Why The Decalogue Is Bad Judicial Ethics
I don’t know about you, but if I went to court and I saw this poster up on the wall, I would be very, very intimidated — even if I were a Christian. The message it sends to me is… Continue Reading
Law
Bride And Groom Are Back
I was quite astonished a while back to find someone who actually thought that taking the words “bride” and “groom” off a marriage license application meant that there was no long any such thing as marriage in California. (What about… Continue Reading
Too Much Awfulness For One Deposition
Now, nobody should get the wrong idea. I like my job and I’m happy to help out when we’re busy (like we are right now) even if it’s not within my comfort zone. But damn, what a depressing deposition I… Continue Reading
Bartered Fees And Bar Complaints
One of the interesting things about being a lawyer is that you do not necessarily have to accept money as a fee for your service. I have, at times, accepted a variety of things that are not money. Back when… Continue Reading
First Monday In October
Today is the traditional beginning of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2008-2009 term. Most of the big cases, of course will not be decided until June of next year. But I’ll point to a couple of cases that have caught my… Continue Reading
Lawyers In High Office
Something I read in this post made me wonder – could that really be true? Prof. Kalt writes: Republicans tend to put non-lawyers on their tickets: going back to 1984, seven of their nine candidates were not lawyers; only Dole… Continue Reading
One Theory
This video contains rather long samples of copyrighted music, which is probably the reason why it keeps getting taken down. If it were edited and re-posted without music, it might be a little less entertaining but would still hit every… Continue Reading
The Difference, Explained
A friend from Tennessee asked in an online forum: If someone could articulate the distinction between the two parties, I would love to know. It would be lovely to have a major party that I could believe in. Also, it… Continue Reading
Doctors And Patients
Anti-abortion forces continue to seek ways to incrementally end run around laws mandating the legality of abortions. One of the latest tactics in this effort is to attempt to permit doctors to exercise “individual conscience” in administering medical care. This… Continue Reading
Ah Ha! The Defense Is Revealed!
In previous posts, I have argued that the McCain-Palin 2008 ticket should stop using the song “Barracuda” because it is contrary to the wishes of the owners of the song. I think that analysis still holds. However, there is an… Continue Reading