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Geoff Schoos
Feb 11, 20249 min read
Happy (legal) new year - part iii
HAPPY (LEGAL) NEW YEAR – PART III COLORADO In Part II, I tried to preview the oral arguments likely to be made in Trump v. Anderson, the...
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Geoff Schoos
Feb 7, 20244 min read
Happy (legal) new year - part ii
HAPPY (LEGAL) NEW YEAR – PART II I normally don’t take a victory lap, but I am today. Yesterday, February 6, 2024, the Federal Circuit...
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Geoff Schoos
Jan 22, 202411 min read
The brawl at brown
BRAWL AT BROWN UNIVERSITY In my last post, I wrote about the ambush by Dolores Umbrage, er, I mean Elise Stefanik, ostensibly to expose...
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Geoff Schoos
Jan 8, 20249 min read
Dolores umbrage goes after harvard
DOLORES UMBRAGE GOES AFTER HARVARD Before I begin, a few comments: 1. What happened in Israel on October 7, 2023, is beyond savage....
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Geoff Schoos
Jan 3, 202411 min read
Happy (legal) new year - part I
HAPPY (LEGAL) NEW YEAR! PART ONE Ok, stop me if you heard it before: Two lawyers are arguing the merits of a legal issue. How many...
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Geoff Schoos
Dec 24, 20239 min read
a christmas carol
When I was thinking about what I’d write, I thought I’d write something classy and inspirational as befits the Christmas season. Then,...
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Geoff Schoos
Dec 8, 20237 min read
Our dual system of civil justice
OUR DUAL SYSTEM OF CIVIL JUSTICE As anyone who knows me or has read what I’ve written could tell you, I have had a deep and unshakeable...
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Geoff Schoos
Nov 13, 202312 min read
I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired
The above title comes from words spoken in 1964 by Fannie Lou Hamer in remarks she delivered at a rally in Harlem. These were not mere...
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Geoff Schoos
Oct 27, 202312 min read
STUPID MAGA TRICKS
[NOTE: this post was written over the course of several days. The result is that it captured events in real time. That is reflected...
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Geoff Schoos
Oct 8, 20237 min read
The gang that couldn’t govern straight
In the late ‘60s, Jimmy Breslin wrote a great book, The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight. It was a send up of The Godfather. As well run...
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Geoff Schoos
Sep 18, 20238 min read
A tiny ripple of hope
My book, Access to Justice On The Outskirts Of Hope, vols. I & II, was published in June 2020. Volume II is still available in print, and...
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Geoff Schoos
Aug 17, 20236 min read
Multiple mini posts in one
Random thoughts on a hot August Day: A Personal Note: Recently, several readers have indicated how much they appreciated my posts. To...
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Geoff Schoos
Aug 7, 20236 min read
THE TRUMP TRIFECTA
Yes, I’m writing about that man. On August 3, 2023 the 45th president of The United States was arraigned on four counts of conspiracy....
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Geoff Schoos
Aug 2, 20237 min read
THIS HONORABLE(?) COURT
I have nothing but great respect for the Judiciary at all levels of government. At their best they serve as neutral arbiters of disputes...
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Geoff Schoos
Jul 27, 20237 min read
ODDS ‘N ENDS
As is most often the case, there are events and/or issues in the public sphere that don’t rise to full blown posts. However, there’s...
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Geoff Schoos
Jul 15, 20237 min read
School Fascism And Moms for Bigotry
Since this is my blog, permit me a point of personal privilege. As some of you may know, before and during going to law school I was a...
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Geoff Schoos
Jun 30, 20237 min read
Murder incorporated - part vi - the close
(If you haven’t read the preceding Parts, they are: Part I - https://www.geoffschoos.com/post/murder-incorporated-i Part II -...
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Geoff Schoos
Jun 26, 20237 min read
Murder incorporated - part v - original intent
(Usual caveats, read Parts I - IV to follow the thread.) When we left off in Part IV, I said in Part V I’d use an Originalism approach to...
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Geoff Schoos
Jun 12, 20236 min read
Murder incorporated - part Iv - Madison, the constitution, and the sin of originalism.
(Unlike Parts I-III, this post can stand alone. But just to be safe, go and read Parts I-III anyway.) In order to understand gun policy...
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Geoff Schoos
Jun 1, 20237 min read
Murder incorporated - part iii - politics and law
(It’s been a minute so before reading, maybe go refresh your memory with Parts I & II) [NOTE: Read this post to the important update...
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