Legal Commentary

Perils faced by census workers
Tallying the Amercan public is turning out to be a high-risk job across the country. A Texas attorney shot at one census worker shortly after she arrived on the woman's doorstep. In Alabama, a census worker discovered a dead body...

Online Conspiracy Theorists Latch Onto Census GPS Units
The hanging death of a Kentucky census worker is likely to raise tensions among counters in the 2010 census, who have already been the focus of emotionally charged online rhetoric this year because they use GPS...

“Missionary Lawyer” Accused of Shooting at Census Worker
“Missionary Lawyer” Accused of Shooting at Census Worker

A Texas Lawyer You Don't Want to Mess With
Now this is why I moved to Texas. According to Texas Lawyer, medical malpractice attorney Carolyn M. Barnes was arrested Tuesday for shooting at a census worker who knocked on the door of her house...

DOMA and the Census
Last Friday, Gary Gates of UCLA?s Williams Institute had an interesting op-ed piece in the Los Angeles Times. In the piece, he makes an argument for why the Census Bureau should not alter the responses of married same-sex couples to the 2010 census by reporting them as “unmarried” partners...

Fact: Census workers aren't allowed to ask if you're wearing pink undies
KCTV has a story about a Census worker who came to an OP woman's door and strayed from the standard questions into those of a more ... personal nature. The woman thought he was an impostor and called the cops,...

Dumb Texas Laws
Stupid Laws in the Lone Star State

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Best Law Movies
Greatest Legal Movies selected by ABA Journal

Lawyer Jokes
Law Humor

Bextra Injury Risks
Bextra Increases Risk of Fatal Heart Attack

Bausch Lomb Renu Moistureloc Linked to Eye Infection Fusarium Keratiti
Contact Lens Solution Product Recall

Texas Employment Law
alleged violations of Texas labor laws including overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Cell Phone Use
Can Increase Risk of Brain Cancer 5 Times

VW Passat
allegedly linked to dangerous engine fires.

$1.5 Million Verdict for Injured Worker
$1.5 Million Verdict for Injured Worker

Operating Room Fires
Hundreds Injured During Surgery, New Report Shows

Mazda Motor Corp.
alleging defective speed control switches can lead to fires.