For the practicing litigator, there’s nothing quite like a jury trial. Immense amounts of intense preparation, lots of paperwork to screw up, lots of evidence to handle. In my practice, some of my trials wind up getting sprung on me… Continue Reading
I had a kindergarten class last Friday. It was a relatively light day, as far as academics go. The afternoon was spent with a Christmas “play” (more like a recital, but they called it a play). The rest of the… Continue Reading
This was going to be a response on a previous post by Burt, but I decided instead to make it into its own post because it ended up taking a wider view than I had initially intended (and, as comments… Continue Reading
The list (of the top 28 states plus DC) goes: California, New Jersey, Florida, New York, Texas, Washington, Nevada, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Virginia, Minnesota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Georgia, DC, New Mexico, North Carolina, Vermont, Michigan, Nebraska,… Continue Reading
No* Only one judge I have ever appeared before has ever done me this courtesy: stating in writing the questions, he’s going to ask days before the oral arguments. In this case, though, I suspect it’s because there are no… Continue Reading
What’s important in life? Good Scotch, friends, laughter, and speaking your mind forcefully and gracefully. Requiescat in pace, Christopher Hitchens.
Up until about the eighth grade, the first semester ended about two weeks after we returned from Christmas vacation. Then, some law was passed that allowed school to begin earlier in the year. A few days off and inservice days… Continue Reading
The first, and in some ways the most important and foundational, case in this series is all about lawyers, courts, and the laws that govern them. It could not be otherwise – we care about this case because this case… Continue Reading
The People’s Republic of China is sea-testing an aircraft carrier, apparently sucessfully. She is believed to have originated as the Soviet carrier Varyag, which was originally designed to support missile-carrying subs and surface ships, and is diesel-powered rather than nuclear. What… Continue Reading
A while back, Derek Thompson wrote a good piece on The Atlantic about the overall costs of employment. Contrary to what some are suggested overall compensation for labor hasn’t actually fallen very much as a percentage of the GDP. Rather,… Continue Reading