This week, I note with sorrow the passing of former Senator Joseph Lieberman, who represented Connecticut in the Senate from 1989 to 2013.  At a time when our politics has become more divisive than at any time save the years before the Civil War, Joe Lieberman was the voice of reason, and in truth, he […]

Attainder, huh?  Okay, you may be asking, what’s he talking about now?  I’ll explain.  In English criminal law, an attainder was the “stain” or “corruption of the blood” which arose from being condemned for a serious crime, meaning a felony or treason.  The defendant who was attainted not only lost his life, but his property, […]