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The Kennedys Supporting Obama

Posted on January 27, 2008
First 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, 2008
From 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, 2008
Jottings 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, 2008
The 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! ]]

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Ohio Supreme Court Decides Families' Right to Body Parts

Posted on January 23, 2008
Yesterday 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, 2008
Touché. [[ 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, 2008
As 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, 2008
Thursdays 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, 2008
Probably 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, 2008
If 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, 2008
In 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, 2008
Today 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, 2008
Famed 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, 2008
Jack 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, 2008
Here'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, 2008
A 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, 2008
Yes, 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, 2008
Just 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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