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"I Hope the Invitation Is Accepted"
When a concurring opinion stops doing the work of a judicial opinion
May 5 • Rick Horowitz
Kowalczyk and the End of Pretend Bail
Seven Justices, Zero Dissents, One Foreclosed Workaround.
May 3 • Rick Horowitz

April 2026

The Case of the Guilty AI
No Body. No Hands. Full Confession.
Apr 29 • Rick Horowitz
Mythology & Artificial Intelligence
Prometheus, Stolen Fire, and Why AI Won’t Be Godlike…Ever
Apr 26 • Rick Horowitz

March 2026

Dueling Contracts
The art of the steal
Mar 8 • Rick Horowitz

February 2026

Bail Realities & Policy Fictions
The truth about affordable bail
Feb 21 • Rick Horowitz
7:26
The Unrealized Promise of Humphrey
When Bail Reform Meets Judicial Resistance
Feb 18 • Rick Horowitz
7:10
The "Voluntary" Plea
How coercion is laundered into consent
Feb 17 • Rick Horowitz
Treatment Was the Point. So Why Are Judges Saying No?
How Mental Health Diversion Is Being Quietly Undermined
Feb 5 • Rick Horowitz
7:56
Plea Bargaining: Market vs. Story
Feb 3 • Rick Horowitz
8:09
Information, Fear, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Who Really Controls Choice in Plea Bargaining
Feb 1 • Rick Horowitz

January 2026

Seeing the System Sideways
Why market structure keeps explaining criminal defense
Jan 31 • Rick Horowitz
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