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EEOC Issues Opinion Letter Holding Health Risk Assessment Violates ADA
Posted on May 14, 2009Recently the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") opined that "an employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (?ADA?) when it required employees to undertake a health risk... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EEOC Files Age Discrimination Suit on Behalf of Strip Club Waitress
Posted on May 14, 2009The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a 59-year-old strip club waitress, Mary Bassi, after she claims she was frequently called ?old? by managers of Cover Girls... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Unions Going After Specter: "Where Will Specter Stand?"
Posted on May 13, 2009In a move to pressure new Democratic Senator Arlen Specter to back the Employee Free Choice Act, labor-backed American Rights at Work has a new ad out in Pennsylvania that aims to worry voters about... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Book Autopsies
Posted on May 12, 2009While most people would cringe at the thought of a book being destroyed, one artist, Brian Dettmer, is destroying books in the most beautiful manner. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Things You See When You Look Up
Posted on May 06, 2009I walked by, thought twice, and went back to make sure what I saw was correct: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"Meet the Press" Losing Its Allure
Posted on May 05, 2009The LA Times is reporting that though "Meet the Press" remains king of the Sunday political talk shows, the gap between it and #2 "Face the Nation," hosted by Bob Schieffer on CBS, is shrinking. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Top Ten Supreme Court Justice Nomination Battles
Posted on May 05, 2009Yes, Time.com compiled a list of this. 10. John Rutledge 9. John Tyler's four failures, nine times 8. Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar 7. Louis Brandeis 6. John J. Parker 5. Abe Fortas 4. Clement... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sen. Harkin on EFCA: "Compromises are going to be made. It probably won?t be card-check because too many people are opposed to it now.?
Posted on May 04, 2009Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), speaking recently on the Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA"), is now admitting that the card-check provision of EFCA may have to be scrapped in the compromising effort to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Supreme Court Justice Al Gore?
Posted on May 04, 2009Probably not, but Hendrik Hertzberg thinks it'd be a not-so-bad idea. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How Not to Avoid Jury Duty
Posted on May 01, 2009From TheSmokingGun.com: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Light Pollution
Posted on April 30, 2009What we're missing out on: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Credit Card Holders' Bill of Rights Debated on House Floor
Posted on April 30, 2009Today on the House floor legislators debated the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 (H.R.627), legislation designed to enhance protections for credit-card customers. Specifically, the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Study Finds Conservatives Don't See Colbert's Satire
Posted on April 28, 2009Even though the study is from Ohio State, I'll direct your attention to it anyway: [C]onservatives were more likely to report that Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
U.S. News and World Report Law School Rankings Leaked
Posted on April 21, 2009Thanks, TaxProf Blog. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EFCA Update: Senator Mark Warner Now on the Fence
Posted on April 15, 2009Senator Mark Warner (D-Vir.) is the latest democratic Senator to waver in his support for the Employee Free Choice Act stating that his vote for cloture of the bill is questionable due to the unclear... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EFCA and the Importance of Neutral Polling Questions
Posted on April 13, 2009As the Employee Free Choice Act continues to be a hot button issue circulating through Congress, it is apparent many legislators are wavering on the issue due to the electorate's unclear opinion on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New to the Blogroll: Delaware Employment Law Blog
Posted on April 13, 2009I've just added Delaware Employment Law Blog to the blogroll. Though the blog is based out of Delaware it contains very useful and interesting employment law information and updates. Check it out! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Justice Thomas Speaks
Posted on April 13, 2009At an event in Washington for the winners of a high school essay contest. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
In Canada, Time Spent on Facebook Could Provide Employer with a Defense
Posted on April 13, 2009Brendon Bishop of British Columbia, Canada is learning the hard way how excessive use of Facebook at work may cost him his disability payments. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
3rd Circuit Holds Muslim Police Officer Cannot Wear Headscarf While On Duty
Posted on April 08, 2009In an opinion released today by the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, a unanimous three-judge panel held that "Philadelphia?s interest in 'religious neutrality' in its police force overrode the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Labor and Employment Law Advice Vigorously Sought by Employers
Posted on April 08, 2009The Wall Street Journal has a story today about the boom in workplace legal advice spawned by recently enacted and pending legislation in the labor and employment law arena. Of particular interest... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EFCA Update: Sen. Blanche Lincoln Announces Opposition
Posted on April 07, 2009In yet another blow signaling a need for a compromise in the Employee Free Choice Act legislation, Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) announced this past Monday that she will oppose the union-backed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I.O.U.S.A.
Posted on April 05, 2009A new movie about our country and our debt. Here's a trailer: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
In the Past 12 Months, Legal Industry Shed 22,300 Jobs
Posted on April 03, 2009Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its unemployment figures and revealed that the legal industry--which includes nonlawyers--lost 22,300 in the last 12 months, 2,700 jobs in March alone. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Is Justice Kennedy Remotely Close to Libertarian?
Posted on April 01, 2009Political scientist Helen Knowles has a new book out, "The Tie Goes to Freedom: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on Liberty," discussing the Supreme Court's current swing-voter, Justice Anthony Kennedy,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Secunda on Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.
Posted on April 01, 2009Paul Secunda (Marquette Law School) has an article on ACSBlog about Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., a case argued today at the Supreme Court addressing how to analyze mixed-motive claims under... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
More Wavering Support for EFCA
Posted on March 27, 2009Earlier this week we learned that Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) is opposed to the Employee Free Choice Act, at least in its current form. Now it's Senator Dianne Feinsten (D-Ca.) backing out of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Spare Some Change?
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Served Via Twitter?
Posted on March 17, 2009Recently an Australian court upheld the use of the social networking site, Facebook, for the service of legal papers. Now with the advent of Twitter the question is--at least in New Zealand--whether... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EFCA Debate at Seton Hall Law School
Posted on March 17, 2009I was asked to divert your attention to a debate on the Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") at Seton Hall University Law School on March 18, 2009 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. I would love to attend this event... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Virginia Man Pays $350 Electric Bill with Pennies
Posted on March 16, 2009John Almany of Bristol, Virginia felt he had been "screwed" by his electric company, Bristol Virginia Utilities, when he received a monthly electric bill for $350. In response, out of anger and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Blawg to the Blogroll: Jottings by an Employer's Lawyer
Posted on March 13, 2009I've just added Jottings by an Employer's Lawyer to the blogroll so check it out. It's written by employer-side attorney, Michael W. Fox of Ogletree Deakins. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ninth Circuit Holds No Warrant Required in Armed Standoff
Posted on March 13, 2009This week the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion addressing the topic of "the Fourth Amendment?s exigent circumstances doctrine in the context of armed standoffs." As with any... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Lawyers Union
Posted on March 12, 2009With all the hub bub and clamoring surrounding the Employee Free Choice Act and unionization going on right now, a couple blawgs got to thinking about how perfect associates at law firms are for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
As Unemployment Rises, So Do Age Discrimination Suits
Posted on March 12, 2009As the United States continues to lose jobs every month at a hare's pace, age discrimination lawsuits are also skyrocketing. In data to be released this week by the Equal Employment Opportunity... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Four States Above the 10% Unemployment Mark
Posted on March 12, 2009Michigan, California, Rhode Island, and South Carolina. I guessed two out of the four correctly. The linked New York Times article has some incredibly depressing statistics but perhaps the most... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
President Obama Uses First Signing Statement
Posted on March 12, 2009Recently President Obama frowned upon the manner in which the Bush administration used signing statements to circumvent the Constitution. This week President Obama used his first signing statement to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Study Reveals Unionization Efforts Are Hampered by Employers
Posted on March 11, 2009Just in time for discussion of the Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") which is currently at the fore with its reintroduction into Congress comes a study from the Center for Economic and Policy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EFCA Introduced in Senate and House, Does it Have Enough Votes?
Posted on March 10, 2009The Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") was re-introduced in both the House (H.R. 1409) and Senate (S. 560) today but doubt remains as to whether or not the Democrats have the 60 votes needed to break... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EFCA to Be Introduced Tomorrow
Posted on March 09, 2009It was reported earlier that the Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") would be introduced today, but a new report says it will be tomorrow instead. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"Right now as an industry, everyone is worried."
Posted on March 09, 2009The Washington Post has a story on the current recession and the dramatic changes taking place within the legal industry as a result. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
As Economy Worsens, American Satisfaction with United States is Improving
Posted on March 06, 2009A new Gallup tracking poll has revealed that American satisfaction with the way things are going in the United States is steadily rising despite numbers coming out daily revealing economic and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Look Up in the Night Sky On February 27th
Posted on February 26, 2009The crescent Moon will be adjacent to a maximally bright Venus! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Twittering Through Obama's Speech
Posted on February 26, 2009Every since the Obama administration entered the White House several members of Congress have begun utilizing the popular social messaging system, Twitter. During President Obama's speech to Congress... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Another Hitchens vs. D'Souza Debate on Religion
Posted on February 26, 2009It's somewhat lengthy but interesting: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Libertarianism and the Recession
Posted on February 25, 2009Interestingly enough, libertarian ideals have been gaining attention as a possible approach to our current economic woes. Brian Doherty over at Reason.com has a lengthy article on the notion and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The "Oh God" Heard Around the World
Posted on February 25, 2009Who said it? The Huffington Post has a poll going. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Discussing Marbury v. Madison on the Colbert Report
Posted on February 25, 2009Author and lawyer Cliff Sloan, author of the new book, "The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court": .cc_box a:hover... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Theft of Trade Secrets in Employment...Can it be Criminal?
Posted on February 25, 2009Professor Orin Kerr over at The Volokh Conspiracy has highlighted an interesting case involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA"), 18 U.S.C. 1030 and employment. The basic fact pattern is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Very rare photo of the ?end? of the rainbow [Digg]
Posted on February 24, 2009Here it is:\n\n\n\n[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The View from the Seven Highest Peaks on Earth (PICS) [Digg]
Posted on February 24, 2009Only a select few have conquered the Seven Summits, a grueling challenge that involves climbing the tallest peak of every continent. They?ve seen the spectacular mountain-top views firsthand, and now you get a chance to soak in the scenery too as we go on a whirlwind tour of images captured by these exceptional mountaineers.
Solis Finally Confirmed as Labor Secretary
Posted on February 24, 2009After weeks of back-and-forth and a slight tax scandal, California Rep. Hilda Solis was confirmed as Labor Secretary by the Senate today 80-17. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Paul Krugman: Nationalize (Some) of the Banks!
Posted on February 23, 2009For three reasons: First, some major banks are dangerously close to the edge ? in fact, they would have failed already if investors didn?t expect the government to rescue them if necessary. Second,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Study Finds Federal Court Disfavors Employment Discrimination Plaintiffs
Posted on February 20, 2009In a study slated to be published in the Harvard Law & Policy Review, statistics revealed that "[f]rom 1979 through 2006, federal plaintiffs won 15% of job-discrimination cases. By comparison, in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Jesus and the Stimulus Plan
Posted on February 20, 2009New AIP ad: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
250,000
Posted on February 19, 2009The number of jobs predicted to be lost each month by at least one economist. Meanwhile the Federal Reserve predicts the unemployment rate could reach 8.8% in 2009. Bleak times ahead indeed. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A-Rod Speaks
Posted on February 17, 2009In an act of bravery and full-disclosure, New York Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez held a press conference today to clear the air. Rodriguez did what other athletes have failed to do once... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The GOP Meets
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Coming to a Large Jug or Cup Near You
Posted on February 12, 2009The new pennies to honor our 16th President's 200th birthday. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Parody AFSCME Commercial Causes Uproar
Posted on February 11, 2009Here it is: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"Nancy Pelosi" and "Harry Reid" on the Stimulus Package
Posted on February 08, 2009SNL's political satire writers are either really good or I'm a bigger political wonk than I thought: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Professor Tristin Green on Ricci v. DeStefano
Posted on February 06, 2009Over at Concurring Opinions Professor Tristin Green has some issues with the Supreme Court's cert grant in Ricci v. DeStefano. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Blagojevich on Letterman
Posted on February 04, 2009Future career in television? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Phelps May Be Charged For Pipe Picture
Posted on February 04, 2009That now infamous picture of Olympic swimmer (and Michigan grad) Michael Phelps may have him in more trouble as Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott in South Carolina weighs whether or not to charge... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Mother of All Tornados
Posted on February 04, 2009In Childress, Texas sometime ago: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama's Labor Movement the Biggest Since FDR?
Posted on February 04, 2009Last Friday President Obama held an event for labor and did not explicitly mention the Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") which gave pause to some but not to Robert Kuttner of The Huffington Post. On... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
At White House Function for Labor, President Obama is Silent on EFCA
Posted on January 31, 2009Yesterday at an event held at the White House for union chiefs and prominent members of Congress, President Obama spoke about reversing President Bush's labor policies, the importance of leveling the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Big Law Straying Away from the Billable Hour?
Posted on January 30, 2009The billable hour has, silently and not-so-silently, been hated, by both attorneys and clients, and in this economic climate other fee arrangements are being made at some mega firms simply because... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
California Court Allows Governor Schwarzenegger's Furlough Plan
Posted on January 30, 2009Back in December California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he needed to take swift action to save his economically embattled state by requiring state employees to take two days of unpaid... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
John Yoo: "Mr. Obama is returning America to the failed law enforcement approach to fighting terrorism that prevailed before Sept. 11, 2001"
Posted on January 29, 2009Former Bush Justice Department official John Yoo, and the author of the infamous and now defunct "torture memo," has an op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal about what he considers to be President... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Union Membership Increased Again in 2008
Posted on January 29, 2009While labor and management continue to argue over the Employee Free Choice Act, data revealed yesterday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (via Talking Points Memo) show union membership rose by 12.4... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Former Secretary Rice on "The View": "I do regret that we did not know about the weapons of mass destruction..."
Posted on January 29, 2009Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made her first appearance on "The View" and the first question asked had to do with regrets: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A Purchasing Middle Class is the Key to the Way Up and the Key to a Purchasing Middle Class is Unionization
Posted on January 28, 2009Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Clinton and member of President Obama's economic transition advisory board, has an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times about the importance of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The View from the Seven Highest Peaks on Earth (PICS) [Digg]
Posted on January 28, 2009Only a select few have conquered the Seven Summits, a grueling challenge that involves climbing the tallest peak of every continent. They?ve seen the spectacular mountain-top views firsthand, and now you get a chance to soak in the scenery too as we go on a whirlwind tour of images captured by these exceptional mountaineers.
John McCain Twitters!
Posted on January 27, 2009He admitted he doesn't know how to use e-mail but apparently is now Twittering. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Passes Senate, Nearly Ready for President Obama's Signature
Posted on January 27, 2009Earlier this month I speculated as to what will be the first bill President Obama signs into law and edged toward it being the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (S.181). With today's dismal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Passes Congress, Ready for President Obama's Signature
Posted on January 27, 2009Earlier this month I speculated as to what will be the first bill President Obama signs into law and edged toward it being the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (S.181). With today's dismal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Manhattan, Then and Now
Posted on January 26, 2009Ever been in a major city, looked around, and wondered what it looked like before we made it America? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Inaugural Unaddressed: The Economy
Posted on January 23, 2009Paul Krugman has an op-ed in yesterday's New York Times very critical of President Obama's inaugural speech. Specifically, Krugman thinks President Obama spoke in the abstract and failed to give... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
So, Why Didn't President Bush Pardon More People?
Posted on January 23, 2009From "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" last night with former Nixon counsel John Dean: .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
TV Ratings for Obama Inauguration: Still Second to Reagan
Posted on January 22, 2009Nearly 38 million caught Barack Obama take the oath of Office this past Tuesday while Ronald Reagan got 41.8 million viewers on television in 1981. The ratings figure was an average number of people... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
RE Chris Matthews: "The MSNBC motormouth talks a lot, says nothing."
Posted on January 22, 2009Jack Shafer is not a Chris Matthews fan. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama In, Gloves Off
Posted on January 21, 2009It started with his inaugural address and continued on the new WhiteHouse.gov website where the Bush administration is attacked on its "broken promises...to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast." [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Geithner Apologizes for Not Paying Taxes
Posted on January 21, 2009[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Satellite Image of Inaugural Crowd in Mall
Posted on January 21, 2009Looks like ant holes. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Condoleeza Rice was the First Black President in U.S. History...?
Posted on January 20, 2009At noon today (est) President Barack Obama still hadn't taken the oath of office as after Vice President Joe Biden took his oath of office, time was allotted after for a piece by composer John... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Snub, Part II
Posted on January 20, 2009ABC News is reporting on the second Clinton/Carter snubbing during today's inauguration while the two were in the crypt of the Capitol preparing to head out to the platform. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
MLK's Prediction of an African-American President in "Less Than 40 Years"
Posted on January 19, 2009Speaking to the BBC in 1964. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Surveillance Footage of US Airways Crash
Posted on January 17, 2009The footage is from the United States Coast Guard and uses continuous still photography. The action begins at 2:04 on the left hand side: CNN has footage from a different angle and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Chris Matthews Did Not Like President Bush's Farewell Address
Posted on January 17, 2009He seemed rather disgusted with it, frankly: You gotta love Matthews' analogies and comparisons. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Convinced Governor Blagojevich Will be Impeached, Attorneys Withdraw as Counsel
Posted on January 17, 2009Calling the impeachment procedure and outcome a "lynching"" and "foregone conclusion," Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's attorneys have withdrawn as counsel a mere ten days before the proceedings... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Press Hates "Joe the Plumber"
Posted on January 16, 2009.cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama's Official White House Photo
Posted on January 15, 2009If you work for the federal government or go to the Post Office, here is the photo you'll be seeing for at least the next four years: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
An OLC Prepared to Say "No" to the President?
Posted on January 15, 2009While Bruce Ackerman makes the case for impeaching now-9th Circuit Judge Jay Bybee for his role in the infamous and now defunct torture memos, Jacob Sullum gleams at the thought of an Office of Legal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
American Rights at Work Spend $3 Million on New National Ad for EFCA
Posted on January 14, 2009The ad wars continue over the Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA"). This national ad, paid for by American Rights at Work for $3 million, will begin airing this Thursday: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"Peanuts" Cartoons Had a Subtly Hidden Soundtrack
Posted on January 14, 2009"Peanuts" scholars (yes, they sort of exist) have confirmed and now are displaying Charles Schulz's implementation of Beethoven music into his long-lived comic strip which featured a piano playing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
NLRB Faces Unfair Labor Charge...?
Posted on January 14, 2009In a rather ironic and unusual circumstance, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") is facing an unfair labor practice charge from the NLRBU, the bargaining unit that combines employees from the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Africa in Perspective
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During These Difficult Times, You're More Likely to Get a Traffic Ticket
Posted on January 13, 2009Why? Because it's a great source of funds for municipalities, which are also squeezed for money these days. So, drive extra cautious! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Our Presidents? First 100 Days in Office [Infographic] [Digg]
Posted on January 09, 2009For each President, going back to FDR, a line represents his first 100 days in office. Each circle corresponds to a significant event. The profiles underneath the timelines start with a notable quote from the President's inauguration speech.
Paul Krugman: "Obama?s prescription doesn?t live up to his diagnosis."
Posted on January 09, 2009Paul Krugman answers Ann Althouse's question about Obama's speech yesterday about the stimulus package and an imminent recession ("If nothing is done, this recession could linger for years.... and if... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
What Will Be the First Bill President-Elect Obama Signs into Law?
Posted on January 09, 2009The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act? It's not looking like it'll be a stimulus package despite Obama's plea yesterday and the Fair Pay Act has received a lot of media attention. The House is set to vote on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Ricci v. DeStefano
Posted on January 09, 2009The Supreme Court of the United States granted cert today in Ricci v. DeStefano, a very unique and interesting Title VII case that I am slightly surprised was given cert. Then again, this case... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Paycheck Fairness Act Passes House
Posted on January 09, 2009225-199. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
2009's Biggest Moon
Posted on January 08, 2009This Saturday, January 10th! Recall the biggest moon of 2008 occurred just last month. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Stephen Colbert on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Posted on January 08, 2009The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThe Word - Statute of Liberty Colbert at Christmas Colbert Christmas DVDGreen Screen Bill O'Reilly Interview [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Man Wants Kidney Back in Divorce
Posted on January 08, 2009A case with a demand like this usually stems from another country or from a different time or from a Hollywood set, but that is not so here. A surgeon from Long Island, Dr. Richard Batista, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The West Wing's New Cast
Posted on January 06, 2009If you liked "The West Wing," then you'll get a kick out of this: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sick
Posted on January 05, 2009I have apparently caught whatever devastating virus is going around and blogging will resume when I recover. (Seems like the flu). Happy New Year! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
In UK: Court Clears Man of Sexual Assault Because of Sleepwalking
Posted on December 31, 2008Based upon expert opinion and a defence known as "automatism," Alan Ball, 35, has been cleared by Preston Crown Court of charges of sexual assault of a girl who was under the age of 13 at the time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Who in their right mind lives here? (zoom out) [Digg]
Posted on December 31, 2008Tristan da Cunha, the most remote archipelago in the world.
Window Seat
Posted on December 30, 2008Aboard the International Space Station: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sixth Circuit Strikes Down Michigan's Law Against Driving with Dangling Objects From Rear-View Mirror
Posted on December 30, 2008I heard this was a law in Michigan but never really believed it as I never knew anyone who was pulled over for it. However, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit found the issue before it and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
?In a recession, workers are looking for stability and security, and that will cause a lot of them to turn to unions?
Posted on December 30, 2008Yet another article on unions and the incoming Obama administration--with a Detroit auto industry slant. Also, in an editorial in the New York Times this past Sunday on the Obama administration's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Professor Charles Nesson Wants RIAA Lawsuit Broadcast Over Internet
Posted on December 29, 2008Harvard Professor Charles Nesson, along with a few students, have filed a motion seeking to have the RIAA's lawsuit against defendant Joel Tenenbaum broadcast over the internet. Said Nesson: ?The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
If an Asteroid Hit Earth
Posted on December 28, 2008A very, very large asteroid: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Jib-Jab's Year in Review
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Is the Employee Free Choice Act Unconstitutional as Proposed?
Posted on December 24, 2008University of Chicago Law School Professor Richard A. Epstein believes so and says the First Amendment's free speech and Fifth Amendment's takings clauses are at issue. Hat tip: Manpower Employment... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Unions Battle Governor Schwarzenegger
Posted on December 23, 2008California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently announced that he was going to require state employees to take two days of unpaid leave each month in an effort to stave off running out of cash in...br/ br/ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] pa href="http://feeds...
VHS: Finally Dead
Posted on December 23, 2008The last major VHS supplier called it quits recently. Now it's only a matter of time before the CD dies. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Holy sh*t that was close [Digg]
Posted on December 23, 2008A lighting strike that close would make anyone's butt hole pucker.
Happy Holidays
Posted on December 22, 2008Blogging will be low volume this week after spending 15 hours traveling from Milwaukee back to Detroit which usually only takes 5 hours on the train. Wonderful time of the year!br/ br/ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] pa href="http://feeds...
40 Excellent Blog Designs [Digg]
Posted on December 20, 2008You'll find 40 beautiful blog designs for your inspiration.
Dilbert's helpful holiday travel tip [Digg]
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Stunning Picture of the Day
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New Anti-EFCA Ad Links Gov. Blagojevich to Unions
Posted on December 18, 2008Certainly an interesting way to describe the Employee Free Choice Act as a "union boss bailout." Via Talking Points Memo: br/ br/ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] pa href="http://feeds.feedburner...
Obama to Reporter: "Don't Waste Your Question"
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Muslim Woman Jailed Over Refusal to Remove Head Garb
Posted on December 17, 2008A Georgia woman, Lisa Valentine, was jailed briefly after a run-in with courthouse security over her refusal to remove a religious head scarf. Valentine's husband, Omar Hall, said his wife was...br/ br/ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] pa href="http://feeds...
Should Bush Administration Lawyers Be Investigated for War Crimes?
Posted on December 17, 2008It seems like lately everyone wants to investigate or prosecute some member of the Bush administration for war crimes. All abuzz on cable news is whether or not Vice President Dick Cheney admitted on...br/ br/ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] pa href="http://feeds...
Employer Policy on Employee Blogging
Posted on December 17, 2008I blogged about this issue way back in 2006 when blogging was becoming more common among young working America and it appears more employers have developed concrete policies on blogging as it relates...br/ br/ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] pa href="http://feeds...
Lawyer Runs in World Record 105th Marathon
Posted on December 17, 2008Congratulations are definitely in order for lawyer Larry Macon, a partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer amp; Feld, for running in his 105th marathon this year! Macon, soon-to-be 64, only began...br/ br/ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] pa href="http://feeds...
Losing Weight by Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Posted on December 16, 2008A new website, flaab.com, has created an innovative way of helping people maintain motivation during their weight loss adventure. It's pretty simple. Enter in the amount of weight you intend to lose... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Does Unemployment Benefits Encourage Staying Out of Work?
Posted on December 15, 2008Not necessarily. New evidence suggests that "...those without their own cash reserves are using unemployment benefits to buy themselves time to find the right job." Thus, it's not a matter of being... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Happy Bill of Rights Day!
Posted on December 15, 2008Back in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared December 15 to be Bill of Rights Day to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Foreign Policy Day
Posted on December 14, 2008Today President Bush made a surprise visit to Baghdad and today's articles and op-eds in the national media appear focused on the foreign policy stick soon to be handed off to President-elect Barack... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Iraqi Television Journalist Hurls Shoes at President Bush
Posted on December 14, 2008President Bush is in Iraq for a "farewell trip" and at a news conference held with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki to mark the signing of a U.S.-Iraq security agreement, an Iraqi television... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Obama Administration and Labor
Posted on December 12, 2008The American Prospect has a good, lengthy article about the infant Obama administration and its movement within the labor movement thus far as the fight to get the Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA")... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
John Ashcroft: "I'm stunned at the response of so many people in America that people who are POWs should be tried."
Posted on December 12, 2008Here's the link. (Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to embed the video.) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Petition Watch: Ricci v. DeStefano
Posted on December 12, 2008For all you employment law wonks like me, Stuart Taylor has an in-depth and interesting article in The National Journal about a pivotal case the Supreme Court of the United States is considering cert... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Why God Killed the Dinosaurs [Digg]
Posted on December 12, 2008Here\'s the link. (Sorry, I couldn\'t figure out how to embed the video.)\n\n[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]\n
Death Sentences and Executions Dropped in 2008
Posted on December 11, 2008In a year-end report by the Death Penalty Information Center it was revealed that death sentences and executions were down in 2008 from 2007 with executions at a 14-year low. The Death Penalty... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
When Americans Were Enemy Combatants
Posted on December 11, 2008Columbia Law Professor John Fabian Witt has an article on Slate.com about Americans as enemy combatants during the Revolutionary War and the ideological parallels to today's policy regarding enemy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Did Patrick Fitzgerald Bring a Case Against Governor Blagojevich Before He Was Ready?
Posted on December 11, 2008Scott Turrow, a former Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago, thinks so and yesterday's outing of Jesse Jackson Jr. may lend further credence to the theory. By outing Jackson, because... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Friday's Full Moon Will Be Year's Biggest
Posted on December 10, 2008This Friday the moon will be at perigee--the opposite of apogee. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Jon Stewart vs. Mike Huckabee on Gay Marriage
Posted on December 10, 2008.cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Difficulty in Closing Guantanamo Bay
Posted on December 10, 2008The authors of two very informative and influential books on the law, post-9/11 and our approach to terrorism, Jack Goldsmith ("The Terror Presidency") and Benjamin Wittes ("Law and the Long War"),... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ledbetter Pt. 2?
Posted on December 09, 2008Tomorrow the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen, a case eerily similar to the Court's notorious decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.. At... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Want Your Case Heard by the Supreme Court? File an Amicus Brief with Your Petition for Cert
Posted on December 08, 2008So says Adam Chandler over at Slate.com. Chandler wishes liberal groups would practice the tactic more as statistics support doing so. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Updating Business School Curriculum
Posted on December 08, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New iPhone Application: Law in a Flash
Posted on December 08, 2008Yesterday I was browsing iPhone applications and noticed there is now an application called "Law in a Flash: Criminal Procedure." It is selling for $34.99 and had good reviews. TechnoEsq. has more... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Remains of Detroit [Photos] [Digg]
Posted on December 07, 2008Photographer Sean Hemmerle finds an elegiac sign of America's fading industrial might in the crumbling urban ruins of the Motor City.
"Meet the Press" Officially Given to David Gregory
Posted on December 07, 2008The rumors confirmed, my Chuck Todd hopes dead: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Downpour over the Atlantic [Digg]
Posted on December 07, 2008The rumors confirmed, my Chuck Todd hopes dead:\n\n\n\n[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]\n
"The Recession Started in 2007"
Posted on December 05, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Friday is the 75th Anniversary of Repeal Day
Posted on December 04, 2008Repeal Day is the day celebrating Congress' repeal of alcohol prohibition that was constitutionally amended into the 18th Amendment in 1919. Reason.com's Radley Balko has an article paralleling the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Chris Matthews Running for Senate in Pennsylvania?
Posted on December 04, 2008Politico.com is reporting MSNBC's Chris Matthews is pretty serious about a Senate seat in Pennsylvania that he has done what Al Franken did in Minnesota and picked out a home in Philadelphia to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Nixon Tapes Released Feature Conversation with Former Chief Justice Warren Berger
Posted on December 03, 2008Discussing Miller v. California: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Craigslist Rant Leads to Rare Criminal Libel Suit
Posted on December 03, 2008Colorado has a criminal libel statute that bans statements "tending to blacken the memory of one who is dead" or that "impeach the honesty, integrity, virtue, or reputation or expose the natural... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen hangs up on Barack Obama. Twice. [Digg]
Posted on December 03, 2008On Wednesday, the Republican congresswoman got a call from President-elect Barack Obama, didn't believe it was him, and hung up on him. Twice.
Lunch [Digg]
Posted on December 03, 2008On Wednesday, the Republican congresswoman got a call from President-elect Barack Obama, didn\'t believe it was him, and hung up on him. Twice.
"Meet the Press with David Gregory"?
Posted on December 02, 2008The rumor mill surrounding "Meet the Press" and its next host is busy these days and Politico.com, via The Huffington Post, is reporting that David Gregory, currently the host of MSNBC's 1600... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Curious iPhone Application Update
Posted on December 02, 2008Something I should know about?: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Obama Cabinet
Posted on December 02, 2008By Scott Stantis: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Canadian Meteor Remnants Found
Posted on December 01, 2008Scientists in Canada finally found fragments of the meteor seen around the world on YouTube. University of Calgary scientist Alan Hildebrand and graduate student Ellen Milley found several meteor... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Hillary Clinton to be Announced as Secretary of State
Posted on December 01, 2008Today, around 10:40 a.m. ET. Also: The officials said Obama is also expected to finally confirm that he is keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his current post. Obama plans to name retired... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The ABA's Second Annual Blawg 100
Posted on December 01, 2008Didn't make it again this year, but here's the list the ABA came up with this year. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Happy moon is happy! [Digg]
Posted on December 01, 2008The view from my outside window-- never seen it like this before
Reconsidering the Broken Windows Theory
Posted on November 30, 2008The "broken windows theory" attempts to explain a phenomenon in which chaos and disorder spreads due to the close presence of other signs of disorder. That is, "...if a window in a building is broken... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Controversial New Yorker Cartoonist Draws New Cover
Posted on November 30, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Lost Space Tool Bag Spotted From Earth
Posted on November 26, 2008From simple telescopes, just another piece of space junk. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"In Search of Bill Clinton"
Posted on November 25, 2008John Gartner, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University Medical School and author of "In Search of Bill Clinton," briefly speaks about Bill Clinton and other... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Short Hiatus
Posted on November 25, 2008Blogging will be scarce, if existent at all this week, while I travel home for Thanksgiving. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"The New New Deal"
Posted on November 24, 2008Just in time for Obama to reveal his new economic team: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Are There Too Many Blogs Today?
Posted on November 24, 2008Maybe from a journalist's viewpoint, but can there ever really be too many blogs? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
GM, Tiger Woods Parting Ways
Posted on November 24, 2008Saying it has nothing to do with the $25 billion it is seeking from the federal government, General Motors is severing its ties with golfer Tiger Woods at the end of the year in an effort to reduce... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Arianna Huffington, Rahm Emmanuel SNL Skit
Posted on November 23, 2008Pretty uncanny: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bruce Lee Plays Ping Pong With Nunchuck [Digg]
Posted on November 23, 2008In Canada:\n\n\n\n[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]\n
President-Elect Obama's Second Saturday YouTube Chat
Posted on November 22, 20082.5 million jobs by January 2011: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Police Cam Catches Meteor's Descent to Earth
Posted on November 22, 2008In Canada: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Monitor the Minnesota Senate Race Recount
Posted on November 20, 2008Here. Boy, it's a close one! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Minnesota's Recount Quandaries
Posted on November 20, 2008Minnesota needs to revamp its ballots to avoid this next time. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"Top 10 Unfortunate Political One-Liners"
Posted on November 19, 2008TimeMagazine.com has a list, though not numbered in any particular manner. #1- Richard M. Nixon (1973), "I am not a crook." #2- Bill Clinton (1998), "I did not have sexual relations with that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
?I?m not telling the U.S. what to do, but the lessons of the British experience is don?t throw good money after bad."
Posted on November 19, 2008The New York Times has an article on the attempted auto industry bailout of British automaker British Leyland as a lesson the American auto industry should learn from. If Washington does go ahead... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Justice Stevens Showing No Signs of Packing Up for Florida
Posted on November 18, 2008The Washington Post has an article on the retirement status of eighty-eight-year-old Justice John Paul Stevens: he doesn't appear ready. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Cert, Petitioner Barred from Filing Any More Lawsuits
Posted on November 18, 2008Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States denied cert in Molski vs. Evergreen Dynasty Corp. which ultimately bars Jarek Molski from filing anymore lawsuits. Molski has filed more than 400... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Paul Krugman vs. George Will on The Great Depression
Posted on November 18, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
ABA Journal Survey on the Legal Recession
Posted on November 18, 2008I've been asked to direct the attention of lawyers and law students to this new ABA Journal survey on the legal recession. The results will be published in the January ABA Journal. It's less than... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama on "60 Minutes"
Posted on November 17, 2008Did you watch it? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Merit Selecting Judges: In the Best Interest of Corporate America?
Posted on November 17, 2008Slate.com has an article on the effort in several states by the business community to eliminate merit selection systems for placing judges on the bench in favor of elections. The article also uses an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama's First Web Address
Posted on November 16, 2008In what is clearly a sign of the times, President-elect Barack Obama delivered his first, of what is supposed to be weekly, web address to the nation. Here is that just-under-four-minute web... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How Zacarias Moussaoui Escaped the Death Penalty: He Was Tried in Federal Court
Posted on November 14, 2008Steve Chapman has an interesting article on Reason.com about the difference trying a capital case at the federal makes in outcome. The article only highlights the kinds of issues that will need to be... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Department of Labor to Release New FMLA Rules Today
Posted on November 14, 2008Sometime today the Department of Labor will release new rules under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") that further govern when employees can miss work to care for sick family members or... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Vice President-Elect Joe Biden's Chief of Staff a Lawyer with Long, Impressive Washington Résumé
Posted on November 14, 2008Meet Vice President-elect Joe Biden's Chief of Staff, Ronald A. Klain. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
First Image of Planets Outside Our Solar System
Posted on November 14, 2008They only appear as "specks of white" but they are also trillions of miles away. A team of astronomers have taken an image of what appears to be four planets outside of our solar system--"three of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Today's Magic Number: 31
Posted on November 14, 2008Sorry, I'm stealing a segment from "Hardball with Chris Matthews." 31 is the number of people, out of 47, reports Politico.com, that the new Obama administration has with Clinton administration ties.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Just the Perfect Place for an Epic Canoe Ride [PIC] [Digg]
Posted on November 14, 2008Moraine Lake is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6183 feet (1884 m). The lake has a surface area of 0...
Girl Challenged by High School Peers for McCain Support [Digg]
Posted on November 14, 2008A high school girl in Oak Park IL conducted an experiment; how inclusive were her fellow students who supported Barack Obama if she were to wear a "McCain Girl" t-shirt to school. The results are not surprising considering standard teen mentality of "are you 'in' or 'out'"...
Classmates.com Lawsuit Raises Questions About Internet Advertising
Posted on November 13, 2008A San Diego man, Anthony Michaels, has filed what he hopes to be a class action lawsuit against Classmates.com, a social networking website designed around helping people connect with former... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bob Woodward on The Colbert Report
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Bridge to Nowhere
Posted on November 13, 2008I think this is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"You know things are bad when even lawyers are getting laid off."
Posted on November 12, 2008The New York Times reports on the struggling legal market. Over all, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the legal services industry lost more than 1,000 jobs in October. This is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bailout Toon
Posted on November 12, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Faux New York Times Declares "Iraq War Ends"
Posted on November 12, 2008Some political pranksters distributed thousands of free and phony editions of the New York Times throughout New York City today which displayed a big headline declaring "Iraq War Ends" and contained... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Matt Lauer's Sarah Palin Interview
Posted on November 11, 2008Assuming no GOP handlers or political consultants prepared her for this interview, Governor Sarah Palin held her own and did quite well. John McCain is scheduled to appear on 'The Tonight Show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"The first campaign promise Barack Obama should break is to push through the Employee Free Choice Act."
Posted on November 11, 2008Froma Harrop has an article on Real Clear Politics about the union push for the Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") while the Associated Press reports on the payback unions may be expecting for helping... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Jamie S. Gorelick
Posted on November 11, 2008The New York Times has a run-down on the person considered to be in the running for attorney general which would make her only the second woman to ever hold the position (Janet Reno was the first). [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Keith Olbermann Doesn't Vote
Posted on November 11, 2008Appearing on 'The View' yesterday morning, MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' host, Keith Olbermann, admitted that he does not and did not vote because "it is the only thing he can do to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How the Polls Performed This Year
Posted on November 11, 2008The National Journal's blog, Hotline, has results on how each of the major polls fared in accurately predicting the outcome of the electoral college. Here are the results: We've taken the absolute... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Scarborough Says 'F$%!" On Air
Posted on November 10, 2008Oops! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama to Close Guantanamo?
Posted on November 10, 2008Both John McCain and Barack Obama suggested closing Guantanamo Bay during the Presidential campaign and now sources, speaking anonymously, say President-Elect Obama has plans to not only close... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Opposing Views
Posted on November 09, 2008Just wanted to take a moment to direct your attention to a website, OpposingViews.com, which is a website devoted to the discussion and debate of various issues of interest like politics, health and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
What if the 2004 and 2008 Presidential Elections Were Decided by 18-29-Year-Olds?
Posted on November 09, 2008Setting aside the fact John Kerry would have been the Democrat on the 2008 ticket, both Kerry and Barack Obama would have won convincingly with the country going significantly more Democratic in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Crunching the 2008 Voting Numbers and Patterns: It Wasn't Such a Huge Turnout After All?
Posted on November 09, 2008Politico.com has an article on 2008 voter turnout results and they're surprising and not so surprising at the same time. Between 60.7 percent and 61.7 percent of the 208.3 million eligible voters... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bill Maher on Larry King: "Congratulations, Socialists!"
Posted on November 08, 2008Comedian/political commentator Bill Maher appeared on Larry King Live the day after the elections: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sixth Circuit Provides Guidance for Employers in FMLA Intermittent Leave
Posted on November 07, 2008In a victory for employers in the FMLA arena, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Davis v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co., 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 20438, No. 07-1512 (6th Cir. Sept. 29, 2008)... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Federal Judge Issues Rules on Handling Detainee Cases Pursuant to Boumediene
Posted on November 07, 2008Senior Federal Judge Thomas F. Hogan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia released a ?case management order? for the 113 detainee cases pending for review. SCOTUSblog reports that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
High Altitude
Posted on November 07, 2008The photographer just had to be higher than the man/woman in the picture. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Rachel Maddow on The Colbert Report
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GOP Lawyer Dispatched to Retrieve Palin's Clothes
Posted on November 07, 2008It's been an oddly rough week for Sarah Palin in the press and a Republican Party lawyer will be dispatched to Alaska to inventory and retrieve the clothes still in her possession further evidencing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"As a nation, we have come of age."
Posted on November 06, 2008President-Elect Barack Obama's former professor at Harvard Law School, Laurence H. Tribe, on Obama's victory. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Day After Proposition 8 Passes, Lawsuits Ensue
Posted on November 06, 2008Three lawsuits were filed directly with the California State Supreme Court Wednesday seeking to undo the passage of Proposition 8. The legal battle over same-sex marriage in California is a storied... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Dap
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Author Michael Crichton Dead at 66
Posted on November 06, 2008The author of one of my favorite novel-to-movies, Michael Crichton, has died of cancer at the age of 66. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama's Victory Brings Sweat to the Employer Forehead
Posted on November 06, 2008We can debate whether or not Barack Obama's margin of victory signaled a mandate for his agenda but employers have been anticipating the victory and the significant changes the Obama administration... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Infamous Bush Torture Memo Disregarded by Court
Posted on November 04, 2008In the case of torture suspect Chucky Taylor, Federal Judge Cecilia Altonaga rejected his attorneys' request that the Bybee Memo be considered as part of potential jury instructions. The memo was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The American Voter
Posted on November 04, 2008Not very smart on its own, but as an electorate it does much better. When speaking about 'civil slackers,' I am forever reminded of the story of a 2006 judicial election in California where a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama's Grandmother's Vote Will Count
Posted on November 04, 2008Back during the primary season a woman, Florence Steen of Rapid City, South Dakota, died before the Democratic primary and election officials said the absentee vote had to be tossed because state law... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Starbucks, Ben & Jerry's Election Day Freebies in Violation of Election Laws?
Posted on November 04, 2008Maybe so which is what led the companies to give freebies to everyone and not just those who came in and said they voted. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
'F-Bomb' Nor 'S-Word' Not Used in Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Posted on November 04, 2008Today the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in FCC v. Fox Television Stations (07-582), where at issue was whether the FCC provided an adequate explanation, or instead acted... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
John McCain on SNL
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New Obama Ad Focuses on Recent Cheney Endorsement of McCain
Posted on November 02, 2008Obama: supported by Warren Buffett and Colin Powell, McCain: supported by Dick Cheney. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Would Obama Nominate a Court More 'Radical' Than the Warren Court?
Posted on November 02, 2008The Washington Times, a conservative newspaper, thinks so and uses a statement Obama made some time ago: In a 2001 interview with Chicago public radio station WBEZ-FM, Mr. Obama explained his view... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A Very Sarah Palin Halloween
Posted on November 01, 2008It's fairly safe to announce that this year's most popular Halloween costume was Sarah Palin. We all knew we'd see a fair number of people--men and women--dressed up as the Alaskan Governor and that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sarah Palin and the First Amendment
Posted on November 01, 2008It's the kind of campaign blunder that receives little attention except amongst those relatively knowledgeable on the subject. Governor Sarah Palin was recently interviewed on a conservative radio... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Next President and the Future of Labor and Employment Law
Posted on October 30, 2008Nixon Peabody has an excellent article summing up Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama's labor and employment law policies. Despite the numerous changes proposed by both candidates with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Practice of Presidential Signing Statements Likely to Continue in Next Administration, Republican or Democrat
Posted on October 30, 2008A presidential signing statement is a written comment issued by a President at the time of signing legislation that often merely comments on the bill signed, saying that it is good legislation or... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Wisconsin State Assistant District Attorney Crisis
Posted on October 29, 2008The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports on the incredible turnover rate District Attorney offices across the state are facing due to low pay, grant problems, and increasing caseloads. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
President Bush's Young, Conservative Appellate Court Appointments
Posted on October 29, 2008The New York Times has an article on the impact President Bush has left on the judicial landscape of the country that will exist for years to come as Bush appointed some of the youngest jurists in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama to Appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Tonight, Rachel Maddow Show Thursday
Posted on October 29, 2008Tonight at 11pm est via satellite on Comedy Central and at 9pm est on Thursday on MSNBC. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
U.S. Presidents and the Constitution: Oath to Uphold It Then Ignore It?
Posted on October 29, 2008Fox News judicial analyst Andrew P. Napolitano has an op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal about how virtually every single U.S. President and Congress has practically ignored the limits placed on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Latest Obama and McCain Ads Focus on Economy
Posted on October 29, 2008From the Obama campaign comes 'His Choice,' which attacks John McCain's running mate selection, and from the McCain campaign comes 'TV Special,' which seeks to attack Obama's perceived... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Is Obama's 30-Minute Infomercial 'Overkill?'
Posted on October 29, 2008Politico.com poses the question. Obviously the McCain campaign is saying the infomercial is excessive and akin to running up the score in a football game, but it's undeniable that the move is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Marriage Proposal Via iPhone Application
Posted on October 28, 2008We recently heard about the marriage proposal using Twitter and it was only a matter of time before an iPhone application was utilized for the same. A 35-year-old IT supervisor (of course) from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Cabbage Patch Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates
Posted on October 28, 2008No Cabbage Patch Joe Biden? The dolls were made for an auction on eBay with proceeds going to the US Marine Corps' Toys for Tots foundation. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Federal Judge Defines Enemy Combatant Status for Guantanamo Bay Detainees
Posted on October 28, 2008Yesterday U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon took a crucial step in helping to decide the fate of several detainees in Guantanamo Bay when he settled on a definition of 'enemy combatant': ? ?Enemy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"We Can Still Win This"
Posted on October 28, 2008As with every political cartoon I post, it does not reflect my political views ... I just think it's an interesting cartoon! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bill O'Reilly on The Late Show with David Letterman
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Burning a Harvard Law School Degree
Posted on October 28, 2008A 30-something Harvard Law School graduate practicing law in the Washington D.C. area--at least for the time being--has gained some attention for his blog and vow to turn his life around into one of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"Senator Biden is Now My Homeboy"
Posted on October 27, 2008A fifth grade reporter interviews Senator Joe Biden and asks what a Vice President does: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Halloween Political Incorrectness 2008
Posted on October 27, 2008Every Halloween since I started blogging over three years ago has involved stories of questionable taste. This year Halloween falls on the Friday before the Presidential Election and two stories to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New McCain Ad on Biden's Recent Statement: 'Ladies and Gentlemen'
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Electoral College Fun
Posted on October 25, 2008Everyone seems to love watching political analysts on tv news play with those interactive maps of the United States based on their electoral college votes and one website, 270towin.com, has the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Will Ferrell Makes Cameo Appearance on SNL to Play Bush
Posted on October 24, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
UK: Buyer Threatened with Libel Suit After Leaving Seller Negative Comment on eBay
Posted on October 24, 2008An eBay bidder and winner of a mobile phone, Chris Read, received what he perceived to be a "scratched and chipped" phone that was also not the model listed in the posting. Thus, like most every... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sarah Palin's Extreme Makeover
Posted on October 24, 2008It just keeps piling on. Today The Huffington Post has an enormous front page story citing an alleged fact that the McCain campaign's highest paid staffer from the first half of October was Sarah... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
What is the Worst Supreme Court Decision?
Posted on October 23, 2008The Los Angeles Times explores the question in the wake of Governor Sarah Palin's answer to Katie Couric. The question was posed to "liberal" and "conservative" legal scholars. The most controversial... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
NBC, Brian Williams Finally Get Palin Interview
Posted on October 23, 2008Yesterday NBC Nightly News host Brian Williams interviewed Governor Sarah Palin and Senator John McCain. Some of that joint interview has already been aired: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Banning Books
Posted on October 23, 2008USA Today has an interesting article on the thousands of requests schools and libraries across the country receive from various people asking that certain books be pulled off shelves. Some statistics... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Former Republican Wisconsin State Senator Endorses Barack Obama
Posted on October 22, 2008The first ever female to serve as a Wisconsin State Senator, Barbara Lorman of Fort Atkinson, has officially come out in support of Senator Barack Obama and denounced the tactics of the McCain... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
McCain Originally Defended Taxing Wealthier People More
Posted on October 22, 2008This is a video getting a lot of air time lately: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bill O'Reilly on 'The View'
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Christopher Buckley on The Daily Show
Posted on October 22, 2008Christopher Buckley, author of a new fictional book about the Supreme Court, 'Supreme Courtship,' and recent center of controversy at The National Review, appeared on The Daily Show last night: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Obama Ad: "Golden Years"
Posted on October 21, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Nebraska's 'Safe Haven' Law Urged to be Amended by Governor After 'Unintended Consequences'
Posted on October 21, 2008Since Nebraska enacted its 'Safe Haven' law which allows parents and guardians of children 18 and younger to drop them off at any hospital, 19 children have been delivered into state custody,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Three Former Employees File Class Action Suit Against Heller Ehrman
Posted on October 21, 2008Three former employees of now-dissolved law firm Heller Ehrman, a technology assistant, a business development manager and a professional services manager, have filed a class action lawsuit against... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Richard Epstein's Take on Barack Obama
Posted on October 21, 2008University of Chicago Law School Professor Richard Epstein has an op-ed in Forbes about his former colleague, Presidential candidate Barack Obama, in which he says Obama's program, "has three key... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Justice Thomas on the Constitution
Posted on October 20, 2008Speaking to the Manhattan Institute last Thursday, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said: Let me put it this way; there are really only two ways to interpret the Constitution -- try to discern... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Oliver Stone's "W" Finishes Fourth in Opening Weekend
Posted on October 19, 2008A movie adapted from a video game, "Max Payne," that "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," and "The Secret Life of Bees" all beat out Oliver Stone's "W." [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Colin Powell: Obama for President
Posted on October 19, 2008Perhaps Lawrence O'Donnell knew something very few did when he predicted former Secretary of State Colin Powell would endorse a Presidential candidate after the last Presidential debate. Indeed,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Governor Sarah Palin on SNL
Posted on October 19, 2008The moment we've all been waiting for: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SNL Skit: "Crazy McCain Rally Lady"
Posted on October 17, 2008Crazy McCain Rally Lady Skit SNL by Spreaditdotorg [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Governor Sarah Palin to Appear on Saturday Night Live?
Posted on October 17, 2008It's rumored that there are plans for Governor Sarah Palin to appear on Saturday Night Live this weekend but it is unknown whether or not she will be joined by Tina Fey. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"Joe the Plumber"
Posted on October 17, 2008Senator John McCain's new ad: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Battle of the McCain Is/Isn't Like President Bush Ads
Posted on October 17, 2008Senator John McCain may have had the zinger of the night in Wednesday night's last Presidential debate when he told Senator Barack Obama that he is not President Bush but the Obama campaign quickly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Lawsuit Against God Dismissed for Lack of Service
Posted on October 16, 2008A Nebraska legislator, State Sen. Ernie Chambers, filed a lawsuit last year seeking a a permanent injunction against God. However, Douglas County District Court Judge Marlon Polk dismissed the suit... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
iPhone App Calls for Traffic Cop Informants
Posted on October 16, 2008A new iPhone application, called 'Trapster,' encourages its users to enter in the location of police officers who are camped on the side of the road looking for speedsters. Hat Tip: Switched [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Hillary Clinton Says Chances of Running for President Again Are "Close to Zero"
Posted on October 15, 2008In what has become the default answer to questions like "will you run for President" or "will you do this or do that," Senator Hillary Clinton recently told Fox News that the chances of another... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Drug Court
Posted on October 15, 2008The New York Times has a very interesting article on the strengths and weaknesses of drug courts in the United States. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Fox News Poll Reveals Ayers Issue is a Non Issue
Posted on October 15, 2008Among the lingering questions for tonight's last Presidential debate between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain is whether McCain will confront Obama about his loose association with Bill Ayers... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Christopher Buckley Resigns from The National Review After Supporting Barack Obama
Posted on October 15, 2008Christopher Buckley, son of William F. Buckley Jr., the founder of the National Review, has resigned from the National Review promptly after endorsing Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Justice Scalia on Charlie Rose
Posted on October 15, 2008I'm surprised I never came across this but Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia appeared on Charlie Rose back in June of this year. Here is that interview: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Is Colin Powell Going to Endorse After Tonight's Final Presidential Debate?
Posted on October 15, 2008Lawrence O'Donnell thinks so and he also thinks he'll endorse Senator Barack Obama. The recent ugliness of the McCain-Palin rally audiences cannot be lost on Colin Powell. And Powell is not one to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Detroit Police Officers Sue Department for Pregnancy Discrimination
Posted on October 14, 2008Five Detroit police officers have filed suit in U.S. District Court in Detroit alleging they were discriminated against because of their pregnancies when they were forced, pursuant to department... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sign of the Times: Marriage Proposal via Twitter
Posted on October 14, 2008Marriage proposals can get pretty bizarre and creative and it was only a matter of time before proposals were made via Twitter and social websites like Facebook and MySpace. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Paragliding at Aurlandfjord, Norway -- A Breathtaking Scene! [Digg]
Posted on October 14, 2008Saturday Night Live aired at a special time Thursday night to show their new skit on last Tuesday night\'s second Presidential debate moderated by NBC\'s Tom Brokaw. Here is the skit (sorry I\'m late...\n\n[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]\n
Would President Bush Bomb Iran if Obama Wins the Election?
Posted on October 14, 2008Conservative columnist Bill Kristol speculates on Fox News: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Happy 25th Birthday, Cell Phone
Posted on October 13, 200825 years ago the first commercial cell phone was made and sold. That phone, The Motorola DynaTAC handset, weighed about 2.5 pounds and cost nearly $4,000. I believe Saved by the Bell's Zach Morris... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Saturday Night Live Skits of Tuesday's Second Presidential Debate
Posted on October 13, 2008Saturday Night Live aired at a special time Thursday night to show their new skit on last Tuesday night's second Presidential debate moderated by NBC's Tom Brokaw. Here is the skit (sorry I'm late... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
McCain Tries to Cool One of His Increasingly Mob-Like Crowds, Gets Booed
Posted on October 11, 2008Republican Presidential nominee John McCain had quite the run-in with one of his campaign rally crowds in Minnesota that refused to be talked down on bashing Democratic Presidential nominee Barack... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Another Prominent Conservative Backs Obama...A Buckley!
Posted on October 11, 2008Christopher Buckley, son of the late William F. Buckley and writer for the conservative National Review, has publicly announced he will vote Democrat for the first time in his life when he votes for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Picture Day
Posted on October 11, 2008A fireball meteor over Oklahoma: An entry to a National Geographic photography contest: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Oliver Stone Says 'W' is Not Political
Posted on October 10, 2008Via The Huffington Post via the November issue of Maxim: "The movie's not a smear job. I wouldn't want to spend a year of my life making something that is demeaning to somebody, being malicious.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Grapes of Wrath, 2008
Posted on October 10, 2008From Salon.com: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Man Awarded $300,000 in Lawsuit Against Gym and CrossFit
Posted on October 10, 2008Makimba Mimms, the Virginian military officer who sued a gym, a training company and one of its employees alleging he was left disabled after being put through a rigorous CrossFit regimen, has been... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
George McGovern on the Employee Free Choice Act, Again
Posted on October 10, 2008Former Democratic Senator George McGovern has long voiced his opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act through op-eds and now has a television ad on the same: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"Art for Obama"
Posted on October 09, 2008You don't have to be keenly tuned into politics to recognize this picture: The "Progress" graphic was made by Scott Hansen and there is now a trend of other Obama-inspired art as it has become... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Can the Treasury Secretary Fire Those AIG Executives Per Barack Obama's Request?
Posted on October 09, 2008Not in theory, explains Juliet Lapidos over at Slate.com: It was widely reported that the Federal Reserve, with backing from the Treasury, loaned AIG $85 billion in exchange for an 80 percent stake... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
European Court to, or Not to, Decide Fate of Abortion in Ireland
Posted on October 09, 2008The European Court of Human Rights, established to uphold rights to life, privacy, freedom of speech, religion and the like in 47 nations that signed the European Convention on Human Rights, is once... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Federal Court Stays Release of Chinese Detainees
Posted on October 09, 2008Last night the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an administrative stay pursuant to the Department of Justice's request temporarily blocking the release of 17 Chinese... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
In Afghanistan with the ISAF (pics) [Digg]
Posted on October 09, 2008The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is the mission established by the UN Security Council in 2001 to secure parts of Afghanistan to allow the establishment of Hamid Karzai's new administration.
What is Clean Coal?
Posted on October 08, 2008You'd be surprised to find out considering how big of a buzz word it has become in the topic of energy and the environment. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Virginia Man Sues Gym, Says CrossFit Program Left Him Disabled
Posted on October 08, 2008A Virginia man, Makimba Mimms of Bristow, a former Navy information systems technician first class, has sued a gym in Virginia claiming that a popular workout regimen known as CrossFit has left him... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Did McCain Refuse to Shake Obama's Hand at the End of the Debate?
Posted on October 08, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Trial Ordered Because Judge "Asked Too Many Questions"
Posted on October 08, 2008A Maryland Court of Special Appeals has ordered a new trial in the case of Antwan Derrell Smith, a 25-year-old serving a 30-year prison term at the Maryland Correctional Institution, because the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
McCain v. Obama: A Hypothetical Supreme Court Case
Posted on October 08, 2008The American Enterprise Institute and the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law are sponsoring a moot court on a sort of Bush v. Gore II called McCain v. Obama: A Hypothetical Supreme Court... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
That One '08
Posted on October 08, 2008The phrase that became a rockstar overnight. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Asteroid Enters Earth's Atmosphere
Posted on October 07, 2008I received an e-mail earlier yesterday reporting that an asteroid, 2008 TC3, was scheduled to enter earth's atmosphere early this morning somewhere over northern Sudan. The asteroid is relatively... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
President Bush Says Democrats Contributed to "Broken Judicial Confirmation Process"
Posted on October 07, 2008Speaking at an event co-sponsored by the Federalist Society and attended by predominately conservative lawyers, President Bush said Democrats contributed to the "broken judicial confirmation process"... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
It's October and That Can Mean Only One Thing: The Supreme Court is Back in Session!
Posted on October 06, 2008Oh yeah, and the baseball playoffs have begun but the World Series is in November this year, isn't it? The American Constitution Society had another one of its Supreme Court previews and is now... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Job Posting on Craigslist Used in Bank Robbery
Posted on October 06, 2008Unreal: Around 11:00 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, the robber, wearing a yellow vest, safety goggles, a blue shirt, and a respirator mask went over to a guard who was overseeing the unloading of cash to the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama's New 'Preemptive' Ad
Posted on October 06, 2008On Wednesday the McCain campaign is supposed to begin airing ads questioning Senator Barack Obama's relationships with Tony Rezko and William Ayers. In response, the Obama campaign is attempting to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Biden, Palin and the Vice Presidency Under the Constitution
Posted on October 06, 2008A lot of attention was given to Governor Sarah Palin's answer to Gwen Ifil's question about whether she agreed with Vice President Dick Cheney's assertion that the vice presidency is a part of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Stormy Auroras
Posted on October 06, 2008The above photo was taken from Russia's Kolyskia peninsula by photographer Aleksander Chernucho using a Nikon D200. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Nation's Economic Woes Has Electoral Map in Disarray
Posted on October 05, 2008Last Thursday, the day of the Vice Presidential debate, the McCain campaign announced that it was pulling out of Michigan. The move may have been somewhat shocking but the reasons behind it are not.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Gwen Ifil on Meet the Press: ?Blew me off I think is the technical term?
Posted on October 05, 2008Gwen Ifil, moderator of last Thursday's Vice Presidential debate, made an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press' and when referring to Governor Sarah Palin's blatant disregard for certain questions... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Queen Latifah, Tina Fey in SNL VP Debate Parody
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Bill O'Reilly vs. Barney Frank
Posted on October 03, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Obama Ad Attacks Palin's Debate Performance
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The Great Depression vs. The Bailout
Posted on October 03, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Washington State to Use GPS to Monitor Released Violent Sex Offenders
Posted on October 02, 2008All newly released sex offenders considered potentially violent in Washington state will be monitored via global positioning system ("GPS") devices on their ankles for at least the first 30 days upon... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
YouTube Clips, Other Internet Clips Viewed More Than Actual Katie Couric Interview of Sarah Palin on CBS
Posted on October 01, 2008The New York Times is reporting that Katie Couric's interview of Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin received more exposure on YouTube and through Saturday Night Live's parody of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bill Introduced to Limit Laptop Border Searches
Posted on October 01, 2008Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) who has long been vocal in his opposition to the controversial practice of searching laptops and other electronic devices at U.S. borders without a warrant via the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Federal Judge Dismisses Nightclub Discrimination Lawsuit
Posted on September 30, 2008In yet another among a series of lawsuits arising across the country by men against nightclubs asserting discrimination for a business practice of favoring women with respect to prices and charges, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Yorker Cover and Palin's Foreign Policy Experience
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Courts Allow Ohio to Use Early Voting
Posted on September 30, 2008The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled, and Ohio Federal district court judges have both upheld the decision (in Cleveland) and declined to step in (in Columbus), that new voters can register and cast an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Future of 'Meet the Press': More Than One Host?
Posted on September 30, 2008The New York Times is reporting that, when NBC executives decide the direction of 'Meet the Press' between election day and early December, it's possible that both David Gregory and Chuck Todd could... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Palin Reportedly Unable to Name Supreme Court Case Other Than Roe v. Wade
Posted on September 30, 2008Sarah Palin, allegedly in an unaired segment from Katie Couric's recent interview of her, could not name another Supreme Court of the United States case other than Roe v. Wade. From The Huffington... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Against Machine Alleged to be Capable of Swallowing Earth
Posted on September 29, 2008A Federal judge in Hawaii dismissed a lawsuit brought by retired nuclear safety officer Walter Wagner and Spanish science writer Luis Sancho against the United States' involvement in the funding and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Online Voir Dire
Posted on September 29, 2008Though only 10% of people have substantial online profiles, information on the internet is proving to be tremendously useful for attorneys trying to configure the ideal jury. For example: In a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama Gets Wedding Anniversary Year Wrong, Makes Olbermann's Worst Persons
Posted on September 29, 2008In a huge personal gaffe on the campaign trail, Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama said that this year he and his wife Michelle would be celebrating their 15th anniversary. It is their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Tina Fey Returns as Sarah Palin
Posted on September 28, 2008A parody of Sarah Palin's recent interview with CBS' Katie Couric: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Preparing for the First Debate (PIC) [Digg]
Posted on September 28, 2008Democratic Presidential Nominee, Senator Barack Obama participates in the first presidential debate with Senator McCain at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS on Friday, September 26, 2008.
Judge Grants NBC Universal's Request for Preliminary Injunction, Project Runway to Stay at Bravo for Now
Posted on September 27, 2008Apparently The Weinstein Company, the people responsible for the hit show 'Project Runway,' had an agreement with NBC Universal, the people responsible for Bravo TV, that may prevent 'Project Runway'... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Wall Street, Main Street
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McCain Wins Debate!
Posted on September 26, 2008Well, at least in one web ad. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
President Bush Signs ADA Amendments Act of 2008
Posted on September 26, 2008Nearly 19 years after his father, President George H. W. Bush, signed the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") into law, President George W. Bush has signed into law amendments that significantly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
What Will Happen if McCain No-Shows on Friday?
Posted on September 25, 2008Have a town hall. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Stewart and Colbert Enterntainment Weekly Cover
Posted on September 25, 2008Funny: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
David Letterman was Not Pleased by McCain Canceling Appearance
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What Not to Do on Myspace: Post Your Whereabouts When a Warrant is Out for Your Arrest!
Posted on September 24, 2008Based on a hunch, a Pennsylvania assistant district attorney punched in the phone number and address of a man accused of stealing two monkeys from the Wild World of Animals, Steven Labore, and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Scalia, Judicial Restraint, and Heller
Posted on September 24, 2008Damon W. Root has an article on Reason.com discussing judicial restraint, the Supreme Court's current champion of the principle, Justice Antonin Scalia, and how Scalia completely and inexplicably... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
11-Year Old Suspended for Wearing Anti-Obama T-Shirt
Posted on September 24, 2008An 11-year-old Colorado fifth grader has been suspended from his school for wearing a t-shirt to school that read, "Obama a terrorist's best friend." Daxx Dalton's dad says the fifth-grader was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama: 52, McCain: 43
Posted on September 24, 2008Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama, thanks to a bump given by the U.S. economic collapse, has taken a substantial lead over Republican Presidential nominee John McCain among "likely... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Palin had a 15% Attendance Record As Governor of Alaska [Digg]
Posted on September 24, 2008In her 578 days as Governor of Alaska, she was only in Juneau, Alaska for 85 of them.
The Penny Gets a Makeover
Posted on September 23, 2008Well, just the back of it to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Iraqi Detainee System: 25 Lawyers, 7,000+ Detainees
Posted on September 23, 2008The Los Angeles Times has a quick article on the overwhelmingly crowded and clogged Iraqi detainee system where some detainees have been held for years without having their case heard by a judge. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bill Clinton's Appearance on "The View"
Posted on September 23, 2008Former President Bill Clinton recently appeared on "The View," for the first time, and said that Hillary Clinton didn't really want to be Vice President but that she would have been the best pick... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Americans text more than they talk [Digg]
Posted on September 23, 2008Cell phone users in the U.S. have caught on to the texting craze. On a monthly basis, they send more SMS messages than make phone calls, according to a new survey.
Senate Holding Hearing Tomorow on Federal Courts and Equality for Workers
Posted on September 22, 2008A study released by the American Constitution Society recently revealed that, at the trial level, employers are going to win 80 percent of employment discrimination lawsuits. Tomorrow, at 10a.m.,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Biden Calls Own Campaign Ad 'Terrible'
Posted on September 22, 2008In an interview with CBS' Katie Couric, referring to an attack ad on McCain's confessed inability to use a computer, Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden said he thought the ad was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New McCain Ad: "Chicago Machine"
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FactCheck.org: John McCain Did Vote with President Bush 95% of the Time
Posted on September 22, 2008A check with Congressional Quarterly's assessment of McCain's voting record revealed that Barack Obama's campaign is not lying when it says the Republican Presidential nominee votes with President... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Long-time Admirer & Biographer: How McCain Lost Me. [Digg]
Posted on September 22, 2008This didn't happen overnight, however McCain's recent conduct of his campaign -his willingness to lie repeatedly and to play Russian roulette with the vice-presidency, in order to fulfill his long-held ambition -has reinforced my earlier, and growing, sense that John McCain is not a principled man...
How Financial Madness Really Overtook Wall Street [Digg]
Posted on September 22, 2008There are two ways to look at this. There's Wall Street's way, which features theories and numbers and equations and gobbledygook and, ultimately, rationalization. Then there's the right way, which involves asking the questions that really matter: How did we get here? How do we get out of it? And what does all this mean for the average joe?
Palin's Church May Have Shaped Controversial Worldview [Digg]
Posted on September 22, 2008Three months before she was thrust into the national political spotlight, Gov. Sarah Palin was asked to handle a much smaller task: addressing the graduating class of commission students at her one-time church, Wasilla Assembly of God.
Keith Olbermann Impersonation
Posted on September 21, 2008Not bad: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"I'm John McCain and I Approve This Message"
Posted on September 21, 2008Written with help from Al Franken: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"Congress should say no to Bush's last-gasp bid for more executive power."
Posted on September 19, 2008Professor Neal Katyal, the lawyer who argued on behalf of the petitioner in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, and Justin Florence, a fellow at Georgetown's Center for Law and National Security, have an article on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Is Conservatism Primitive Behavior?
Posted on September 19, 2008Scientists continue to figure out the origins and foundations for political beliefs and behavior and have recently added physiology to their batch of explanations. Individuals who are more easily... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Fight Against Discriminatory Bar Cover Fees
Posted on September 19, 2008Earlier last month a Nevada civil rights panel ruled that "a health club discriminated against men by charging them more for membership than they charged women." However, in the same ruling, the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Screenshot: Barack Obama's Gmail Account Hacked
Posted on September 19, 2008From The Onion (click to enlarge): [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Court Rules Employer Cannot Fire Employee Who Sent 12,000+ Text Messages from Work
Posted on September 19, 2008Obviously this decision came from outside of the United States. The Italian Supreme Court ruled that an employer could not terminate its employee that had sent more than 12,000 text messages from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
President Clinton Has Kind Words for McCain/Palin
Posted on September 19, 2008Former President Bill Clinton gave a few unexpected kind words about Republican Presidential nominees John McCain and Sarah Palin while in an interview with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo last night. Clinton... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Palin's [Now] Famous Eyeglasses Cost $400
Posted on September 18, 2008They're the clear-rim MP-704 glasses, made of super-light and non-allergenic metal called titanium manufactured by a Japanese frame designer, Kazuo Kawasaki. They cost about $400 in the United States... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Foreign Courts Paying Less Attention to U.S. Supreme Court
Posted on September 18, 2008While it's highly debated amongst Supreme Court Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court and legal scholars over whether or not to study and cite foreign law and decisions when handling cases affecting the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Fiorina's "McCain nor Palin Could Run a Major Corporation" Non-Gaffe
Posted on September 18, 2008Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Chairman of the Board, Carly Fiorina, has been in major hot water lately with the media and now with the McCain campaign over a "gaffe" she recently made while... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama "Fundamentals" Ad
Posted on September 17, 2008It may have been the Iraq war issue that propelled each of these candidates to the front of their party but the timing of the Lehman Bros. collapse and recent bailout of AIG may mean it will be the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maghound: The Netflix of Magazines
Posted on September 17, 2008If you're a magazine lover that wishes they could subscribe to dozens of publications per month without dishing out serious money then you'll love Maghound.com. Here are some specifics about the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Katie Couric Gets to Interview Sarah Palin Next
Posted on September 17, 2008Set to air on September 29th and 30th on the "CBS Evening News" and "The Early Show," CBS anchor Katie Couric is next to interview Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Fox News... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Urging the Supreme Court to Reconsider Sentencing for "Acquitted Conduct"
Posted on September 17, 2008In the 1997 case of U.S. v. Watts the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the principle that sentencing can be based on uncharged or acquitted conduct. That is, though a jury may find a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bill Maher on The Rachel Maddow Show
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Chris Matthews Grills McCain Senior Advisor About "Fundamentally Sound" Remark
Posted on September 16, 2008MSNBC's Chris Matthews is usually a passionate, fired-up political commentator but I think yesterday's 500+ point crash on Wall Street had him extra stimulated and John McCain's remark that the U.S.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On Bookshelves Now: 'Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency'
Posted on September 16, 2008From Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman comes, 'Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency.' ACSBlog has a brief summary of the book's topics: The first part explores the role David Addington, Vice... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Cass R. Sunstein: "McCain's Court is Change We Don't Need"
Posted on September 16, 2008Harvard professor of law Cass R. Sunstein is on a roll lately with another article about the Supreme Court of the United States and the 2008 Presidential election in The Huffington Post. Professor... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Authoring New Book
Posted on September 16, 2008Speaking at a conference on courts and the new media at the University of Arizona Rogers College of Law in Tucson on Septemer 9, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer revealed that he is writing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Supreme Court Justice Sarah Palin
Posted on September 16, 2008Dahlia Lithwick put forth an interesting, albeit outlandish and outrageous, idea of placing Sarah Palin on the Supreme Court of the United States. It is true that once upon a time the Supreme Court... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Instant Messaging Helps Workplace Productivity...What?
Posted on June 12, 2008Although I question the validity of any study that comes out of Ohio State University, nevertheless, in a joint study conducted with the University of California-Irvine, researchers found that IM can... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Mexican Artist Claims World's Largest Drawing
Posted on June 12, 200813 months, 800 pencils, 6,000 hours, and seven trips to the hospital later, Mexican artist Filemon Trevino accomplished his lifelong dream of entering the Guinness Book of World Records as he... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Two Big Changes in California Law Implicates Employer Responsibilities
Posted on June 11, 2008California recently enacted hands-free legislation which takes effect July 1, 2008 and makes it illegal for drivers over 18 years of age to drive a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
President Bush Amends Executive Order Requiring Use of E-Verify for Private Workers Using Federal Funds
Posted on June 11, 2008Last Friday, June 6, 2008, President George W. Bush issued an amendment to Executive Order 12989 which requires federal contractors to use E-Verify, the Department of Homeland Security?s employment... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to Keep Your Bike From Being Stolen (PIC) [Digg]
Posted on June 11, 2008This bike is going to need some help from Houdini to get out of this predicament.
Canadian Waitress Shaves Head for Charity, Laid Off from Job
Posted on June 10, 2008A waitress from Ontario, Canada, Stacey Fearnall, was laid off from her job at a restaurant after she raised nearly $2,700 by pledging to let someone chop off her long, red hair at a Cops for Cancer... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Absolutely Stunning: 50 Breathtaking Aerial Photos [Digg]
Posted on June 10, 2008Here\'s a clip from the World World II era on how to supervise women in the workplace:\n\n\n\n[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
What Will Hillary Clinton Do Now?
Posted on June 10, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
NASA to Build Craft Strong Enough to Enter Sun's Atmosphere
Posted on June 10, 2008NASA previously built a spacecraft resistant enough to withstand a flyby of Mercury and is simply building off those technologies to attempt a visit to the Sun's atmosphere in an attempt to solve two... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Olbermann Beats O'Reilly [Digg]
Posted on June 10, 2008MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" beat Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" in the key Adults 25-54 demographic for the first time ever last week.
Supervising Women Workers
Posted on June 09, 2008Here's a clip from the World World II era on how to supervise women in the workplace: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Movie Trailer and Poster for Bill Maher's 'Religulous'
Posted on June 07, 2008The much anticipated documentary from political comedian Bill Maher is set to hit theaters October 3, 2008 but the movie poster and trailer are already out. Click here for the trailer and more... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New iPhone Images Leaked [Digg]
Posted on June 07, 2008Crunchgear has released photos leaked from someone with obviously strong Apples connections of the new iPhone.
Classic photographs done in LEGOs (PICS) [Digg]
Posted on June 07, 2008Flickr user Balakov has recreated 19 memorable moments from world events, photography and sports in LEGO blocks. Can you guess the source photos without looking?
Résumé Bloopers
Posted on June 02, 2008My favorites of the résumé bloopers, blunders and mistakes: ?Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave? Objective: ?My dream job would be as a professional baseball player, but since I can?t do... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Great Courtroom Movies
Posted on June 02, 2008Lawyer and Mark Cuban's brother, Brian Cuban, compiled a list of his top 10 "courtroom" movies--not just movies about the law and/or lawyers, but courtroom movies. I would have added 'My Cousin... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Democrats Propose Legislation that Would Make it Illegal for Employers to Misclassify Employees as Independent Contractors
Posted on May 27, 2008The bill is H.R. 6111 and it proposes to "amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Another NLRB Decision, Another Reversal by a Circuit Court
Posted on May 22, 2008The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") recently upheld a hospital's ban of nurses wearing ?RNs Demand Safe Staffing? buttons during collective bargaining. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Supervisor's Statement about Caregiver Responsibilities Ruled Not Enough in Sex Bias Case
Posted on May 22, 2008A federal district court in Maine held that even though a supervisor passed up a female for a promotion and made the statement, "You're going to school, you have the kids, and you just have a lot on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
10th Circuit Allows Parents to Pursue Associational Discrimination Claim
Posted on May 22, 2008A year ago the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued an enforcement guide on disparate treatment of workers with caregiving responsibilities. That is, workers who are discriminated against... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
National Labor Relations Board Issues Memorandum Addressing Register Guard
Posted on May 21, 2008NLRB general counsel Ronald Meisburg issued a memorandum addressing the landmark Board decision, The Guard Publishing Company, d/b/a The Register Guard, 351 NLRB No. 70 (2007). The memorandum gives a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EEOC Discusses the ADA and Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities
Posted on May 21, 2008The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") recently published a discussion on the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") as it relates to veterans with service-connected disabilities... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Difference Between Regular and High Definition TV [Digg]
Posted on May 21, 2008You can really notice the difference.
Last Brown v. Board Plaintiff Dies at Age 88
Posted on May 21, 2008Zelma Henderson passed away today at the age of 88. She was one of the 13 plaintiffs in the landmark Supreme Court of the United States case of Brown v. Board of Education, the case that finally... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Life in the Fast Lane?
Posted on May 21, 2008This cartoon does not reflect my political support. I just like political cartoons! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Lawyer Accused of Altering Grades to Work at Sidley Austin
Posted on May 20, 2008This story isn't totally surprising, but it is cringing to hear. A former associate at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle in New York had an ethics violation filed against him for allegedly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Woman Held Responsible for MySpace Teen Suicide Indicted
Posted on May 19, 2008Back in January federal prosecutors began looking into charging the mother responsible for the fake MySpace account that is believed to be responsible for the suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier. This... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SNL Spoof: "There Can Be Only One"
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"Or, 9th Circuit Decisions"
Posted on May 17, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Understanding the Economic Stimulus Plan?
Posted on May 17, 2008I'm not so sure the labels and arrows were needed, but nevertheless: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Detroit Police Officer Sues Police Department for Pregnancy Discrimination
Posted on May 14, 2008Because of a provision change in the Detroit Police Department's collective bargaining agreement, several female Detroit Police officers have been left with no alternative but to conceal their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Money Commentary
Posted on May 14, 2008Here's an interesting depiction of the U.S. dollar: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Want to Land that Job? Best Firm Up that Handshake!
Posted on May 08, 2008A new study using mock interviews revealed that those interviewees with "high handshake marks" (i.e., firm, complete grip, eye contact and vigorous up-and-down movement) were rated "most hireable" by... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Dad died saving his little girl [Digg]
Posted on May 08, 2008With an out-of-control car bearing down, Joseph Richardson grabbed his 4-year-old daughter and held her up out of harm's way.
Brains of Suicide Victims Who Were Abused as Children Show Genetic Changes
Posted on May 07, 2008Canadian researchers studied the brains of 18 men who committed suicide and who were also abused or neglected as children, and compared them to 12 men who also died suddenly but from other causes,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Why Didn't Anyone Oppose the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act?
Posted on May 06, 2008Richard Ford over at Slate.com's Convictions blog has a theory: Why didn?t anyone oppose it? I suspect some of the reason is the subtle (or not) analogy to race and sex discrimination?what I?ve... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
R-E-C-E-S-S-I-O-N
Posted on May 06, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Many States Releasing Prisoners Early Due to Budget Pressures
Posted on May 06, 2008California, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Mississippi, and South Carolina are among the states having to re-evaluate their stance on crime and punishment in lieu of budget concerns. Other states, like New... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Your College Life Ambition [PIC] [Digg]
Posted on May 06, 2008California, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Mississippi, and South Carolina are among the states having to re-evaluate their stance on crime and punishment in lieu of budget concerns. Other states, like New...\n\n[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Federal Reserve Cracking Down on Credit Card Industry
Posted on May 02, 2008The Federal Reserve and other regulators are finally getting serious about America's debt problem. Today, the Fed and two government agencies proposed rules that would stop credit card companies from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Texas Man Tries to Cash Check for $360 Billion
Posted on May 01, 2008If Charles Ray Fuller, 21, of Crowley, Texas had succeeded, it would have made him about the fourth richest man on Earth. Police responded to a report of a man attempting to pass the check about 4... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Photos: NASA's top 10 views of Earth - CNET News.com [Digg]
Posted on April 30, 2008To celebrate Earth Day, NASA releases its 10 favorite photographs of Earth taken by astronauts aboard International Space Station.
Without More, a Screensaver Depicting Slave Driver not Hostile Work Environment
Posted on April 29, 2008Though the complainant failed to assert hostile work environment in her EEOC charge and lawsuit, a court in Alabama spent some time deciding and ruling that a pharmacist could not make a prima facie... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Massachusetts Latest State to Push for Weight Discrimination Ban
Posted on April 29, 2008If the bill passed in Massachusetts, they would join the company of Michigan, the District of Columbia, San Francisco and Santa Cruz, Calif., and Madison, Wis.. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Television Ad Campaign Against the Employee Free Choice Act
Posted on April 25, 2008This was quite the television commercial to wake up to this morning: Apparently the "Coalition for a Democratic Workplace" began a nationwide television commercial ad campaign to garner support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
McCain, Barack and Hillary on Disability
Posted on April 24, 2008Concurring Opinions has a link to the candidates' stance on disability policies. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Top NFL Draft Busts of the Modern Era [PICS] [Digg]
Posted on April 24, 2008#17 - Lawrence Phillips - The NFL began psychological testing for draft prospects because of players like Lawrence Phillips. Rams coach Dick Vermeil thought he could control the troubled back, but St. Louis released Phillips a year after drafting him...
The DC Circuit Doesn't Think McDonnell Douglas is All That Great
Posted on April 23, 2008The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently opined in Brady v. Office of Sergeant at Arms, No. 06-5362, (D.C. Cir. Mar. 28, 2008): Whether an employee establishes a prima... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Apparently Biglaw is Eliminating Labor & Employment Practice Groups Slowly
Posted on April 23, 2008From Above the Law: I've been searching for positions in large law firms in Labor & Employment. I'm discovering that many firms are getting rid of those practice groups because they are not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"The United States has less than 5 percent of the world?s population. But it has almost a quarter of the world?s prisoners."
Posted on April 23, 2008Adam Liptak has an article in today's New York Times about America's insanely high imprisonment rate and discusses the various reasons given for this, which range from the influence of democracy to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Does Work Done on a Blackberry Constitute Compensable Time under the FLSA?
Posted on April 22, 2008It's possible and even though it's unlikely, employers are being encouraged to institute policies to protect themselves against having to compensate their employees for work done on their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Is John Adams a Tad Over-Hyped as a Founding Father?
Posted on April 21, 2008Famed Stanford University politicial science professor Jack Rakove thinks maybe. John Adams, aside from being our second President, is probably no more popular or known than any of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Employment Issues at Fore in Supreme Court in Week Ahead
Posted on April 21, 2008This week the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in matters concerning equal protection claims by public employees (Engquist v. Oregon Dept. of Agriculture (07-474)),... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Employment Litigation Presents Extra Special E-Discovery Issues
Posted on April 20, 2008As if it wasn't enough that e-discovery and it's ever increasing importance in litigation has presented problems since being adopted by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, employment litigation has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Study Shows State Courts Vacating Many Arbitration Awards for Employees But Not for Employers
Posted on April 20, 2008A study from University of Illinois labor and employment law scholar Michael LeRoy has revealed that state courts are vacating many arbitration awards for employees, but not for employers--a trend... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Some People Really Hated the ABC Democratic Debate
Posted on April 18, 2008Moveon.org has an online petition titled, "Enough Distractions," and the compiled petition will be presented to ABC and "other media" complaining about: "Debate moderators abuse the public trust... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Astronomy Picture of the Day: A Protected Night Sky [Digg]
Posted on April 18, 2008This sky is protected. Yesterday marked the 50 year anniversary of the first lighting ordinance ever enacted, which restricted searchlight advertisements from sweeping the night skies above Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
Marilyn Monroe sex film to be kept private [Digg]
Posted on April 18, 2008A 15-minute film of Marilyn Monroe engaging in oral sex with an unidentified man will be kept from public view by a New York businessman who has bought it for $1.5 million, the broker of the deal said on Monday
Fantastic Picture: Atari user's desk, circa 1983 [Digg]
Posted on April 18, 2008My friend Jennifer Brown scanned this fantastic photo shot by her neighbor of his desk, circa 1983. The Return of the Jedi promotional glass set from Burger King is a perfect touch.
Earth's Hum
Posted on April 17, 2008Apparently the Earth makes a noise that sounds like a hum that is completely imperceptible to the human ear. This is interesting but not so surprising. After all, do we honestly expect something like... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
9th Circuit Holds Employee's Long Tenure Did Not Alter At-Will Status
Posted on April 16, 2008Without more, the 9th Circuit held in Kang v. PB Fasteners, No. 06-55913 (9th Cir. Feb. 27, 2008), an employee?s long tenure with a company did not alter his at-will status, thus rejecting the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
60+ Million Workers Say They Would Join Union Yet Only 16 Million Have Done So
Posted on April 15, 2008Via Eye on the NLRB: 60 million non-union workers say they would join a union if they could, yet only 16 million workers belong to unions in the United States. There are many ways to explain this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Bill Would Fine Unions for Breaching Transparency Requirements and Obstructing Member Rights
Posted on April 14, 2008The House Resolution, H.R. 5775: To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to provide for specified civil penalties for violations of that Act, and for other purposes, was introduced... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
3rd Circuit Applies Pleading Standard from Antitrust Case to Employment Case
Posted on April 14, 2008The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Wilkerson v. New Media (3rd Cir 04/09/2008), reversed a lower court's dismissal of a plaintiff's claims, extending the holding in Bell Atl. Corp. v.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Virginia Law Review Publishes Discussion Surrounding Union Representation Article
Posted on April 14, 2008Via Concurring Opinions, In Brief, the online companion to the Virginia Law Review, recently published a discussion centered around Professor Matthew T. Bodie's article Information and the Market for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Older Works More Likely to Receive Layoffs and Termination Because of Higher Pay
Posted on April 14, 2008The Chicago Tribune, via Barbara Rose, has more on the proposed EEOC amendment to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and how higher pay puts older workers at risk for layoffs and termination. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Alberto Gonzales Still Unemployed
Posted on April 14, 2008The ABA voted him the Lawyer of the Year for 2007, he's a Harvard Law School grad, was once hyped to be the first Hispanic United States Supreme Court Justice and is a former attorney general.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Denies Federal Prison Employees Overtime Compensation
Posted on April 10, 2008A group of employees working for the federal Bureau of Prisons brought overtime claims asserting that they performed "compensable work" for which they were not compensated. The Court of Appeals for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Map of United States Showing Carbon Emissions
Posted on April 09, 2008For more about how this map was created, visit here. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Scalia Slated to Appear on '60 Minutes'
Posted on April 08, 2008In an effort to promote his newly co-authored book, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges, Justice Antonin Scalia is scheduled to appear on '60 Minutes' April 27. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EEOC Obtains $505,000 Settlement from McDonald's Franchise
Posted on April 08, 2008The EEOC recently announced a settlement that perhaps serves as a prime example of the need for enhanced harassment policies and procedure in the restaurant and fast food industry. A Durango,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Employer's Failure to Tell Transfer Location of Sexual Harasser Gets Big Settlement
Posted on April 08, 2008Via Manpower Employment Blawg: Dillard?s department stores has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle sex harassment claims filed by twelve female employees. The suit revolved around allegations of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
America's Top Enemies
Posted on April 07, 2008A recent Gallup poll revealed who Americans consider to be our top ten enemies and the results are somewhat suprising. North Korea fell out of the top three and China jumped up. China may be an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
8th Circuit Dismisses Suit Over Judge's Ban of Word "Rape" in Trial
Posted on April 07, 2008Earlier this year a rape victim, Tory Bowen, appealed a lawsuit she had against a district court judge in Nebraska, Judge Jeffre Cheuvront, when the judge banned the use of the word "rape" in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Police Called in on 6-Year-Old Student Accused of Sexual Harassment
Posted on April 06, 2008This past Friday the Washington Post had an editorial about the DC area's unreasonable and overblown reactions to sexual harassment claims, no matter the age. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
When Must Police Show a Search Warrant?
Posted on April 06, 2008Most people probably think police must show a search warrant immediately and before entering a person's home or property, but that is not the case. The Fourth Amendment only sets forth the standard... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
High-Rollin' Clintons
Posted on April 05, 2008Former President Bill Clinton and his Presidential candidate wife, Hillary Clinton recently released thirty years of tax returns. The returns reveal quite the money machine. Bill and Hillary Clinton... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Yet Another Title VII Association Case
Posted on April 03, 2008Coming on the heels of Iona comes Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, 07-5040 (6th Cir. Mar. 31, 2008) out of the 6th Circuit. The association twist in this case after the plaintiff's fiancée... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Weight Discrimination More Widespread than Race Discrimination, Study Finds
Posted on April 02, 2008There is no federal law against "weight discrimination," and even a lot of state disability discrimination laws do not hold obesity to be a qualifying disability, though the issue has been litigated... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Stitching Together the Patchwork: Burlington Northern's Lessons for State Whistleblower Law
Posted on April 01, 2008From the current issue of the Georgetown Law Journal. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EEOC Proposes Amendment to Age Discrimination in Employment Act: Employers Allowed to Argue Disparate Impact Reasonably Justifiable
Posted on April 01, 2008Pursuant to the Supreme Court's ruling in Smith v. City of Jackson, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking. The Commission proposes to revise... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
It Costs 1.7 Cents to Produce 1 New Penny
Posted on April 01, 2008The penny is worth more than you think. For example, "[a] penny minted before 1982 is ninety-five per cent copper?which, at recent prices, is approximately two and a half cents? worth." And... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Second Circuit: Employer violates Title VII if it takes action against an employee because of the employee's association with a person of another race
Posted on April 01, 2008The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, for the first time, vacated and remanded the entry of summary judgment against a Title VII claim brought by a white man who alleges that Iona College's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Frozen Waves ( pics ) [Digg]
Posted on March 31, 2008I blogged about this lawsuit nearly two years ago and the Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit finally had occasion to hear the suit and hold that Craigslist is not liable for discriminatory housing...\n\n[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
What Chicago Looks Like at Night, From 36,000 Feet [Digg]
Posted on March 31, 2008Beautiful aerial view of Chicago's grid-style geography at night.
Earth Hour
Posted on March 30, 2008Google has a black screen today in honor of "Earth Hour." [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
?Really obvious sexual harassment [among adults] is declining,? but rising among teens
Posted on March 28, 2008Teenagers in the workplace are proving to be a problem when it comes to adopting and implementing harassment policies and procedures. Adults are more likely to understand the implications of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
California Court of Appeals Holds Resident Managers Not Entitled to On-Call Time
Posted on March 27, 2008In another unpaid wages case out of California, the California Court of Appeals held that on-call resident managers of an elderly housing complex are entitled to compensation only for time spent... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Democratic vs. Republican Spending Since 1975
Posted on March 27, 2008I'm not totally convinced this bar graph is accurate. (Click here for larger view) Nevertheless, it's interesting. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Pregnancy Discrimination Claims/Confusion Up
Posted on March 27, 2008The Wall Street Journal is reporting that along with the 14% increase over the past year in pregnancy discrimination claims filed with the EEOC (40% over the last decade), higher up is phone call... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Piece of Ice Seven Times the Size of Manhattan Breaks Away [Digg]
Posted on March 26, 2008Piece of Antarctica breaks away, scientists blame global warming.
Linda Greenhouse Headed to Yale Law School
Posted on March 26, 2008Yale Law School has created a Knight Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence and Joseph M. Goldstein Senior Fellow position for the New York Times recently-departed journalist Linda Greenhouse. From... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How is Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Paying for His Pricey Attorney?
Posted on March 26, 2008Questions have been swarming around how the troubled Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, is paying for his high-priced, elite litigator, Dan Webb. The question remains unanswered: Says Webb himself: "I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The 2009 U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings Leaked
Posted on March 26, 2008They come out every year and we're not supposed to care about these "arbitrary and flawed" rankings, but we do and here they are. How did your school do? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
39% of Cases Filed in Georgia Federal Court this Month Filed by One Man: an Inmate
Posted on March 25, 2008of the 491 cases filed so far this month in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 192 have come from one Jonathan Lee Riches. So far, Riches has filed 300 suits in the Northern... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Piece of Ice Seven Times the Size of Manhattan Breaks Away from Antarctica
Posted on March 25, 2008A very large portion of the Antarctic ice that is estimated to have been there for anywhere between hundreds to 1,500 years broke away from the Wilkins Ice Shelf in western Antarctica yesterday.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Fourth Circuit Holds Employer's Unilateral Withdrawal of Recognition From a Union Unlawful
Posted on March 25, 2008The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in NLRB v HQM of Bayside, LLC, 4thCir, March 10, 2008) strengthened the difficulty employers face when they attempt to unilaterally withdraw recognition... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Indicted
Posted on March 25, 2008All eyes were on Detroit this afternoon as Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff, Christine Beatty, were indicted on a total of 12 charges which include perjury, conspiracy,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"I'm not apologizing, I'm not resigning, I'm not doing anything."
Posted on March 24, 2008James Carville, political advisor to the Clintons, is sticking by his "Judas remark" he made regarding the endorsement of Barack Obama by Governor Bill Richardson. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Disabled Man Fired for Neglecting to Pay for a Donut and Milk
Posted on March 24, 2008Michael Holland, 37, of Gaithersburg, MD, was recently fired by a Safeway store for neglecting to pay for a doughnut and milk that totaled $1.78. In addition to being fired from Safeway, where he had... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
In South Korea, Photographing Legs Is Not Sexual Harassment
Posted on March 23, 2008South Korea's highest court recently ruled that taking a picture of the legs of a woman in a miniskirt does not constitute sexual harassment. The man in his 30s, identified only as a Kim,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Discovery Issues in Discrimination Suits Against Law Firms
Posted on March 22, 2008What do you do when you know your former employer has documents it says it does not have and is not producing them during discovery? Apparently you steal them. A former Foley & Lardner legal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bill Maher: The 100 Years War [Digg]
Posted on March 21, 2008Bill Maher on VP Cheney and John McCain's recent trips and assessments of the Iraw war.
The EEOC Obtains Another Large Racial Harassment Settlement
Posted on March 21, 2008The Boston Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") recently announced that it reached a settlement with "Washington Group International, Inc. (WGI) for $1.5 million dollars, as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Things Are Getting a Bit Petty
Posted on March 21, 2008We've got passport file security breaches, white grandmothers afraid of black men on the street, America-hating pastors and now we have a photo of Bill Clinton with Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr.. In... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Cubicle Turns 40 Today
Posted on March 20, 2008The origin of the cubicle in the United States dates back to the 1960s and its creation is attributed to one Robert Propst. Many of us have probably worked in a cubicle at one time or another in our... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The World's Weirdest Engineering Disaster [PICS/VIDS] [Digg]
Posted on March 20, 2008Didn?t anyone ever tell you that salt mines, shallow lakes and deep-earth drills shouldn?t mix? What started as a seemingly minor miscalculation resulted in a billion-gallon flood, unbelievable property damage and the upheaval of an entire ecosystem.
Black Guy Asks Nation For Change [Digg]
Posted on March 20, 2008CHICAGO?According to witnesses, a loud black man approached a crowd of some 4,000 strangers in downtown Chicago Tuesday and made repeated demands for change.
New Jersey Supreme Court Approves of Alcohol Test, Rules Admissible in Drunk Driving Prosecutions
Posted on March 19, 2008This past Monday the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that several of New Jersey's counties may resume using a new breath test known as the Alcotest 7110, which is considered more reliable than... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Japan Appoints Cartoon Character to New Ambassador Post
Posted on March 19, 2008Meet Doraemon, Japan's new anime ambassador to the world. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Blawgs to the Blawgroll
Posted on March 18, 2008I've recently added Slate.com's "Convictions," George's Employment Blawg and Suits in the Workplace to the blawgroll. Enjoy! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Slate.com's New Blawg
Posted on March 18, 2008Popular online news magazine Slate.com recently introduced a new blawg called, "Convictions," written by Dahlia Lithwick, Emily Bazelon and the rest of the Slate.com legal writers. Lithwick and the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EEOC Obtains Another Large Settlement in Race and National Origin Harassment Suit
Posted on March 18, 2008In what has been described as a "modern-day lynching," the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") has obtained a $1.9 million settlement from Allied Aviation Services in a race and national... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Interesting Color Discrimination Claim
Posted on March 17, 2008The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been granted permission to proceed with a claim of color discrimination by a federal judge. The defendant is a bargain retailer, Family Dollar store,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Guy puts engagement ring in balloon, balloon flies away [Digg]
Posted on March 17, 2008Dude spent 12,000 on a fucking ring, put it in a helium balloon which was carried away by the wind. After explaining it to his bitch of a girlfriend, she refuses to talk to him.
7th Circuit Holds Craigslist Not Liable for Discriminatory Housing Ads
Posted on March 17, 2008I blogged about this lawsuit nearly two years ago and the Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit finally had occasion to hear the suit and hold that Craigslist is not liable for discriminatory housing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Man Paints Car Like Police Cruiser, Not Against the Law? [Digg]
Posted on March 14, 2008A Las Vegas man painted his car to resemble the police vehicle used in popular Transformer movie but Vegas official finds no law violated.
Man Paints Car Like Police Cruiser, Not Against the Law?
Posted on March 14, 2008A 35-year-old disabled veteran from the war in Iraq residing in Las Vegas, Jessie Vigil, wanted to spoil his 7-year-old son when he returned from Iraq because he admits, "I wasn't the best dad... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to Protect Yourself in a Laptop Border Search
Posted on March 14, 2008Laptop border searches are all the rage, so to speak, and one Declan McCullagh has an article in News.com about how to protect your laptop's contents when you have to travel with it. It will be like... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Olbermann's Special Clinton Comment [Digg]
Posted on March 13, 2008He did not endorse Clinton or Obama--just berated the handling of Ferraro by Clinton.
Olbermann's Special Clinton Comment
Posted on March 13, 2008MSNBC anchorman Keith Olbermann is not pleased with the Clinton campaign's (mis)handling of Geraldine Ferraro's comments about Barack Obama: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
'SNL' Relevant Again?
Posted on March 13, 2008Saturday Night Live has gained notoriety lately for their humorous and relatively controversial sketches about the Democratic ticket race between Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
When has an adversial proceeding commenced for Sixth Amendment purposes triggering a person's right to counsel?
Posted on March 13, 2008That is the question before the Supreme Court of the United States in Rothgery v. Gillespie County, No. 07-0440. Interestingly enough, I was asked to answer this question--but for a different set of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Night Launch
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Report: YouTube to make 'big announcement' Wednesday [Digg]
Posted on March 12, 2008Is YouTube rolling out high definition, live streaming, or perhaps the company will announce profits? By far the Web's favorite video destinatio
What Constitutes "Compensable Time?"
Posted on March 12, 2008Many employment lawyers who handle wage & hour claims are dying to have the Supreme Court of the United States rule on what exactly constitutes "compensable time," for purposes of the Fair Labor... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
In Virginia, French Kissing a Minor is a Sex Offense [Digg]
Posted on March 11, 2008Viriginia set to enact legislation making it an offense for an adult to French kiss a minor.
What To Do in the Event of a Sexual Harassment
Posted on March 11, 2008Here's an interesting ad from Ford & Harrison: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
McCain in the Driver's Seat
Posted on March 10, 2008[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Weirdest Legal Pleading Ever - Jack Thompson shenanigans [Digg]
Posted on March 10, 2008This guy is too crazy:Florida attorney John B. "Jack" Thompson, a very eccentric anti-video-game crusader, has a long-running dispute with the Florida Bar. Thompson claims the professional organization "hectored" him by allowing representatives of the gaming industry to file so-called "strategic litigation" complaints against him...
New FMLA Poster Addressing Military Family Leave
Posted on March 10, 2008The Department of Labor just released a poster for employers to post regarding the changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act as they pertain to military-related leaves: (1) New Qualifying Reason... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
In Virginia, French Kissing a Minor is a Sex Offense
Posted on March 10, 2008Virginia state legislators just passed a law making it a sex offense if an adult is convicted of French-kissing a minor (a child younger than 13). Conviction would mean having to register as a sex... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Italy High Court: Woman in Jeans Had to Consent, Not Raped
Posted on March 10, 2008In a very controversial decision--at least by American standards--by Italy's Supreme Court of Appeals in Rome, a rape conviction was overturned when the justices concluded that, "the supposed victim... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Lawyers' Dilemma: Break Attorney-Client Privilege or Let an Innocent Man Go To Prison
Posted on March 09, 2008Tonight's episode of 60 Minutes featured the story of Alton Logan and attorneys Jamie Kunz and Dale Coventry. Logan is currently serving a life sentence in an Illinois prison for the murder of a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Another SNL Clinton Spoof
Posted on March 09, 2008I tuned into Saturday Night Live last night for a few minutes to see if they'd do another Clinton/Obama spoof and, sure enough, they did: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sleeping Child in Clinton Ad is a Obama Supporter
Posted on March 09, 2008We've all seen the "ringing phone" ad used by the Clinton campaign to suggest Barack Obama is ill-equipped to handle a terrorist attack but the little girl featured in the film is actually now old... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"And then I saw the ad."
Posted on March 08, 2008I still like his HBO show despite the commentary. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Wage & Hour Claim Gold Mines: Off-the-Clock Claims
Posted on March 06, 2008Starbucks is settling with 350 assistant managers who claimed they were required to work unpaid overtime and before it was Wal-Mart settling in its huge off-the-clock claims. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Northern Lights in Broad Daylight?
Posted on March 06, 2008NASA has a satellite with the sole purpose of orbiting and monitoring the Earth's poles and that satellite has observed that, with the right wavelength, auroras can be viewed at all times, not just... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
9% Increase in EEOC Claims Over Past Year
Posted on March 06, 2008The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released data on nationwide complaints filed in the 2007 fiscal year and claims were up in every category. Last year, for the first time, retaliation was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"We're electing a president, we're not electing a cheerleader."
Posted on March 05, 2008Says Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
iPod Use on Streets Has Led to Increase in Crime?
Posted on March 05, 2008Using an iPod takes away at least one of our senses and, at times, our attentiveness and criminals are aware of this. Street criminals see those white earbuds as a sign of vulnerability and they're... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Warning: Your iPod may get you mugged [Digg]
Posted on March 05, 2008"A friend of mine got her throat sliced in a daytime iPod mugging a year and a half ago."
The Audacity of Hate By Innuendo
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Best and Worst State Governments
Posted on March 04, 2008The Pew Center on the States recently released a ranking of the most effective state governments and Utah, Virginia and Washington received the highest grade (A-). Rankings were based on "how well... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Putting Alaska into Perspective
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Retaliation Claims at the Supreme Court
Posted on March 03, 2008The American Constitution Society held a press briefing this past February to discuss the three retaliation in employment cases the Supreme Court of the United States will hear this term: Crawford v.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Hillary on SNL
Posted on March 02, 2008In an obvious attempt to show Senator Clinton's more fun and playful side, she appeared in a short skit on Saturday Night Live last night and is also scheduled to appear on the Daily Show with Jon... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Use of Machines in America's Increase in Manufacturing to Blame, Not NAFTA
Posted on March 01, 2008NAFTA good, machines bad. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Controversy Stirs Over SNL Obama Skits [Digg]
Posted on March 01, 2008Some people question Saturday Night Live's use of a non-black, Fred Armisen, to portray Senator Barack Obama.
New Blawg on the Blawgroll
Posted on March 01, 2008The Union-Free Employer. This obviously-employer-side blawg describes itself as: "Articles, insights, resources, and news-items of interest to employers who value -- and wish to maintain -- their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Employee Waterboarded for Motivation, Suit Claims
Posted on March 01, 2008Everyone at some point or another has had a terribly bad boss but lately it seems as though employees are taking their unhappiness with such bosses to court. Perhaps the most egregious case of bad... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"The moment anyone starts reaching for 'blackface,' they are on extremely dodgy territory."
Posted on February 29, 2008Some people are slightly disturbed and questioning the use of a non-black man, Fred Armisen, to portray Senator Barack Obama on Saturday Night Live. [Lorne] Michaels said that the show auditioned... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
?There was a time in the 20th century when you flashed a Ford badge in Detroit and it meant you were a man on the rise.?
Posted on February 27, 2008It's no secret that Ford Motor Co., along with the other members of the Big Three, are struggling and seeking to downsize tremendously in order to hedge their losses, but Ford is leading the way in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Obama Enamored Press
Posted on February 27, 2008In case you were watching last night's debate and wondering which Saturday Night Live sketch Senator Clinton was referring to, it's this one: Here's the portion of the debate in which she calls... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Guess My Crime!
Posted on February 26, 2008Here's an interesting blog called, "Guess My Crime!" [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
Posted on February 26, 2008Morgan Spurlock--better known as the guy who made "Super Size Me"--has a new movie set to release called, "Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden." The document, which is really just satire on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ralph Nader is In...Again! [Digg]
Posted on February 24, 2008The consumer advocate throws hat in the ring once again.
Ron Paul Back in the Race [Digg]
Posted on February 24, 2008The Texas legislator throws hat back in the ring.
Ralph Nader is In...Again!
Posted on February 24, 2008Ralph Nader announced on Meet the Press today that he will be taking his third shot at the US Presidency. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Muslim Discrimination Plaintiffs Finding No Relief
Posted on February 24, 2008Workplace Prof Blog has a very alarming article about the status of rising claims of muslim discrimination in the United States. (The original source is a Adam Liptak New York Times article that one... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ron Paul Back in the Race
Posted on February 24, 2008I wonder if this has anything to do with the recent John McCain rumblings... Paul, this past Wednesday, said, "I will stay in as long as my supporters want me to," the Texas congressman promised... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Missile and the Satellite: The Movie
Posted on February 23, 2008Here's the video of the US Military's bullseye missile hit of the defunct US spy satellite from this week. Sure we can hit a satellite 130 miles from Earth in outerspace that was traveling at a speed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Video: Missile hits satellite target [Digg]
Posted on February 23, 2008One shot was all it took for the Pentagon to decommission with extreme prejudice a spy satellite that first failed to operate and then started on a steady descent toward Mother Earth.
Political Humour
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The Super Delegate Wisconsinites Have Spoken
Posted on February 22, 2008Two of Wisconsin's superdelegates, Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis) and 21-year-old Jason Rae, announced this past week that they have used their super votes on Senator Barack Obama. Says Senator... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bullseye! Military Hits Satellite with First Missile.
Posted on February 21, 2008Just before midnight, eastern standard time, the military announced that it successfully hit the rebel US spy satellite. $60 million well spent! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Chris Matthews Heavily Pushes Obama Supporter (VIDEO) [Digg]
Posted on February 21, 2008Watch Chris Matthews demand an Obama-supporting Texas state senator name Obama's legislative accomplishments. Then watch him demand again, and again, angrily, and loudly. Is Matthews a Clinton supporter now?
"If you examine his agenda, it is completely ordinary, highly partisan, not candid and mostly unresponsive to many pressing national problems."
Posted on February 20, 2008It's as if the press is all of a suddenly thinking, "what if this guy actually wins?" It's utterly true that Barack Obama's agenda is not far flung from Senator Clinton's or John Edwards', so Obama's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
?Sir, you have to give me his accomplishments. You?ve supported him for president, you?re on national television..."
Posted on February 20, 2008This is just plain awkward and how I tend to view a large majority of Obama supporters. It really isn't that difficult to name a Barack Obama legislative accomplishment. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"The reason to look closely now, quite simply, is to avoid buyer's remorse later."
Posted on February 18, 2008Perhaps one reason not to be on the Obama bandwagon is because you're risk averse. Bill Clinton really did put it best when he suggested voting Barack Obama into the highest office in the land would... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This Week in the Sky
Posted on February 18, 2008In addition to the exciting shooting down of the astray US spy satellite, USA 193, on Wednesday there will be a total lunar eclipse, the last until December 2010. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Politico: The superdelegate race [Digg]
Posted on February 18, 2008The race for the Dem presidential nomination now hinges on the party?s nearly 800 superdelegates.
Chicago to turn off lights for one hour [Digg]
Posted on February 18, 2008Chicago plans to join more than 20 other cities and shut off exterior lights on public buildings for an hour in an effort to raise environmental awareness.
Total Lunar Eclipse Over the U.S. on Wed., February 20th. [Digg]
Posted on February 18, 2008On Wednesday evening, February 20th, the full Moon over the Americas will turn a delightful shade of red and possibly turquoise, too. It's a total lunar eclipse?the last one until Dec. 2010.
National Employment Lawyers Association 7th Annual 7th Circuit Conference
Posted on February 17, 2008I will be at this all day. Happy Presidents Day. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
More Fun with the Clintons
Posted on February 17, 2008February 25, 2008 issue of the National Review Online. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Superdelegates
Posted on February 17, 2008Here's a list from The Politico.com that is broken down quite nicely by state and candidate. And in case you were unsure of how one becomes a superdelegate, here's the Wikipedia explanation. Among... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Termination Rightful for Missing Too Much Work for Religious Purposes
Posted on February 16, 2008The EEOC, on behalf of a former Firestone worker and member of the Living Church of God, lost an appeal with the Fourth Circuit when it claimed that Firestone failed to reasonably accommodate the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Blind Woman Sues Fast Food Restaurants Under ADA "For Failing to Effectively Communicate to Her Their Menu Selections"
Posted on February 16, 2008In a rather disturbing appeal to the Second Circuit, a blind woman from Catskill, NY, frequented fast food chains like Burger King, McDonald's and Taco Bell. Though the woman, Alice Camarillo, is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Fred Thompson Endorses McCain...Since When?
Posted on February 15, 2008We all heard the news when former Presidential candidate Mitt Romney endorsed Senator John McCain this week but did anyone hear the news of former Presidential candidate Fred Thompson endorsing John... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Another Cartoon Hit Job
Posted on February 15, 2008If this is supposed to hurt Senator Clinton, what is it supposed to do to Senator Obama? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Wisconsin and Hillary
Posted on February 15, 2008It's been said numerous times that Hillary Clinton has the beer drinkers and Barack Obama has the wine drinkers--though most of his supporters are not of the legal drinking age. Senator Clinton will... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ogling is a Form of Sexual Harassment
Posted on February 15, 2008I'm sure a whole lot of women are glad that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently reversed a summary judgment dismissal of a suit brought by a woman who claimed sexual harassment... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Public Library of Law
Posted on February 15, 2008Here's a new and interesting website called The Public Library of Law. I haven't navigated the site yet to see its contents, but it looks good. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Spy Satellite Can Be Seen in Night Sky
Posted on February 15, 2008The American spy satellite, USA 193, that is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere next month has been sited by many people in the evening and night sky. You can track the satellite's whereabouts on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
MySpace Friend Request Found to Violate No Contact Order
Posted on February 14, 2008In New York, a judge had issued a no contact order barring Melissa Fernino, 16, from contacting Sandra Delgrosso, 43, and her two minor daughters. "Shortly thereafter, on July 26, 2007, Fernino... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
April 11 is the Deadline to Propose Changes to the FMLA
Posted on February 14, 2008One of the nice things about pending legislation is the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking function. I have a feeling not many comments and concerns go far, but, nevertheless, you can still suggest... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Gotta Love How the "Clinton Machine" is Depicted
Posted on February 13, 2008You must admit that if Obama can survive the "Clinton Machine," McCain will be a piece of cake. It really is like being in the on-deck circle in baseball where you swing a heavier bat so that when... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bar Passage Rate Standard Approved by American Bar Association
Posted on February 12, 2008Remember that proposed ABA standard that, if passed, seven currently accredited schools would fail? Well the ABA approved that standard yesterday. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Which Supreme Court Justices Vote the Most in Elections?
Posted on February 12, 2008Justices Ginsburg and Scalia! Ginsburg, a registered Democrat in Washington D.C., regularly votes in both primary and general elections, as does Scalia, who participates in Virginia?s Republican... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Civil Liberties Groups File Suit for Transperancy in Border Searches
Posted on February 11, 2008It's no secret that the government has taken several new measures in this post-9/11 era to combat terrorism. In addition to newer measures in surveillance and defense have come alterations to older... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Top 100 Law Reviews
Posted on February 09, 2008From the National Jurist magazine, but thanks to TaxProf Blog. Wisconsin Law Review: #32 [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sign of the Times: US Stores Accepting the Euro
Posted on February 09, 2008Oh Boy. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Taking Equal Rights Legislation Too Far?
Posted on February 08, 2008One Wall Street Journal commentator, Roger Clegg, thinks the numerous legislation circulating through Congress to enhance and change current employment law and aimed at undoing several Supreme Court... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How an Obama Supporter Ought to Resemble
Posted on February 08, 2008We keep hearing how Obama has the wine drinkers while Hillary has the beer drinkers but it also seems like a lot of Obama supporters like him for nonsubstantive reasons. Though this interview is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Until FMLA Expands, Employers Advised to Be Aware
Posted on February 07, 2008Several employer-side law firms are advising clients on how to handle FMLA requests even though new legislation that would expand the Act to newer forms of military leave has not yet been... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"In other words, it's possible that negativity is a normal aspect of close relationships that include a great deal of daily contact."
Posted on February 07, 2008Did we really need a study to tell us this about romantic relationships--namely, marriage? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Peter Lattman Steping Down at Wall Street Journal Law Blog
Posted on February 06, 2008Via Above the Law via the Wall Street Journal Law Blog. I'm not remotely interested in business but this blog captivated me enough to follow it on a daily basis so I hope the next person is as good... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Proposed ABA Rule Would Flunk Seven Currently Accredited Law Schools
Posted on February 05, 2008There is currently a proposed ABA rule that would require certain standards from law schools with respect to bar passage rates that, if evoked today, seven schools would fail. The proposal says a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Electoral College Reform
Posted on February 05, 2008The University of Michigan Law Review has an online forum of several articles that submit "proposals for changing the manner in which electoral votes are assigned...." Very interesting reads. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Hating Hillary
Posted on February 05, 2008There's no denying that people hate the Clintons and nowadays some people really hate/dislike Hillary Clinton. I would venture to guess that if you were to ask one of these Hillary-haters, they'd... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
John McCain is the Candidate Best for a Conservative Supreme Court
Posted on February 04, 2008A couple of Northwestern Law School professors, Steven G. Calabresi and John O. McGinnis, have an op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal detailing why John McCain is the ideal candidate for President... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Senator Specter Taking on the NFL
Posted on February 03, 2008If you thought the New England spy camera scandal went away for good is wrong and anyone who thought the destruction of those tapes wasn't against some federal law(s) is also wrong. Senate Judiciary... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Principal Allegedly Told Student, "Don't Be Gay"
Posted on February 03, 2008A 16-year-old high school student, along with the ACLU, has instituted a lawsuit against a Florida high school and school board after she claims she was "prevented from peacefully supporting gay... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
And Then There Were Two
Posted on February 02, 2008There's been some 20+ debates thus far in just the Democratic race alone and it seems like there's one every week. There isn't a whole lot left to be learned about Hillary or Barack so these debates... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
State of the Union Address Illustrated
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Light Pollution
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California Supreme Court Will Consider Google Age Discrimination Case
Posted on January 31, 2008Yesterday the California Supreme Court, after a California Court of Appeals overturned a lower court's decision, ruled that it will hear an age discrimination lawsuit filed against Google "by a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Congress Working to Undo The Supreme Court's Hedging of Civil Rights
Posted on January 30, 2008Recently both chambers of Congress introduced versions of a Civil Rights Act of 2008 that encompassed a plethora of topics relating to employment. In addition to the Civil Rights Act of 2008 is the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bill Clinton Getting More Press Time Than Republican Candidates
Posted on January 30, 2008A recent survey revealed that last week only Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton received more press coverage than former President Bill Clinton. Barack Obama, with his big South Carolina primary win,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Did Obama Snub Hillary? [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008At State of the Union Address, did Barack Obama snub Hillary Clinton when she extended for a handshake? Much ado about nothing as usual?
Bill Clinton announces run for President! [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008"All I am asking of the American people is four more years," Clinton said at a fundraiser Tuesday where tens of thousands of South Carolinians gathered to stare in gape-jawed wonderment at the former president. "Well, maybe eight. Actually, you know what, definitely eight...
Firefighters Work To Sink Giuliani Campaign [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008Blaming him for the death of numerous firefighters on 9/11, firefighters campaign to kill Rudy Giuliani's candidacy.
When is the best time to book airfare? [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008If you ever wondered when the best time to search for a good flight deal...
The Politico: Will Ferrell to mock '08 race in solo show [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008Comic will play a candidate so scared of losing votes that he declines to commit to or stand for anything.
In Obama?s Pursuit of Latinos, Race Plays Role [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008As the Democratic presidential candidates court Hispanic voters, Barack Obama confronts a history of often uneasy and competitive relations between blacks and Latinos.
Zuckerberg's '60 Minutes': Worst Ratings Of The Year [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008Not everyone cares about Facebook, after all: The CBS shows underperforms by 30%.
Man Attempts Escape from Jail, Injures Himself, Sues County [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008A former inmate attempts jail break and injures himself, now blames jail and county for injuries in lawsuit.
What the pundits don't get about Apple [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008Why Macworld '08 won't shock the world, and why it doesn't matter
Smithsonian: 28 Places To See Before You Die [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008From "Portals into the Past" (e.g., Pompeii, Tikal) to "Scaling New Heights" (Mt Kilimanjaro, Yangtze River) to "Triumphs of Vision" (Zen Garden of Kyoto). Check out the photo gallery--pics repping each destination.
Clinton upstages Republicans with stimulus plan [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008By Jeff Mason LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Friday proposed $70 billion in emergency spending to stave off a possible U.S. election-year recession, upstaging Republican rivals who clashed over the...
Roseanne Barr's Profanity-Laced Rant Against Obama, Oprah [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008Comedian rips into Obama and Oprah on website.
Subpoenas Issued from L.A.Grand Jury in MySpace Suicide Case [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008US Attorney's Office in LA begins investigation, charges possible in MySpace suicide case.
NOVA Special on Dover, PA Intelligent Design Trial [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 20082-hour special on intelligent design trial.
CBS Partners with DIGG for Election Coverage [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008CBS Interactive announced Tuesday that its CBSNews.com property has teamed up with social news site Digg for online coverage of the 2008 election.Through this partnership, the recognizable "Digg buttons" will be featured on CBSNews.com articles and videos that pertain to the election...
The Truth About Law School Slowly Gaining Attention [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008With a waning legal market and declining prestige within the profession, focus turns on whether people ought to still want to attend law school.
Top Ten Signs Your Presidential Campaign is in Trouble [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008From David Letterman 01.04.08
If Your Hard Drive Could Testify ... [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008The government contends that it is perfectly free to inspect the hard drive of every laptop that enters the country in the same way it looks through suitcases.
Cook's 7-Hour Set Breaks Comedy Record [Digg]
Posted on January 30, 2008Dane Cook defeats former record held by Dave Chappelle.
Dallas County District Attorney Working to Exonerate Wrongly-Accused
Posted on January 29, 2008Perhaps a product of having been a defense attorney prior to assuming the position of District Attorney of a once hard-nosed office, Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins has hired a defense... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Did Obama Snub Hillary?
Posted on January 29, 2008Uh oh! Was she reaching for Senator Kennedy's hand or Senator Obama's hand? Is Kelly still dating Zach? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Civil Rights Act of 2008
Posted on January 29, 2008The Civil Rights Act of 2008 (H.R. 5129) was recently introduced into Congress and it proposes a ton of changes--a lot of which I don't foresee appearing on a final bill but I do applaud the bill for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Union Membership Rose in 2007
Posted on January 28, 2008Via Workplace Prof Blog: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is reporting a rise in union membership: In 2007, the number of workers belonging to a union rose by 311,000 to 15.7 million, the U.S.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Kennedys Supporting Obama
Posted on January 27, 2008First it was Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, who supported Senator Barack Obama in a New York Times op-ed: Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A Lesson in Not Settling for an Insulting Amount
Posted on January 27, 2008From Ross' Employment Law Blog: According to the lawyer for Nancy Olipares, the employer's lawyer offered no more than $5,000 to settle her whistleblower claim. Olipares' lawyer had offered to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Blog to Blogroll
Posted on January 27, 2008Jottings by an Employer's Lawyer Blog. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
NYT: Hillary Clinton or John McCain for President
Posted on January 25, 2008The New York Times has endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side and Senator John McCain on the Republican side. How does Rudy Giuliani feel about the snub? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ohio Supreme Court Decides Families' Right to Body Parts
Posted on January 23, 2008Yesterday the Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of a family that believes it had the right to their dead son's remains when the coroner was finished conducting his autopsy. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Daily Show Summarizes the South Carolina Debate
Posted on January 23, 2008Touché. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Firefighters Rally to End Rudy Giuliani's Candidacy
Posted on January 23, 2008As Rudy Giuliani continues his nearly two month-long Florida campaign, firefighters across the country are working to end any chance Giuliani has at the Presidency. They (the International... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
When is the Best Time to Book a Flight?
Posted on January 23, 2008Thursdays at or shortly after midnight. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Law in the News
Posted on January 23, 2008-Though self-taught lawyers still exist, the majority of states require a law school education to be admitted to the bar. "States that still allow law-office study include California, Maine, New... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Thompson's Out, Who Benefits?
Posted on January 22, 2008Probably Mike Huckabee. Thompson, a former Senator from Tennessee, is a strict Republican who often cited God and southern religion and gathered would-be Huckabee voters, but never enough to propel... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Do Black Female Voters in South Carolina Really Have a Voting Dilemma?
Posted on January 22, 2008If you choose to believe that people tend to vote based on their gender or race, then you'd also believe that black females in South Carolina, and in every other state, have quite the conundrum when... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Delegate Count
Posted on January 22, 2008In case you were wondering the delegate breakdown thus far in the Presidential primary elections and caucuses, the New York Times breaks it down very well. For some reason, unless I'm not seeing it,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Our Inability to Suppress Racial Stereotypes
Posted on January 21, 2008Today is Martin Luther King Day and, undoubtedly, the message of the day from all of the Presidential candidates will relate to King's legacy. MLK Day this year will be especially pronounced due to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Why Barack Obama's Candidacy is What the Founding Fathers Envisioned
Posted on January 21, 2008Famed historian Joseph J. Ellis recently had an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times about how Barack Obama's Presidential candidacy and message of change coincides with notions the Founding Fathers had... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
China's Anti-Discrimination Laws
Posted on January 20, 2008Jack Balkin over at Balkinization has an interesting article about China's rise in antidiscrimination law. Interesting to note is that while antidiscrimination law in China is in its early stages,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama on Reagan
Posted on January 19, 2008Here's the latest soundbite from a Presidential candidate with the potential to explode out of proportion: P.S. Do you think anyone will drop out after today's caucuses? I am guessing not on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"This disdain for openness and transparency by an institution central to the nation?s democracy is unacceptable."
Posted on January 18, 2008A call for Congress to do more to get cameras inside the mystique that is the Supreme Court of the United States. P.S. My earlier coverage on this issue can be found here and here. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Is a therapist's sexual affair with a patient outside the therapist's scope of employment as a matter of Kentucky law?
Posted on January 18, 2008Yes, says the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Referring to Kentucky precedent of a case involving an affair between a priest and a married counselee: A therapist?s counseling of patients is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Naked Eye Comet
Posted on January 16, 2008Just above Taurus and next to Perseus resides the latest naked eye comet, Comet 17P Holmes. Have a look! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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