Caylee Anthony, Texas EquuSearch and The Legal Edge

~Caylee Marie Anthony

Bummed-out as I was, despite The Legal Edge going to bat for us for Spector Deux, we just couldn’t get enough people to commit to the pay-per-view concept. Maybe next time, people will realize that TLE is totally serious about bringing us – the trial junkies – what we want!

As you know, we at T&T are totally absorbed in finding justice for little Caylee Anthony. Sadly, we have come to accept this baby is dead, whether by accident or intent.

I have watched the absolute despair on Texas EquuSearch’s Tim Miller’s face about the lack of any cooperation from the Anthony family in locating Caylee.

TES has already laid out $44k in their search for Caylee and they are severely cashed-strapped at the moment. Tim is physically drained and exhausted, but he and his wonderful group remain dedicated to bringing this baby home for a proper burial.

I have chatted back-and-forth with Michel and told him I took the money I would have paid for Spector Deux and donated it to EquuSearch. Their work, not only for Caylee, but also for countless others, is a selfless labor of love.

I also told Michel, I would like to issue a challenge to all of you who told him you would subscribe to Spector Deux...please donate the money you would pony-up for Spector, or even as little as $5 to TES. This baby needs to come home!

Michel and TLE, as well as T&T believe TES could certainly use what resources we have to offer. Strength lies in our numbers and voices. They, like us believe in justice.

So…one moment can change your life forever!

To donate to TES

Visit Michel at TLE

It’s up to you now

The Legal Edge
October 11, 2008
I’m a Reasonable Sort

IS PHIL SPECTOR IN YOUR FUTURE?

I once covered the “fight of the century”. It was 1986 at Ceasars Palace in Las Vegas. Thomas “Hitman” Hearns vs. “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler. The fight lasted only 2 1/2 rounds before the “Hitman” went down, and while celebufight fans like Bo Derek and Sly Stallone called it the best fight ever, the boxers were plotting to set up the rematch. As the glassy eyed Hearns told me after the fight, “We did it once…let’s do it again.”

What the heck does this have to to with The Legal Edge? Nothing really, except that after an outpouring of Phil Spector fan e-mails I’ve decided to try one last time to get a read on how many folks would really subscribe to a monthly service that allowed us to cover costs to stream the Spector trial. Here’s the deal: I’ve opened a new e-mail address just to receive commitments from PS2 fans. If the number is sufficient (and based on my calculations and production costs that number needs to be at least 1000 viewers at $35.00 per month. The cost would go down if we get more subscribers) we would go ahead with setting up the actual payment structure to assure these commitments. The last thing we want to do is start the process and end up going under because a large number of folks flaked.

Here’s the dedicated e-mail address: lawjerktoo@gmail.com

So, pass this along to anyone interested. I’ll e-mail the basics to all registered at TLE…and we’ll see. It’s up to you now.

MJB

The Legal Edge

I'm very happy to say Michel Bryant's site, TLE is up and running this morning!

For those of you who haven't been able to access the site it was due to the fact that what you were seeing was just a place holder.

Michel and crew have worked very hard to do this for all of us trial junkies out here and it will be terrific to have trials the way we want them!

So, thank you Michel and you know where I'll be for OJ!

Enjoy!

Trial Coverage As We Want It!

As all you trial fans know, gavel-to-gavel coverage has been abysmal since the demise of CourtTV.

Several months ago, Michel Bryant took the bold initiative to fill the shoes of the deceased CourtTV and we are excitedly waiting for the launch!

Michel and team are working furiously to bring us not only gavel-to-gavel coverage, but also many, cool new features we have never had in the past.

Here’s an update from Michel:

The site you see is NOT the site we will launch. There are similarities but the site now in place is really just a placeholder so that we have the welcome video and some presence.

We've made so many changes I can't itemize them all, but we're on track for the OJ launch and we may load the new version a few days ahead of time to let you play. We had hoped to do that much earlier but...such is the dynamic nature of what we're attempting.

Thanks for your patience. It will be worth it.

MJB

So, hang in there folks – we’re almost there! Woohoo!

CNN's So Called Live Streaming Coverage

Are you as disgusted and frustrated with the piss poor CNN live streaming coverage of court trials as T&T is? We've noticed that right at the top of the hour, live coverage of court proceedings suddenly gets yanked and replaced with "Top Headline's" news. Nine to ten minutes after the hour court coverage resumes. Regardless of what's occurring in court, it also appears that CNN often decides to end their coverage at 5 pm PT.

LinZbee says: OK, I HATE CNN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is it me, or did they just cut the hearing off in mid testimony of a new witness? I am so frustrated and livid! I just emailed them but I don't expect them to listen...anyone else want to email them? Maybe they'll believe that people really WANT to watch this and not be so abruptly cut off! UGH!

Donchais says: CNN should be ashamed of themselves for their pitiful coverage. This is supposed to be a professional news organization.

SeniorMoments says: CNN's coverage of the Halverson Hearing in Las Vegas has both given and taken away. Without it, we would not be able to see live broadcasts of this bizarre event, yet with it, we are subjected to random cutaways and drops without any explanation or obvious reason for doing so! It's is now the top of the hour and true to form, CNN has dropped us without explanation or information about when or if they will return.

There's no one to date who does live streaming court coverage like Court TV used to. T&T is anxiously awaiting the launch of Michel Bryant's The Legal Edge. We believe The Legal Edge will be the place to go to get uninterrupted, live streaming courtroom coverage of the trials that we want to see.

CNN Live Streaming

Trial Watching Will Soon be Bigger and Better Than Ever

Last month, we published - The Sad State of Online Trial Coverage - lamenting the loss of Court TV and how dismal the current trial coverage at TruTV and CNN is - it seems you guys agree, based on the comments we received.

Well, fellow trial junkies, we are in for a big treat!

For those of you who are local or international, regular readers, that may be unaware, Michel Bryant has taken the proverbial “bull by the horns” and is about to launch…The Legal Edge.

You remember Michel, former Court TV news anchor and correspondent. His insightful reporting, charm and wit made him a favorite with many of us.

Michel and crew will have gavel-to-gavel trial coverage and will have some way cool features:

Consumer info-tainment
Message Boards
Chat
Caught-On-Tape Library
Edge-Link Attorney Referral Service
On-Demand Content

Michel will also have live chat during coverage so if you miss something, you can send a note and he will respond on screen!

The beta website should be up in mid-July and live coverage will begin September 8th with the OJ Simpson circus...ohhh, ummm trial.

From issue 102 of the TLE newsletter:
"TLE is YOUR Network

It would be so easy to completely control the selection of trials we bring you on TLE. But that would be wrong. We want to bring you the courtroom action you want. So, here's the deal; send us the name of the trial you feel is worth sharing with our audience. Please include the jurisdiction, the defendant's name, and the pending trial date if any. We are already tracking trials coast to coast but we're human (most of us) and we just might miss a good one. Plus, the more vocal people are for a particular trial the better we can respond to the folks that count; you".

How neat is that? I personally have asked – ok, I groveled and begged – that TLE cover Spector, part deux.

Mr. Bryant is now officially, a T&T hero!

So, do not stop, do not collect two hundred dollars, run, don’t walk to Michel’s site and sign-up.