Legal Commentary

PoMo on the Decline
Sez Gabrielle Spiegel, president of the AHA: ?The whole influence of poststructuralist and postmodernist historiography is receding,? she said. ?What is worth saving?? Where it came from: By the late 1980s, Ms...

Presidents Day 2008 and the Abraham Lincoln Patent.
  The third Monday in February is President’s Day - a federal holiday honoring all who have served as U.S. President, and particularly, President Washington and President Lincoln (two notable presidents having had birthdays in February)...

LawSoc names Lee as deputy vice president
” The Law Society has elected its future leader, with in-house lawyer Linda Lee emerging as the body?s next deputy vice president.” Full story Legal Week, 17th April 2008 Source: www...

Bow. Wow!
What I find most interesting about all the barking and biting about President Obama bowing to the Saudi monarch is that the White House denies what everyone can see on the video: ?a full-blooded and deeply reverential half-body bow,? as described in the London Telegraph...

The Presidents Lawyer
President elect Barack Obama’s appointments to cabinet positions give us a sense of what he may be like as President, and what policies he may pursue.  The official who best reflects the President’s over-arching theory of his role in our constitutional structure is the head the Office of Legal Counsel, the agency that advises the president [...

Will we get more commutations from President Bush in the weeks ahead
When it comes to executive clemency exercised by the President, pardon grants tend to generate the most headlines, whether it is President Ford's pardon for Nixon or President Clinton's pardon for Rich or President Bush's pardon (and take back efforts)...

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Bank Transaction
City Bank president Mike Liner agrees to pay $25,000 fine for assisting in a cash deposit.

Investor Fraud
Company president and director Gregory William Rivers to pay $10,000 shareholder fraud settlement.