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Happy Birthday, President Reagan
Today would have been Ronald Reagan’s 101st birthday, were he alive. We miss you, Mr. President
Philadelphia’s Fiscal Mess
In a great post on Philadelphia Magazine’s Philly Post, former news anchor Larry Mendte asks why there isn;t more outrage here in Philadelphia in response to the significant tax increases that City Council has dumped on us in what will surely be a losing effort to try and shore up the City’s woeful fiscal situation….
Obama’s Disingenuous Attack on “Judicial Activism”
One of the longest running debates in American politics – and one on which the conservative side has fairly consistently prevailed – involves the proper role of the courts in our Constitutional system. Polls have consistently shown that a solid majority of the electorate agrees that the courts should limit themselves toppling the law, and…
Congratulations, Vice Chancellor Laster
I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate my good friend, Travis Laster, on becoming the newest member of the Delaware Court of Chancery. Travis was sworn in today, and replaces retired Vice Chancellor Lamb on the nation’s premier business law court. Travis is an exceptionally talented lawyer, and a good man. I have every…
Kudos to Overlawyered
I’d like to extend my belated congratulaions to Walter Olson and the crew at Overlawyered on their 1oth anniversary which, I understand, was yesterday. Overlawtered is generally acknowledged as the first legal blog ( or blawg, as some misguided souls insist). After 10 years its still must reading, thanks in large part to Walter Olson,…
Scalia Takes Questions From VA High School Students
On this weekend’s installment of C-SPAN’s “America and the Courts” Justice Antonin Scalia spoke to and took questions from a group of high school students from Virginia (you can view the program at this link for a limited period of time). I highly recommend that you take a look if you have any interest in the Supreme…
Southern Appeal Rises Again
In a not necessarily litigation related vein, I am very pleased to pass along the news that Feddie, the publisher of the Southern Appeal blog, has decided to resume blogging, nearly a year after shutting Southern Appeal down for a hiatus. Hope everyone will check in and see what Feddie’s got on his mind these…
Bonds’ Grand Jury Testimony Unsealed
An American judge ordered Barry Bonds’ grand-jury testimony to be unsealed and asked prosecutors to re-write the perjury case against Major League Baseball’s home-run king, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday. Judge Susan Illston ordered the unsealing of Bonds’ 2003 testimony during the federal court hearing at the US District Court building. She also criticized…
Covington’s Clemens Conflict
When Roger Clemens appears before Congress this morning to testify about steroid use, one of the many dark suited men with him will be Lanny Breuer, a partner at the Washington law firm Covington & Burling. What makes this especially interesting is that Covington represents Major League Baseball. In essence, then, Covington is representing a…
