Law Is Hard

Orin Kerr, writing for The Washington Post, has a great breakdown of the challenges both sides face in the Apple vs. FBI phone-unlocking saga

This case is like a crazy-hard law school exam hypothetical in which a professor gives students an unanswerable problem just to see how they do.

There are two parts to this post, be sure to read both if you are at all interested. Lots of good info and case law.

Disingenuous, At Best

FBI Director James Comey pleads his case

The San Bernardino litigation isn’t about trying to set a precedent or send any kind of message. 

Bullshit.

(emphasis mine)

UPDATE: And as if on cue, the story comes out today (24 hours after this post) that the FBI has a pile of phones awaiting this decision.  Bullshit, indeed.  

That Wall St Journal link is behind a paywall. Sorry.

Happy New Year, Y'all. Start Today

2015 is gone.  2016 is here. 

There are a lot of posts about the new year floating around the internet this week.  I’ve never been a “resolution” kind of guy.  

Don’t wait until the “new” year.  January 1 is just another day in your life.  If you want to do something positive, DO IT IMMEDIATELY.  

Me, from 2011: