May It Please the Court

As many of you know, my wife, Christine, and I wrote a Christmas book where our grandchildren are the main characters. It’s available on Amazon for pre-order, Buy yours now, just in time for Christmas.
It’s the story of Naomi, our heroine, who must save Christmas from being frozen by the Frost King, who is intent on freezing everything Christmas, and he’s on his way to the North Pole to freeze Santa, his elves and his reindeer. Naomi is joined by her animal friends, Duchess the Sled Dog, Bella the Snow Lepoard and Kingston the Bighorn sheep.
Will Naomi reach Santa in time to save Christmas? Will she get the shiny new red sled in the hardware store window?
Order now to find out.
Printer friendly page Permalink Email to a friend Posted by J. Craig Williams on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 08:56

For the last twelve years, I’ve recorded a podcast, Lawyer2Lawyer, with Robert Ambrogi, former editor of the National Law Journal. We believe we have the longest running continuous podcast on the Internet and we’re celebrating our 12th anniversary for our next show. But for me, it was this week’s show that topped them all. We hosted UCLA Law Professor Eugene Volokh and Robert Bertsche who spoke about the First Amendment and hate speech, together with the interplay of government censorship, private company actions and even individual-to-individual censorship.
The show should be posted for listening by this Friday, but I encourage you to go now to the website and sign up for a notice about upcoming podcasts. It’s the most precise description of free speech I’ve ever heard. Once and for all, you will understand why the First Amendment protects hate speech and racist speech, all the way up to, but short of advocating for violence.
Have you wondered whether President Trump’s Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, can block other Twitter users or whether it’s a Constitutional violation of First Amendment protections? Get your answer Friday…..
Printer friendly page Permalink Email to a friend Posted by J. Craig Williams on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 14:47

The State Bar of California has learned of a phishing scam targeting attorneys licensed in California and issued warnings ti attorneys to beware of suspicious emails. The recent phishing attempt claims to be from the California Bar Association, which is a fictitious organization. The emails claim that attorneys need to pay a license renewal fee or face suspension and contains links to suspicious websites. This is not an official email from the State Bar and attorneys are advised not to click on the links. The State Bar encourages attorneys to only respond to official emails from State Bar email addresses (emails
ending in @calbar.ca.gov) and that link to State Bar websites (calbar.ca.gov). When in doubt, attorneys can go to the State Bar of California website directly, www.calbar.ca.gov. Attorneys can also email [email protected]v or call (888) 800-3400.
Printer friendly page Permalink Email to a friend Posted by J. Craig Williams on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 10:01