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Defense of Marriage Act Not Defendable In Court

February 24, 2011 by pfeifer

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will no longer be defended in court by the Obama administration, according to an announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder. The Defense of Marriage Act, a facially discriminatory statute that barred federal recognition of same-sex marriages (thus preventing gay married couples from receiving the same federal benefits as heterosexual married couples), has been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: About.com, Law, News, Politics Tagged With: Attorney, Attorney general, Constitutionality, Defense of Marriage Act, Eric Holder, Law, Marriage, Obama administration, Outwrite Bookstore, United States Department of Justice

Lying Cops and Rubber-Stamp Judges: What Can an Appellate Court Do?

January 19, 2011 by pfeifer

A recent ruling from a Florida appellate court in the case of Ruiz v. State questioned the honest of the cops and the independence of the judge in a dispute over whether a defendant had given consent to a search of his home. The appellate court all but said the law enforcement officers committed perjury, and stressed the importance of trial court judges not becoming "rubber stamps" for whatever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: About.com, Court, Crime Tagged With: Appellate court, Consent search, Florida, Law, Perjury, Trial court

Do You Do One Space or Two After the Period?

January 19, 2011 by pfeifer

An issue that generates a surprising amount of argument is whether one should hit the space bar once or twice after a period. People pay no attention to some of the most important issues of our time, but disagree with how they think a document should be typed and they will be ready to take off your head. Since this trivial issue is the subject of so much heated debate, I wrote an article about it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: About.com, Writing Tagged With: Law, Law Practice Support, Lawyer, Legal instrument, Practice Management, Space bar

Black robe disease – why the abuse of power is rampant among judges and the American judiciary

March 17, 2010 by pfeifer

Black robe disease – why the abuse of power is rampant among judges and the American judiciary

Black robe disease (also known as black robe syndrome) is a condition which is not widely known to the general public, but which every trial lawyer in the country could describe in great detail if they were not too afraid to speak out against judges suffering from it.   It afflicts those lawyers who have reached the pinnacle of professional status by achieving the position of judge, infecting all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Court, Judges, Law, Lawyer Jokes, Legal Profession Tagged With: Abuse of Power, Advocacy, Attorney, Ben Johnson, Black Robe, Black Robe Disease, Black Robe Syndrome, Court, Disease, Hydra, Judge, Judicial, judicial temperment, Judiciary, Law, Law Reform, Lawyer, Legal Information, Ray Kolb, Richard D. Jensen, Richard Jensen, Shadows & Light, Siege of Ravelin, United States

There are more dangerous things going on in cars than talking or texting on cell phones

March 10, 2010 by pfeifer

Image via Wikipedia One of the latest trends in the criminalization of normal conduct is the enactment of laws banning the use of cell phones and/or texting while driving a car.  Despite the plethora of laws already in existence to regulate the minutia of citizen conduct, many lawmakers as well as Oprah Winfrey have decided the scourge of cell phone users must be reigned in as well. As a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislation Tagged With: Bikini line, Blow job, car phone, Cell phone, Driving under the influence, Drunk Driving, DUI, Eating while driving, Florida, Law, Mobile phone, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Oprah Winfrey, Oral sex, Police officer, Road head, Sex While Driving, Text messaging, Traffic collision, United States

McCain and Lieberman introduce legislation to free the terrorists and make evidence against them inadmissible in court

March 6, 2010 by pfeifer

Image via Wikipedia John McCain and Joe Lieberman have introduced legislation which could force courts to release terrorists who attack the United States by making evidence against those terrorists inadmissible in court.  This outcome is not their goal, but in a fervor of pathetic political pandering they have introduced a bill that specifically prohibits arresting authorities from reading … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislation, Terrorism Tagged With: Al Qaeda, Detention, Guantanamo, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Law, Miranda, Miranda warning, Nazi, Richard Reid, Terrorism, Terrorist, United States

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