Last week’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court about the Affordable Care Act — and the questions from Justices that suggested skepticism about the law’s constitutionality — seem to have caught some people off guard and caused them to make some very odd statements about how our government works. Today, for example, President Obama said: [...]
Posts Tagged ‘law’
Balance Of Powers 101
Posted in America, Politics, tagged Affordable Care Act, America, Balance of Powers, Congress, Health Care Law, Judicial Review, law, Politics, President Obama, United States Constitution, United States Supreme Court on April 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
At A Supreme Court Oral Argument
Posted in America, Healthcare Reform, tagged America, Health Care Law, law, News, Oral Argument, United States Supreme Court on March 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’m glad people are paying attention to the arguments to the Supreme Court about the constitutionality of the health care law, and I think it’s great that some people waited in line for days to sit in the seats reserved for the general public. I’ve had the privilege of watching oral argument to the Supreme [...]
A Supreme Building
Posted in America, Photography, tagged America, law, Photography, Supreme Court building, United States Supreme Court, Washington D.C. on March 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On my brief visit to Washington, D.C. I stopped by the Supreme Court building and took this picture of its familiar entrance on a sunny afternoon, with the flag snapping in the breeze. If, like me, you are a lawyer, a visit to the Supreme Court building is both a pilgrimage and an inspiration. I’m [...]
Provocative Lawsuits, And The Constitutional Rights Of Killer Whales (II)
Posted in America, tagged America, Killer Whales, law, Lawsuits, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, Slavery, United States Constitution on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I’m happy to report that sanity reigns in San Diego — in the federal court, at least. Only two days after hearing argument, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller dismissed a silly lawsuit brought by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that argued that five killer whales are subject to the 13th Amendment of [...]
On A Romantic, Court-Ordered Date At Red Lobster
Posted in America, Humor, tagged America, bowling, Florida, Humor, law, Marriage, News, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In Florida, a judge hearing a domestic violence charge has ordered the husband accused of the misconduct to take his wife to dinner at Red Lobster and then bowling. The case arose when the man failed to wish his wife a happy birthday. They got into a fight, and she says he pushed her against [...]
Provocative Lawsuits, And The Constitutional Rights Of Killer Whales
Posted in America, tagged America, Killer Whales, law, Lawsuits, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, Slavery, United States Constitution on February 7, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The BBC reports on a lawsuit by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals against Sea World. The case argues that killer whales have rights just as humans do and that keeping such whales in captivity violates the constitutional prohibition against slavery. The lawsuit is pending in federal court in San Diego and purportedly was brought [...]
Up To The Supremes
Posted in America, Healthcare Reform, Politics, tagged America, Health Care Reform, law, President Obama, United States Supreme Court on November 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to accept one of the appeals addressing President Obama’s health care statute, and thereby has set the stage for one of the most anticipated legal rulings in years. In its order accepting the case, the Supreme Court identified four issues for the parties to brief and set aside five-and-a-half [...]
Latin Jazz Lameness
Posted in America, Music, tagged Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, America, Grammys, Latin Jazz, law, Lawsuits, Music on August 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In April, the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences voted to reduce the number of categories for which “Grammys” are rewarded, from 109 to 78. One of the categories that will be eliminated is “Latin Jazz.” The artists who formerly competed in that genre-specific category will now have to compete in a more general category, [...]
Eyelid Woman And Unnecessary Surgeries Gone Bad
Posted in America, tagged America, law, Life, modern culture, News, Plastic Surgery, Surgery Risks, Unnecessary Surgery on March 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From New Jersey comes the unhappy story of a woman whose plastic surgery left her unable to fully close her eyes. She went in to fix “bumps on her eyelids” left by an earlier cosmetic procedure and was left with her current condition. So, she’s suing the surgeon. It turns out that she has [...]
Uncle Mack Hangs Up His Spurs
Posted in Family, World, tagged Corinne Webner, Family, Intellectual Property, law, Mack Webner, retirement, Watership Down, Work, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance on March 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I got an e-mail from William Mack Webner — known to me as Uncle Mack — announcing that he is officially retired from the practice of law. His decision to retire marks the end of more than 40 years of practicing as one of the premier intellectual property lawyers in the country. It has [...]
Golf In The Courtroom
Posted in America, sports, tagged America, Golf, Golfing injuries, law, New York, sports on November 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Who is responsible for personal injuries caused by an errant shot in golf? In a recently argued case, New York’s highest court will decide that question. The scenario is familiar to anyone who has taken clubs out onto the links. One golfer is getting ready to hit a shot from the rough while a fellow [...]
More Diversity Please !
Posted in America, Politics, tagged America, Elena Kagan, law, Politics, United States Supreme Court on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I read Bob’s recent post on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the United States Supreme Court and I was quite happy to see the president nominate another woman to our highest court in the land. Bob’s post mentioned that there is diversity of race and gender on the court, but I guess I don’t feel that there is enough diversity [...]
You Don’t Have To Be A Judge . . .
Posted in America, Politics, tagged America, Elena Kagan, Harvard, law, Politics, United States Supreme Court, Yale on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
. . . to be on the Supreme Court, and therefore it doesn’t bother me one bit that Elena Kagan hasn’t served on the bench. Over the years, many Supreme Court Justices, including some who had an enormous impact on the Court and its jurisprudence, had no prior judicial experience. No, what bothers me is [...]
