Today I spent my lunch hour with my stomach being twisted in knots. The food wasn’t bad – the problem was that I was reading a draft of an article that David Schraub’s going to have published in Dartmouth Law Review later this year. To read it you’ll have to follow the link and register…
Category: Law
Inside Threats
One of the problems with W’s War in Iraq (Wii – coincidence?) is that it has taken America’s eye almost completely off the ball, which is the global struggle against Islam. The enemy – and they are a real enemy, in case anyone’s not convinced yet – is not just in Iraq. Or even in…
Adoption and Biology
Alan Sears at TownHall.com says that some of Utah’s courts are “often more preoccupied with political correctness than parental rights” by favoring biologically unrelated persons. Indeed, a great injustice was nearly committed in this case: …the lower court judges, who assigned a Commissioners and a guardian ad litem to represent the child’s interests and evaluate…
Judge: I’m Your Dictionary
From CNN.com: On Friday, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema reminded jurors to avoid looking up words in the dictionary after learning a juror researched the definition of “aggravating.” The jury is balancing “aggravating” and “mitigating” factors to determine whether Moussaoui should be executed or spend the rest of his life in prison for his role…
Supreme Court Backs Municipal Land Grabs
This tite was stolen from a CNN report of the same name – read it and be amazed at the temerity of the nation’s Supreme Court. Two days later and I’m still in a state of denial/disbelief over this ruling. Now I understand where the phrase “contempt of court” comes from! From the CNN article:…
Supreme Court Afraid?
By refusing to hear the now infamous Alabama Ten Commandments case, the Supreme Court of this country has abdicated its responsibility. It seems to me that the only reason for the justices to refuse to do their duty is sheer moral cowardice.
Who Decides When It’s Time to ‘Go’?
Florida Republicans, apparently. This is a terrible decision on the part of Jeb Bush. Republicans are supposed to be the party of less government, less interference in people’s lives, less of everything ridiculous. If only that were true! The Florida legislature had no business interferring in this matter. If any arm of the government needed…
Federal Court Rules Against Do-Not-Call List
What a bunch of freaking morons. This should demonstrate the difference between law and justice, sense and nonsense. Even a child would recognize the legitimacy of this long overdue privacy measure. All the doofuses had to do was exactly nothing and yet they’ve managed to screw it up.
10 Commandments Judge Suspended
Alabama Judge Roy Moore ‘failed to uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary’. Failed to bow and scrape to appease the the malcontents in society, from what I can see. Those that know me realize I’m not a religious person. If that offends, too bad. If Judge Moore’s statue offends, tough luck. The Constitution…
Judge: “Inmate can sue to force state to pay for sex change operation”
Here’s a prime example of why judges need to be directly accountable to the voters: A convicted killer seeking a sex change is entitled, at taxpayer expense, to medical treatment that could lead to gender reassignment, a federal judge in Albany [New York] held yesterday. U.S. District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn said the state cannot…