In Court? Be Careful What You Post!

Litigants in a court case beware! Your adversary may be allowed to view all of your postings, including private and deleted ones, if they bear any relation to the court case.  In the first case of its kind yesterday, a Suffolk County NY Judge, in Romano v. Steelcase, Inc., allowed a defendant in a personal [...]

Westchester NY Church Case A Cautionary Tale For Mosque Opponents

Two weeks ago, Federal Judge Stephen Robinson, handed down a decision in a case called Fortress Bible Church v. Feiner, that is like a crystal ball look into the future of any litigation against the proposed mosque two blocks from Ground Zero. In Upstate Greenburgh NY, a Baptist community wanted to move form its cramped [...]

Handicapped Spots Versus To-Go Spots: Who Wins?

Restaurants want to know: What takes preference? Handicapped spots or those “To-Go” Spots? I addressed that question for the California newspaper, The Press Enterprise recently and the article came out today.  Here’s the link:

http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories PE_News_Local_D_traffic13.2d5429f.html

Edmond Oklahoma – Home of the World’s Stupidest Prosecution!

Edmond Oklahoma, a city of about 68,000, is known for being the site of the first post office massacre (1986); the home of the most-decorated American gymnast, Shannon Miller (1992 and 1996); and the site of Yankee legend Bobby Murcer’s burial place (2008). But from this date forward, it should be known as “Home of [...]

Death Penalty Dad Trying to Taint Jury Must Be Stopped

No one in their right mind can actually blame Dr. William Petit for wanting blood.  In 2007, his wife and two daughters were viciously slain during a home invasion robbery.  Since then he has become a famous advocate for the death penalty and has gained national recognition for his testimony before legislative bodies in favor [...]

The Ivory Tower Attacks Itself!

A professor at Georgetown University Law Center has written a report that  concluded that law schools need to stop focusing on esoteric scholarship and instead hire more professors with real-world experience. Adjunct professor Brent Evan Newton advances his theory in “Preaching What They Don’t Practice: Why Law Faculties’ Preoccupation with Impractical Scholarship and Devaluation of [...]