Polk Law Blog

Commentary from Polk County, Florida attorney Kemp Brinson

Month: August, 2009

Race, Privilege, and You: Four mini book reviews

I just finished reading four books in a row with a common theme, entirely unintentionally. Two were random bookstore purchases, one was recommended by a law school professor, and the other a recommendation from amazon. They were all good reads, and I’d like to present a summary of each.

Polk County’s Mosquito Spraying May Be Unlawful

File this one in the “not an earth-shattering crisis but interesting to think about file.” Polk County has sprayed for mosquitoes in the past and have only recently implemented a formal policy at the Commissioner level for spraying. Some interesting legal arguments can be made that activities like this are unlawful (policy or not). I’m [...]

Prominent Legal Scholar Weighs In On Lakeland Rapper Case

A recent Polk County case almost raises an interesting and possibly novel legal issue. A Lakeland rapper wrote a rap called “Kill Me a Cop.” The lyrics reference our local sheriff and a local police officer by name and describe a desire to do as the title describes. He ended up with a two-year prison [...]

10 Things You’ll Never Hear Me Say

…except in this post, of course. These are all related to to the legal profession, but the advice and information apply much more broadly.  Some of them are lessons I learned the hard way, if you know what I mean.