Wednesday Writs: Brief For A Change Edition
All things well within the bounds of decency as a member of the public, but not so desirable in a fair and impartial juror….
Tagged: oklahoma
Of Poverty, Cancer, Bureaucracy, and Death
This is how a vibrant 50 year old woman goes from active to death’s threshold in a few weeks’ time. It all happened faster than the wheels of bureaucracy turn.
Wednesday Writs for 5/8
This week: Lawrence v. Texas, ill-conceived lawsuits, lawyers turned jazz musicians, jury duty excuses and litigation for the horses.
On Death And Execution
If the three-drug cocktail used for capital punishment is found cruel and unusual, how ever shall we kill our prisoners?
2013-2014 Term Recap (Save Two)
It’s the close of the term, and here’s a recap of the major cases from SCOTUS this year. Some surprising results. Some, not so much. Alsotoo: we’re waiting until Monday for the Hobby Lobby and Harris decisions.
Evolution, the New Cosmos, and the Continued Need for Public Broadcasting (Retracted)
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s new Cosmos shows that the easiest way to eliminate the theory of evolution is to leave it up to the free market.
Let’s Get Our Islamic Terminology Straight
Image via Wikipedia Playing off of Mark’s post against the Oklahoma ban on sharia law, it’s important to note that most of the contemporary debate over Sharia law in the United States seems to...
Private Arbitration and Islamic Law
In one of the recent threads on the supposed “threat” of sharia law and the resulting need for anti-sharia legislation, such as the recently passed resolution in Oklahoma, a commenter argues: By allowing Sharia...
