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...]
There are more dangerous things going on in cars than talking or texting on cell phones
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...]
McCain and Lieberman introduce legislation to free the terrorists and make evidence against them inadmissible in court
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...]
Open-carry, Brady campaign, Starbucks, and the gun rights debates at Dunkin Donuts
Image via Wikipedia The debate among the open-carry gun rights advocates, Brady campaign supporters, and lovers of Starbucks coffee spilled over onto my Facebook page this morning after an innocent status update about Dunkin' Donuts. It became so entertaining I decided it could be converted into a blog post. How's that for harvesting the internet for easy stories? When I don't feel like … [Read more...]
Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act is not necessarily simple or fair.
Image by blmurch via Flickr A new tax bill has been introduced which proposes an odd mix of changes to the tax code while legalizing some things and escalating the criminality of others. The so-called Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 (S. 3018) has been introduced by Senator Wyden (D-Oregon) and co-sponsored by Senator Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire), which claims to make the … [Read more...]
Word of the Day: snarky – because I was called that today on the bar association website
Image via Wikipedia Word of the Day: snarky – because I was called that this morning Today's word of the day, which happens to be the first word of the day for this website (cut us some slack, we're new), is “snarky.” This word was selected because I was called “snarky to the max” just this morning in a post on the website of the Alabama State Bar. Ok, technically the author did not direct the … [Read more...]
