Massachusetts Law came to the forefront of American legal chatter when it legalized gay marriage a few years ago. But if you thought that was zany, recall Massachusetts is, perhaps ironically, a former puritan colony and has law codes to…
Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement
There are many different levels of management and/or supervision in law enforcement agencies. “When city police were first established their only contact with their departments was face-to-face meetings or messengers” (Bennett, Hess, & Meier, 2007). As the country grew and…
Insider’s Guide to Being a Good Parent, In-Law, Andor Grandparent
I’m sure that everyone has heard or read horror stories about those awful in-laws. You know the ones I’m talking about: Those who just can’t, or won’t, stay out of their children’s’ business. The ones that insist on offering unsolicited…
One Texan’s Support for a Voter Photo ID Law
In a society where a photo ID is required to for actions ranging from cashing a check to buying a six pack of beer, requiring one to perform one of the most solemn acts in a democracy, voting, seems only…
What is Godwin’s Law?
When it comes to humanity’s potential for evil, you can’t get a better prime example than Adolf Hitler. He killed millions of innocent people and started another world war just so that he could attempt to seize control for himself.…
Old Kentucky Law Thwarts Rush Limbaugh
Thousands of Republicans and Independents were re-registering as Democrats to participate in Pennsylvania’s closed Democratic primary before the March 24th deadline. On April 22nd, Pennsylvania will go to the polls. The purpose of a closed primary is to keep voters…
What the Computer May Have Missed
In 2002, reporters asked Secretary of Defense Donal Rumsfeld a question at a U.S. Department of Defense news briefing. In answering, he set up a taxonomy that has become popular to catalogue our state of knowledge. In the Rumsfeld Taxonomy,…
Another Reason to Re-Think Legal Education
Lawyers have suggested many reasons for changing legal education. I have another one to add to the list. I think legal education teaches inefficiency. From day one in law school, law students are taught to be inefficient in the practice…
Employer Sanctions Law Spawns Thriving False Document Business
On May 26, 2011, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3 upholding Arizona’s employer Sanctions Law. This is a victory for Governor Jan Brewer who posted on her Facebook page, ” A victory today for the State of…
Lawyers Must Overcome Their Fear of Tech
Imagine a conference attended by many legal industry leaders. This conference includes chairman of the largest firms, CEOs of the biggest non-law firm businesses, appellate court judges, deans from major law schools, and other notable figures in the legal industry…