March 2, 2016
Executive action is a hallmark of every administration, even more so in a divided government. So it should be no surprise that 2015 was, and 2016 […]
February 29, 2016
Jailhouse lawyers have a lot of time on their hands. They also can be darn creative. A counterfeiter spending ten years as a guest of the […]
February 16, 2016
Our readers are well familiar now with many reasons why arbitration is not recommended in business to business contracts. And more pitfalls keep coming to mind […]
February 15, 2016
In 1953, Justice Jackson wished that the Court could have decided a case that came before them “by analysis of the statute instead of by psychoanalysis of […]
February 9, 2016
Appellees – litigants who won before the trial court and now face an appeal – have for first line of defense that the decision in their […]
January 22, 2016
Think of the comma, that small, underused, throwaway punctuation mark. How unimportant, how easy to ignore it is. But like nerds in a bad 1980s movie, […]
January 13, 2016
Issues related to evidence and sentencing are probably the two most frequent topics for appeal in criminal cases. We have mentioned both in previous posts. An […]
January 4, 2016
The year 2015 included its lot of consequential cases. None received more press than the decision prohibiting bans on sex-same marriages across the country. None excited […]
November 16, 2015
Our blog is traditionally dedicated to educating and sometimes entertaining. We eschew grand philosophical thoughts for the economic trenches, for what is most useful to the […]
October 27, 2015
Once the U.S. Supreme Court makes a ruling, its decision becomes the law of the land. It binds all other courts, both state and federal, everywhere […]
October 23, 2015
Traveling internationally can be exhilarating. Coming home can be comforting. But in the middle, our constitutional rights disappear. Courts from the Supremes on down have ruled […]
October 12, 2015
The death of a loved one is not only tragic. It also carries legal consequences. If the decedent had debts, those have to be paid. And […]