod over justice.
September 20: Preserve the writ of habeas corpus for all.
September 20: A bad civics lesson: House passes student search bill.
September 10: Of Lonny Baxter, gun laws, and the Potomac divide.
September 8: When Miranda comes to the rescue; and when it does not.
August 15: How does a minority defendant feel walking into a courthouse with a confederate soldier out front? What does this say to a racist juror instructed to set aside prejudice?
August 13: Car passengers can have standing to challenge car stop and search.
July 27: "But they didn't read me my rights" - When Ernesto Miranda applies little more than Carmen Miranda.
July 14: The Constitution is violated to criminalize female toplessness.
July 3: Rainbow Gathering defendants are being denied Sixth Amendment right to public trial.
June 30: Supreme Court's rejection of Guantanamo military commissions highlights danger to everyone's Constitutional
rights .
June 29: Supreme Court rejects Guantanamo military commissions.
June 27: Supreme Court upholds the right to hire counsel of one's choice.
June 20: Supreme Court returns to Washington to figure out definition of "testimonial" communication, but opens a can of worms with 911 calls.
June 15: Sending Hudson down the river: Further supporting the reasons for having feared the confirmations of Justices Roberts and Alito.
June 6: Not a consensual encounter, so Swift justifiably gets away.
May 26: Judge recognizes multiple injustices inflicted on defendants jailed for pending criminal cases.
May 24: When court personnel and lawyers guffaw about scared criminal defendants.
May 22: The bigger they come...? William Jefferson's ordeal highlights the necessity of Constitutional protection for all.
May 31: Attenuated justice: The attenuation doctrine encourages illegal detentions.
May 25: Stale-dated basis for search warrant may not be corrected as a typographical error.
May 12: The Bush Administration: Giving the Fourth Amendment as much respect as toilet paper.
May 7: The Bush administration's denial of basic trial rights to Guantanamo inmates.
May 16: Trial judges cannot exclude witnesses on mere anticipation of inadmissible testimony.
May 2: The Supreme Court unanimously reverses South Carolina for denial of right to present an effective defense.
April 27: Your double jeopardy rights - diminished by the unjust separate sovereign doctrine.
April 26: Increase pay for indigent criminal defendants' court-appointed counsel.
April 25: The Supreme Court Bars "Consent" Searches When a Co-Occupant Objects.
April 10: Ramiro Games's tragedy points to the critical need to better protect the accused.
October 12: When police troll for pedestrians smelling of alcohol.
October 1: Iraq's new government: Taking press censorship cues from Saddam Hussein's regime.
August 23: Should judge get four years for indecent exposure? What recourse is available to the parties who appeared before him?
July 28: Pathetic juxtaposition: DC curfew law tightened after Second District Commander asserts " black people are unusual in Georgetown."
July 14: Indecent exposure: Prohibiting guests from exposing themselves in Maryland homes
July 10: Turning the undefinable into a parole condition: Second Circuit upholds parole revocation for possessing pornography.
May 14: Know before you go: Places where speeding can lead to jail.
September 22: Overcover risk at the Supreme Court.
September 19: U.S. war prisons: All inmates must receive humane treatment, access to quality defense. and quality tax-paid defense lawyers.
September 15: Overseas crimes do not shield Americans from prosecution in the United States; sending spam from Oshkosh to AOL subscribers does not prevent prosecution in Virginia.
July 24: Virginia -- The land that turned its back on Jencks.
July 11: Sexually explicit PDA contents are not automatically admissible at trial for seeking sex with a minor.
July 2: The garbage bags in your driveway: Fodder for vulture cops.
June 26: Will the Supreme Court in the future have juries determine the existence of prior convictions for enhanced sentences?
June 25: When plea agreements lack sufficient specificity, the federal appellate courts may remand.
June 21: If judges would only walk for a day in a parolee's shoes: Supreme Court allows groundless searches of parolees.
June 18: Maryland District Court commissioners wield too much power.
June 11: Beyond the Sixth Amendment's speedy trial right: Dismissing federal prosecutions for running afoul of the Speedy Trial Act's seventy-day rule.
October 4: Talking about Mark Foley: Marks & Katz gives the radio audience a criminal defense perspective.
August 7: U.S. Senate ratifies the Cybercrime Treaty.
July 17: MySpace.com: As confidential as the yellow pages.
July 13: Let's shoot craps, and stop prohibition of online gambling.
July 21: Chilling interview with your friendly, neighborhood, death chamber nurse.
June 19: Virginia's Supreme Court orders new capital sentencing trial where the defense claims mental retardation.
May 11: Earl Washington Jr's coerced confession and wrongful banishment to death row.
May 5: Some Moussaoui jurors questioned whether "the death penalty is really an appropriate punishment for lying,"
May 3: The jury system worked today, with Zacarias Moussaoui being spared execution.
April 24: Zacarias Moussaoui's Case - A bad basis for expanding the death penalty.
December 3, 2006: Winning a medical marijuana sentencing defense.
October 9: Marijuana- Effective medicine for Alzheimer's disease and much more.
October 6: Kudos for a unanimous Supreme Court affirmance of injunction protecting sacramental use of a tea containing a hallucinogen.
September 21: Only a handful of people receive federally-provided medical marijuana.
September 21: Hemp for Victory.
September 12: Here a program; there a program; everywhere a program-program.
September 7: Waiting to Inhale - The medical marijuana debate.
September 6: Drugs and war
July 30: The drug wars: Just say know.
July 9: Marijuana: Of opportunistic cops and misguided smokers.
June 12: Orlando federal judge criticizes the 100:1 cocaine base:powder cocaine sentencing disparity.
May 28: Another reason for legalizing marijuana: UCLA study finds no lung cancer risk.
May 10: North Dakota welcomes industrial hemp production, if only the feds would back off.
May 5: Mexican President backpeddles on permitting possession of small amounts of drugs.
May 3: Mexican government recognizes the benefit of leaving alone users of small amounts of illegal drugs.
April 28: Medical marijuana grower Ed Rosenthal gets retrial.
September 13: Sanctions for refusing a blood alcohol test.
September 1: The government's draconian weight in drunk driving cases.
August 2: Mad Mel: Beyond the hateful words
June 7: Washington, DC's DWI zero tolerance: As broken as ten months ago during Debra Bolton's arrest for drinking a glass of wine.
FIRST AMENDMENT AND CRIMINAL LAW
October 11: Mask crime laws: A lump of coal in the First Amendment's eye.
October 9: Secret Service arrests man who tells Cheney "I think your policies in Iraq are reprehensible."
September 29: George Bush's Injustice Department - Returning to the dark ages of obscenity prosecutions for the written word.
September 26: Walking in Voltaire's shoes, Marks & Katz files motion to dismiss libel suit against Westboro Baptist Church.
September 15: Girls Gone Wild prosecution: More injustice from your tax-paid Justice Department.
September 3: Criminalizing leaf-rustling: Hunter harassment laws.
August 30: Consistently opposed to libel laws, Marks & Katz defends libel suit against Westboro Baptist Church / Appears on TV.
August 28: Another backdoor First Amendment violation: 18 U.S.C. § 2257.
August 27: Minor hauled to court for allegedly saying "meow".
August 11: The Bush Administration tries to intimidate future Daniel Ellsbergs, Deep Throats, and journalists who would print their disclosures.
June
28: Marks & Katz
appears on Free Speech
Radio News, supporting the New York Times's right to report on the SWIFT
program.
June 23: Hopefully, Betsy Ross rolls in her grave - Contact your Senators and Congress members to vote against the flag desecration Constitutional amendment.
June 22: On Wenyi Wang's behalf, Marks & Katz asks the White House for the name of the Chinese television cameraman who restrained her.
June 8: Wenyi Wang's prosecution: Update on the Bush administration's mirroring of China's flagrant violations of free speech rights.
May 30: The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision against whistleblowers - premonition of things to come.
May 1: Criminal libel laws are still on the books, and should be struck down as unconstitutional.
April 24: Wenyi Wang's prosecution is unconstitutional.
September 1: A mentor leaves the planet: James Vance Elliott -- a giant without an ego.
August 24: John Johnson: As alive as ever.
July 18: Tony Serra: Speeding past Porsche-driving lawyers.
July 19: Daniel Schorr and Frank Zappa - Inspirations for excellence, for standing up to abuse of power, and against complacency.
July 7: The amazing Sunwolf presents Jury Talk DVD.
June 4: After defending a drunk driving client, meeting up with a tax resister.
May 18: In praise of lawyer Rex B. Wingerter.
May 4: A man appears, pours day-old coffee, and the tension magically disappears.
April 30: Mourning the passing of Bob Ritchie.
April 20: Honoring Native American rights on the last day of the Sacred Run.
September 5: Identity theft will decline if TINs replace SSNs for identity.
August 25: Jay Marks's battles for justice.
June 5: Dunkin' Donuts and 6,200 other companies: Unnecessarily going beyond the federal employment verification laws.
September 24: More on Senator George Allen's macaca-gate.
August 20: George Allen: Meet Andrew Young and Mel Gibson / Update on macaca-gate.
August 15: Virginia Senator George Allen demeaningly calls Indian-American man "macaca".
August 16: Marks & Katz is eight-years-old this week!
July 20: The National Lawyers Guild - Should I stay or should I go now? Part II.
June 9: George Bush: Protecting the rights of the rich over the rights of everyone.
May 19: The National Lawyers Guild - Should I stay or should I go now?
October 10: Juror misconduct: How common? How to minimize the potential damage?
September 29: Know the jury: Views from Sunwolf and Windypundit.
September 20: Know your judge and jury; who's your judge and jury?
September 11: Pretrial preparation starts with jury instructions, Rench's idea book, closing argument, and the jury.
August 15: Venire jury members, be truthful; any other approach can mean a retrial.
August 8: Don't let a Virginia jury convict, because next the jury fixes the sentence.
August 4: Loving jurors rather than fearing them.
July 25: When is a federal judge more acquittal-prone than a jury?
July 23: Integrating heart, preparation, technique and experience for trial victory.
July 16: Reasonable doubt: The bedrock of a criminal trial.
June 14: Bridging the gap between trial lawyer colleges and judges' limits: First person opening, cross-examining without question marks, and jury voir dire.
May 30: Federal courts face high hurdle to reduce a criminal jury below twelve members.
May 29: The prosecutor alone has the burden to prove a defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
May 23: Eyewitness identification: The source of too many wrongful convictions.
May 5: Gutting the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of a jury trial for "petty offenses."
May 3: 35 hours of deliberation and counting: Let the Moussaoui jurors take all the time they need.
April 30: Under Attack - The Constitutional right to a vigorous criminal defense and to a jury trial.
August 3: Marks & Katz on the airwaves - Speaking out for justice.
July 23: Beyond the Underdog Blog - See markskatz.com.
July 31: Getting to "yes" with prosecutors.
October 9: Secret Service arrests man who tells Cheney "I think your policies in Iraq are reprehensible."
August 29: Will cops harvest a bumper crop of confessions post-John Karr?
August 16: Some good suppression cases, the Busted video, and Virginia's malfeasance statute.
August 1: Know means know: Your rights dealing with the police.
July 5: St. Tammany Parish, LA, sheriff gives green light to harass people wearing dreadlocks, and advocates ejecting criminal defense lawyers on a rail.
June 16: Watch this video showing police brutalizing a prosecutor's daughter; then ask how on earth Justice Scalia can claim that increased police professionalism justifies weakening the exclusionary rule. Plus, my own encounter with Justice Scalia.
June 2: The police and I.
May 15: Detroit police to videotape interviews of suspects exposed to life without parole.
April 26: The New York ACLU goes to court against heavy-handed policing against teachers.
April 25: Austin police institute safeguards for "consent" searches.
August 14: Prison censorship; prison rape.
June 1: My time in jails; my time in court.
September 29: "So, what's your relationship with the prosecutors?"
September 18: When criminal defense lawyers are asked to assist the prosecution role.
September 9: Why prosecute?
August 21: Three prosecutor blogs found: Know the Opposition.
August 9: Gansler campaign signs come tumbling down.
July 26: A prosecutor in our midst - Eschewing State's Attorney Gansler's presence in our building and on our landlord's lawn.
October 8: Do music and art make one a better lawyer?
October 8: Does humor make one a better lawyer?
October 8: Does hugging make one a better lawyer?
October 1: Death threats against judge's rejection of intelligent design curriculum: Non-violent dissent is key.
September 28: When clients speak in court.
September 17: The need for criminal defense lawyers to love their clients, listen to them, know them, build trust with them, walk in their shoes, and sit alongside them.
September 15: Overseas crimes do not shield Americans from prosecution in the United States; sending spam from Oshkosh to AOL subscribers does not prevent prosecution in Virginia.
September 14: To open or not to open at bench trials.
September 4: Steve Irwin: Exemplified fearless living.
August 31: Never give up. Never give in.
August 22: Comparisons and contrasts on the criminal law systems in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and federal courts.
August 21: Virginia criminal defendants: Know your rights / Reverse Virginia's pitiful pay for court-appointed counsel.
August 18: Having fun while fighting the powers that be.
August 17: Doing t'ai chi with my opponents.
August 10: Marks & Katz wins acquittal for client caught red-handed with a handgun at airport baggage scanning, using basic trial outline.
August 6: Maryland and Virginia District Court: Bench trials, appeals, and withdrawal of appeals.
July 12: How to deal with difficult judges?
July 6: When the judge is your jury: Fighting for justice in misdemeanor court.
June 13: Engaging in battle without anger.
June 9: Not guilty - a phrase too many criminal defendants fear.
May 21: The power of peaceful persuasion / The deliciousness of fearlessness.
May 17: Criminal defense in Virginia - much different than the Potomac's width.
UNDERDOG BLOG ARCHIVES
SAMPLES OF POST-OCTOBER 2006 UNDERDOG BLOG ENTRIES:
April 28, 2008 - Support bloggers' free speech rights.
April 24, 2008 - The Fourth Amendment in Virginia
April 23, 2008 - Dismissal of wrongful Fairfax prosecution.
April 15, 2008 - Legalize prostitution.
April 9, 2008 - Northern Virginia marijuana lawyer.
April 8, 2008 - Baltimore drug lawyer.
March 24, 2008 - Fairfax Virginia criminal lawyer - Knowing your rights with the police
March 2, 2008 - Fairfax Virginia criminal lawyer - Spam prosecutions.
February 22, 2008 - Stop police abuse.
February 21, 2008 - When an arrest is on an inapplicable roadway.
February 20, 2008 - Confessions are inadmissible without interpreters' testimony.
February 19, 2008 - Defense of cases involving the Internet, child pornography, obscenity, online sexual solicitation, and Internet piracy.
February 15, 2008 - Defending DWI/DUI and other criminal traffic cases.
February 12, 2008 - Defending students against disciplinary actions.
February 12, 2008 - Shine the light on all police abuse.
February 12, 2008 - Death penalty trials at Guantanamo.
February 10, 2008 - Defending handguns, weapons, and firearms.
February 8, 2008 - Why is lawyer Ben Kuehne being prosecuted for money laundering?
February 7, 2008 - When a judge reviews another's search warrant.
February 6, 2008 - When prosecutors suggest getting the information from the defendant.
February 5, 2008 - When people waive rights out of confusion.
February 4, 2008 - Persuading in the moment.
February 1, 2008 - Cops can't play fast and loose with Miranda.
January 28, 2008 - What to wear in a courtroom?
January 24, 2008 - International extraditions: To be fought tooth and nail.
January 22, 2008 - Powerfully negotiating criminal cases.
January 17, 2008 - Keep the Fourth Amendment alive in Virginia.
January 11, 2008 - Holding breath technicians and their machines to the fire.
January 10, 2008 - When prosecutors advise cops to withhold discovery.
January 8, 2008 - Challenging Breathalyzer Test Results.
December 3, 2007 - Police and car stops and searches: How far can they go?
November 27, 2007 - Sexual Assault Defense: Sex Offender Registries.
November 26, 2007 - When Prosecutors Pare Down Civilian Witness Lists.
November 21, 2007 - Students Suspended For Using Crushed Smarties In Anti-Drug Video.
November 13, 2007 - Federal Drug Defense.
November 8, 2007 - Blood Alcohol Content Test Results Can Be Higher Than The B.A.C. At The Time Of Driving.
October 12, 2007 - Too Many Innocents Get Convicted.
August 31, 2007 - Why do we have criminal laws?
August 29, 2007 - You can't cross-examine a machine.
August 14, 2007 - Speaking in Soundbites.
July 23, 2007 - Michael Vick's prosecution: Don't rush to judgment.
May 7, 2007 - Flow chart leads to one-third the usual DWI suspension.
April 26, 2007 - Close but no cigar for traffic stops.
April 22, 2007 - Double jeopardy rights.
April 20, 2007 - Pot pipe victory in time for 4/20.
April 19, 2007