Gasp. What if...

... the Sox take the first three from the Cards and then the rest of the series occurs a la the 2004 ALCS? Shudder.

I found this cute note in a Massachusetts state case today.
"The Commonwealth has informed is not only that it disagrees with the trial judge's "ultimate determinations" but also that it "takes umbrage with" them. The appellate process, of course, benefits from the sound legal analysis the parties tender to the court and to each other. Bulletins about a ruling's impact on a party's mental tranquility, however, play no useful role in that process."
Commonwealth v. LeClair, 55 Mass. App. Ct. 238, 242 n.8

Links that I just HAD to read and pass along, from How Appealing
Texas Judge Has Party, Sentences Fugitive
Transcript of Roper v. Simmons oral arguments
DC Circuit court opinion admonishing a district court judge for not applying the sentencing guidelines. I heart you, sentencing judge. Excellent decisions and concerns.
Twelve year old searched, arrested, cuffed, thrown into custody for eating A french fry in the Metro station.