You might have noted that the post immediately below this one ("Federal Judges to Mull Population Cap for California Prisons") was "guest posted" by Jeff Lewis. Although I've never actually met Jeff, he and I have been "blogging friends" for many years -- Jeff used to blog at the now-defunct Southern California Law Blog, which he started shortly after I started this one. Jeff currently blogs at Nota Bene -- check it out.
Anyway, I recently invited Jeff to post here if and when he feels like it, and it appears that he's already started. His is the first post ever to appear here from anyone other than me. I hope you welcome him, as I have (despite the fact that he's a self-confessed god damned Republican . . . .).