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Update: Opposition to Proposition 8 Moving To Federal Level
Wednesday, 27 May, 2009 – 9:51 | Comments
Update: Opposition to Proposition 8 Moving To Federal Level

Update 12:35 PM PST: The complaint that is being filed can be found here. Also, a memo released by the ACLU makes some of the same points that I raised earlier in the original post, …

Unfiltered Vol. V: Proposition 8 is California’s Brand of Hater-ade
Tuesday, 26 May, 2009 – 12:37 | Comments
Unfiltered Vol. V: Proposition 8 is California’s Brand of Hater-ade

Hater Map by region.
Proposition 8 was upheld today by the California Supreme Court. Many consider this a sad day for the state, and a black mark on our history. Separate but equal is wrong, and …

California Supreme Court Set To Rule on Prop. 8
Monday, 25 May, 2009 – 17:20 | Comments
California Supreme Court Set To Rule on Prop. 8

Last Friday, the California Supreme Court announced that it will rule tuesday (5/26) on the validity of the voter approved ban on gay-marriage. After the passing of gay marriage laws in five other states, it …

Texas Screws the Pooch
Saturday, 9 May, 2009 – 11:37 | Comments
Texas Screws the Pooch

A Texas man spent 83 days in jail for failing to report to jury duty. This is not surprising coming out of a state like Texas. (You see how many people they put on Death …

A Few Thoughts on the Prop. 8 Oral Arguments
Thursday, 5 Mar, 2009 – 2:59 | Comments
A Few Thoughts on the Prop. 8 Oral Arguments

Three hours to argue same-sex marriage. Heavy stuff here folks. This is going to be a state con-law gunslinging show, and the players are all showing up with their game faces on. Here are some …

California Supreme Court to hear Oral Argument on Proposition 8
Wednesday, 4 Mar, 2009 – 2:58 | Comments
California Supreme Court to hear Oral Argument on Proposition 8

Tomorrow, the California Supreme Court will hear oral argument on the now-infamous Proposition 8. For those visitors from other parts of the country, or our international friends, here is a quick summary of what Proposition …

Finally Released After All These Years: The Secret Bush Memos
Tuesday, 3 Mar, 2009 – 2:52 | Comments
Finally Released After All These Years: The Secret Bush Memos

Recently, the now infamous memos issued by the administration of Former President George W. Bush were released by President Obama to the public. These memos were issued in the days following the horrific attacks on …

Waning Power of the Subpoena
Thursday, 26 Feb, 2009 – 19:05 | Comments
Waning Power of the Subpoena

As I spend more and more time in the legal community, there has been one thing that I’ve noticed occur seemingly more often than in the past. Now, this is probably not true, it just shows my age and the time I have actually spent engaged in following stories like this. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the power of the subpoena, the primary tool of the American Court system to bring forth those who have important testimony or documentation, has seen a decline in power. How so? Keep reading to find out.