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My Mother, at the Oral Argument

I walked across the John A. Roebling bridge underneath puffy storm clouds that were fast assembling. Traversing the bridge was a practice I had…

May 3 •

Guy Hamilton-Smith

April 2025

My Father, at the Arraignment

My father was on his back in the emergency room bed, doing what I can best describe as an impression of a bug trying to turn over, his arms and legs…

Apr 23 •

Guy Hamilton-Smith

The Win in the Fight

I went to law school because I wanted to be a public defender.

Apr 5 •

Guy Hamilton-Smith

March 2025

Nine Families from Missouri

Nor shall children be put to death for their fathers

Mar 30 •

Guy Hamilton-Smith

August 2024

A Voice, If You Can Keep it

In bringing a First Amendment lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s newly-passed law prohibiting anonymous speech on social media platforms by some people with…

Aug 14, 2024 •

Guy Hamilton-Smith

March 2024

One Hand Washing The Other

Sex Offenders, Science, and Shadow Con Law

Mar 24, 2024 •

Guy Hamilton-Smith

Dog Catches Car: Quick Reflections on a Year of Lawyering

The e-mail from the D.C.

Mar 21, 2024 •

Guy Hamilton-Smith

January 2024

The No Good, Very Bad Death Penalty

We've got two speeds in this country, and if you don't like this one you aren't going to like the other one.

Jan 24, 2024 •

Guy Hamilton-Smith

September 2023

Et Tu, Lolicons?

I’ve gone through a lot of different kinds of harassment and intimidation campaigns over the years, and none as stupid nor as prolonged, or recurrent as…

Sep 16, 2023 •

Guy Hamilton-Smith

August 2023

The Violence of Voicelessness

Punishment—when it becomes divorced from notions of redemption, rehabilitation, and proportionality—becomes little more than a poison that diminishes us…

Aug 5, 2023 •

Guy Hamilton-Smith

July 2023

No, Chat Room Sting Operations Don't Violate Wiretap Laws

And, even if they did, it doesn't matter.

Jul 28, 2023 •

Guy Hamilton-Smith

As Much Free Speech as You Can Afford

Twitter Blue....itself up.

Jul 4, 2023 •

Guy Hamilton-Smith

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