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: Solo In ChicagoObama the Olympian
By Peter Olson
We try not to be too partisan here at SIC, but there's one thing we're surely in favor of and that's sports! So if Obama's win gives Chicago 2016 a nudge I can't complain. More people and time on the international stage is bound to help us Chicago, entrepreneurs/lawyers, right? And I know one lawyer who's got $20k in attorney fees in a house down there near the proposed Olympic Village that could use a little marketing nudge.Full post as published by Solo In Chicago on November 07, 2008 (boomark / email).
"'Heckler' Judge at Mukasey Dinner Speaks to the Law Blog"
"'Heckler' Judge at Mukasey Dinner Speaks to the Law Blog": Amir Efrati has this post today at WSJ.com's "Law Blog." Since I linked earlier this morning to an article headlined "State justice says he wasn't at Mukasey's speech" published today in The Olympian, several "How Appealing" readers have emailed me to reiterate their belief, based on having attended the speech, that the heckler was indeed Washington State Supreme Court Justice Richard B...
"Legal mysteries cloud ban on double-voting"
The Olympian offers this report, which begins: "You probably won't go to prison for participating in the Democratic caucuses and the Republican primary. But you would be committing a felony...
Campaign ads tailored to your browsing history
A Washington Post report begins: Any two people interested in whether Amanda Beard is dating fellow Olympian Michael Phelps, and who clicked on the Boston Herald tidbit that raced around the Web last week, got the same piece of gossip...
WA: Cowboy Mike's trial underway
From the Olympian: Daughter recalls discovery of mother dead, under bed... and it gets worse from there.
When Blawgers Throw in the Towel
Even blawgers get writer's block. Any lawyer who writes a blog will tell you that there are days when drafting the simplest post seems like an Olympian feat. Some blogs run hot and cold...
Lawyers and the Olympics: Part 1
No offense to Kelly Crabb, but he doesn't exactly look like an Olympian. Balding and middle-aged, he's no svelte athlete. But Crabb is a key player on an elite team at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics -- the international legal...
Will crime and punishment get any attention at the Democratic Convention
As national thoughts turn from Olympian achievements to political conventions, I continue to keep an eye on matters of crime and punishment. As noted in this weekend post and by some bloggers, the Biden VP choice has some criminal justice...
Not elder law: For 90 year old Olympian "Swimming is my life"
Adolph Kiefer celebrated his 90th birthday last Friday as he celebrates every day -- with a 30-minute workout in the water. "Swimming is my life," the Wadsworth resident said. What a life it has been...
Is Obama a Natural Born Citien?
Philip J. Berg, Esquire vs. Barack Hussein Obama, a/k/a Barry Soetoro, a/k/a Barry Obama, a/k/a Barack Dunham, a/k/a Barry Dunham, et al










