I just read an interesting book by Jeffrey Toobin, A Vast Conspiracy. It chronicles President Clinton’s issues with Monica Lewinsky and Paula Jones. (I figure it’s relevant to this blog since it deals with sexual harassment. And besides, the appellate … Continue reading
I recently saw this article on Lawnewz.com which discusses an interview in which Steven Avery, of Making a Murderer fame, dissed his two trial attorneys, Dean Strang and Jerome Buting, claiming that but for their ineffective assistance of counsel, he … Continue reading
I regularly read the California Appellate Report blawg authored by Professor Shaun Martin of the University of San Diego Law School. I read his blawg because it’s entertaining and it’s much more pleasant than scouring through the courts’ websites looking … Continue reading
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision, Frost v. Gilbert, is certainly an entertaining read. It features a battle of sorts between Judge Alex Kozinski and a bunch of dissenters who say that a section of the opinion Kozinski … Continue reading
Netflix’s Making A Murderer (“MAM”) has certainly made a splash. I watched it before Christmas, having just stumbled across it on Netflix late one night. Once I started watching, I couldn’t stop. I won’t rehash the story here and won’t … Continue reading
I guess I’ll be considered a heretic again for this post. But I can’t help it because the story is so ridiculous. A fourth grader in Florida was sent to the principal’s office for sexual harassment. What did this fourth … Continue reading
Jury trials are an important component of our republic. The Seventh Amendment to the United States constitution says: In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be … Continue reading
Christopher J. McKinney, a Texas employment law attorney, recently wrote about the costs of employment litigation. In his excellent article, he discusses the reasons employment litigation has become too expensive. I agree with all of his points, especially his thoughts … Continue reading
Fortunately for the Dallas Independent School District, Texas employers do not have to answer to California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act which provides better remedies than Texas laws for victims of discrimination in the workplace. DISD’s human resources chief, Carmen … Continue reading
Ron Koen died on Saturday. Mr. Koen was the band director at James Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas until he left teaching for a new career in 1980, right after my classmates and I graduated. When Mr. Koen decided … Continue reading