So I needed to take an affidavit today from an employee of one of my business clients involved in litigation. The boss drove the guy over and we all sat down in my office. I explained that I wanted to… Continue Reading
Nobody wants to have teenagers around. And who can blame them? Teenagers are sullen, moody, expensive, they can get into worlds of trouble undreamed-of by younger children, are rarely cute, and going through adolescent rebellion and puberty. Who the hell… Continue Reading
A trend in middle eastern nations, even allegedly secular ones, is to use “hisba” litigation to challenge and stifle dissent against Islam. Apparently, as sensitive as Christians (or at least, certain Christians) are to challenges and critiques of their faith,… Continue Reading
Some interesting ideas in today’s Fish Wrapper about changing the way initiatives are handled in California. I tend to agree that initiatives are abused in the form of too frequently doing an end run around the legislative process.* In theory.… Continue Reading
I was approached this morning by another lawyer asking if we could cross-post on one another’s blogs. I’d never really considered giving up my monopoly on the soapbox here, but I found myself not at all cool to the idea.… Continue Reading
Better day at the office today. Some days, you think you may not be in the right line of work after all. Other days, you know you’ve done good work, you feel it in your bones.
When a gift falls out of the blue into your lap, don’t get greedy. When someone offers you something you aren’t entitled to at all, you don’t demand even more. It’s bad form and you might wind up losing even… Continue Reading
A fourth step that could be taken to make SSM a reality has to happen in Congress, not in California. It is quite simple — the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) must be repealed. DOMA was passed by a vote… Continue Reading
Another thing that can be done to help smooth the way to eventual repeal of Proposition 8 is to make California’s domestic partnerships more like marriage. This may seem counter-intuitive to some, and others may wonder why anything needs to… Continue Reading
Same-sex marriage advocates, like me, are bitter about their narrow defeat Tuesday. But there are good and bad ways to respond to the passage of Proposition 8. This is the first of several posts I will make about what I… Continue Reading