News for Norm Pattis

It is not a "who done it", it is a "why did he do it".
The real action in this case is keeping him alive - I expect both a state and a federal death penalty prosecution.
Why would you want to keep this type of person alive?
Giving the state the power to kill is giving up entirely too much. The state is a legal fiction. You can live a long live in the United States and never meet the State of California. You'll never meet the United States government. You'll meet individuals who act...

Jared may be mentally ill, he may have a diminished capacity; in either case, did he take too seriously thoughts the rest of us have from time to time? I think many Americans are really frustrated by the fact that the American dream seems to be beyond our grasps. That we describe one thing with our words, but the reality we live, in terms of lost homes, lost economic opportunity, clashes with that.

The question is going to be Jared Loughner's mental state.
Insanity is a difficult defense. There may not be enough to show that he is insane. But can it be shown that he really is little more than an American who is out of control and behaved in an unacceptable manner - that might be enough to save his life...

Ordinary people are hopping mad. Jared Loughner reflects that anger in his rage and shooting in Tucson.

Young man was arrested outside of a bar after a fight. Police officer took his cellphone and without a warrant went through it and found pictures of the man and his girlfriend, downloaded them and sent them to one or more friends.

IP: Prosecutions for white collar crime seem to be increasing in number. Are there just more in the media spotlight or are prosecutors focusing more on this area?

Norm Pattis: Although prosecutors in the federal system are not elected, I believe they are at heart politicians. They are going to prosecute those cases in which they think they can get a conviction. People are angry now about the economy: bankers, brokers and white collar defendants are easy targets. I don't know...

Officials at an elite boarding school in Connecticut have banned the use of Facebook after discovering a catty online conversation about alcohol and some of the students' promiscuity and the school, Choate, went even further expelling 2 girls and suspending 4 others. Is this the right way to crack down on bullying or is this political correctness run amok? Here with both sides: Norm Pattis, a trial attorney specializing in civil rights violations, and Theresa Tomeo, an author and radio...

Norm Pattis at the Palace Theater introduces F. Lee Bailey, an American Classic, a fighter who has traded blow for blow with the government.

Disregarding a judge’s gag order, a defense attorney involved in the Hayley Petit trial told reporters Friday that – contrary to the Petit family’s impression – his client did not rape Hayley Petit’s sister Michaela Petit, according to the New Haven Register. Superior Court Judge Roland Fasano, who is presiding over the case, ordered Jeremiah Donovan Monday to attend a contempt of court hearing to address his violation of the gag rule, which bars court officials,...

Q. Promotional material for F. Lee Bailey's appearance in Waterbury tonight at 7 p.m. at the Palace Theater says, "White collar crime, in business, government and even law enforcement, has reached a crisis level." What's a definition of a "crisis level" in your view?
A. Crisis is simply the Greek term for turning point. There is nothing that has occurred in the past six months of so that marks a significant turn. However, in the past few years, the Justice...