“Taxonomy” is an intimidating-sounding word for a simple task — naming things. It’s easy, and it’s helpful in navigating the world. For instance, real quick — what is this building? No, this isn’t a trick question. That’s a church, St.… Continue Reading
Taking an already-magnified situation* and escalating it, someone claims to be the thief who stole the now-notorious Mojave Cross and has gone so far as to issue demands regarding its return. He did so in the Desert Dispatch, a local… Continue Reading
Solicitor General Elena Kagan, if confirmed to the Supreme Court, would be the first Justice to sit on the Court since Lewis Powell to have a background that does not include service on an appellate bench. General Kagan’s background is… Continue Reading
Yes, I went to Las Vegas for a few days. And yes, the now-famous Mojave Cross is sort of near the I-15 on the road from L.A. to Vegas, a reasonably short drive from the Cima Road exit. And yes,… Continue Reading
I have been absolutely swamped at work so it’s been a little difficult to find time to analyze the Salazar v. Buono case. Hopefully once I get through trial season and regain my off-work focus, I’ll be able to be… Continue Reading
The ideal state for immigration would be that the United States takes in only the immigrants that it needs to fill open and low-wage positions, from a diverse mix of origin nations, and that those immigrants all get the appropriate… Continue Reading
Faisal Shahzad is an American citizen of Pakistani national origin and an apparent adherent to the Muslim faith who has been arrested for suspicion of being the Times Square Almost-Bomber. Faisal Shahzad is an American citizen who has been arrested for… Continue Reading
I haven’t read the opinion yet — or I should say, all six opinions, because the concurrences and dissents interweave to create the result in Salazar v. Buono. It would appear that the cross can remain up, so if the… Continue Reading
First of all, I hate the phrase “Great Recession.” We’ve got to think up something better. “The Panic of 2007” would be more historically accurate. Second, it’s astonishing that we’re being told “more regulation” is the answer to what we… Continue Reading
The plaintiff, Clay Greene claims that he was forcibly separated from Harold Scull, his partner of twenty-five years, with whom he had made a home for twenty, and with whom he was still deeply in love. Greene he was put… Continue Reading