Law and Justice – Other Archive

In considering the Arizona “Congress on your Corner” massacre, we have a complex issue of causation and blame to resolve.  We are handicapped by not fully undersanding the mental state and motivations of Jared Loughner, …

“I took a speed reading course and read War and Peace’ in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.”– Woody Allen Months before ground troops stormed into Iraq, the Intelligence Community put together a detailed situational and …

Alaskans are used to being viewed as a strange sub species of genus Americana. They realize Outsiders picture Alaska as a weird place where the sun seldom shows, ice covers the land from end to …

Artists are compelled to create, but they also need to eat. Licensing any or all of their art work to commercial entities is how many artists survive. While many artists seek out licensing agreements to …

Many people believe that some form of immunity has traditionally shielded the fire service from liability actions. This belief was fostered by a paucity of judgements imposing liability on public bodies for the actions or …

The Clean Air Act was first enacted in 1970, and was at that time, the most complex and comprehensive environmental statute. The Clean Air Act has been amended twice more since then, once in 1977 …

We often find ourselves wondering why we are the only single person on the road who knows how to drive. The question arises, “How did they ever pass their license test?” However, sadly enough, at …

Although I have not thoroughly researched this topic I was so fascinated that I had to get out my random thoughts while they were still in my head. At my age is doesn’t take long …

In our world, there are big politicians. They are elected through a voting process that is ultimately decided by the majority’s favorite candidate. Of course, one sees the problem in this: if the majority has …

Old state legal books hang onto some very odd laws. Here are some of the strangest laws which are still on the books in West Virginia. The legal cost of adultery in West Virginia is …

Sidney Runyan Thomas was born on August 14, 1953. He was born in Bozeman, Montana. Thomas is a federal judge on The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District. In 1975, Thomas received …

How familiar does that old saying, “two wrongs don’t make a right” sound?Perhaps you recall your mother telling you in ‘that’ voice. Remember? The one where she knew best. Perhaps your level headed friend has …

Have you ever been in situation where you needed to perform someone’s Personal Background check fast? Perhaps you’re an employer, a landlord, or just a person who has been in need of information.  There are …

A company wants to buy your artwork.  You sent them your work and the letter arrives telling you that they want to use it.  They enclosed a licensing agreement.  As you read and reread it, …

Cyber security is a hot topic in today’s political national security discussion. Nations such as China are using technology to spy on U.S. companies, and have been accused of stealing billions of dollars worth of …

Diane Pamela Wood is a federal judge on the United States of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, as well as being a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. She was born on …

The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act gives the Department of Defense a baseline of $554 billion dollars plus another $88.5 billion for the war in Afghanistan, a total of $642.5 billion. In a Republican-controlled House …

Every fall, tourists flock to Vermont to see the beautiful changing foliage. What these visitors may not know might actually get them into trouble in beautiful Vermont. There are little known laws that are still …

Guns are legal in the United States thanks to the second amendment of the Constitution. The amendment states as follows: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right …

A hate free zone is a place free of all evil slurs and awful names. It is a place where if you don’t have anything nice to say, you don’t get to say anything at …

There was another mass killing in a public place this week. In Aurora, Colorado, a young man named James Holmes attended a late-night showing of the new Batman movie in a suburban movie theater. He …

When you hear the word shotgun, only a couple of things can pop into your mind. Hunting or killing. Depending on where you live and how you were raised, you’ll definitely lean one way or …

When discussing US cyberlaw and how it impacts privacy, it is important to understand exactly what is meant by the terms ‘cyberlaw’ and ‘privacy’. Cyberlaw has been defined in many ways, but most definitions are …

It is no secret that our government is in real trouble. The amount of corruption apparent, even just monitoring daily news stories, has been increasing at an alarming rate. If you talk with people, and …

Hawaii is the youngest of the United States, being granted statehood in 1959.  The state motto is “the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness”, taken from the royal motto of Hawaii back when …

Social Security is a retirement trust fund that was set up in 1935 by dedicated payroll taxes. It was, however, not set up to become the sole income for retirement. It basically was a system …

In professional sports, teams are required to announce in advance of games the status of injured players. When Tom Brady went down with an early season injury in 2008, the New England Patriots became a …

Once a person recognizes a problem exists in his or her workplace and decides to try to do something about it, they have entered the misty world of the Whistleblower, a world populated by an …

The Clean Air Act of 1970 remains one of the most relevant pieces of legislation to date in terms of the fight against air pollution. A major link in a chain of laws, policies, and …

Insider trading is tantamount to just plain “cheating”! If one wants to use the term insider trading to make it sound more respectable, then do so. Most of us would love to have some hot tip …