Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Day 1 of what promises to be an excellent symposium on Competition in Agriculture (I have already read the posts) is today. Stay tuned.

Most everyone would agree that it is a good idea to shield children from most parental conflict. Nevertheless, there are many times during and after divorces when children get drawn into family disputes and end up in the middle, with both sides pulling on them. The following is a brief list of 5 &qu ...

  FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 8, 2010 – A bust of Justice William E. McAnulty Jr. will be unveiled Thursday, Feb. 11, as part of a tribute to the late justice during the Black History Month program at the Capitol in Frankfort. The event will take place at noon in the Capitol Rotunda and is open to the pu ...

The Ninth Circuit has a little ruling today that rejects a Second Amendment challenge to the federal felon-in-possession prohibition in light of Heller. The ruling in , No. 09-10072 (9th Cir. Feb. 9, 2010) ( ), gets started this way: And here is the heart of the panel's analysis of the Second ...

Just in time for Valentine's Day, here's a reprint of my recent article from the Pennsylvania Law Weekly:Spread A Little Love:Being pleasant and considerate is part of being a professionalBy Daniel E.CumminsSpecial to the Law WeeklyDanCummins@comcast.net The New Year is still in its early stages and ...

I didn't even realize this was a milestone that had not yet been reached, but apparently it is:Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is recommending to President Obama that he nominate for the first time ever an openly gay male to serve on the federal bench, according to the senator’s office. The senator has ...

Subliminal is an adjective used to describe things or stimuli that work below the threshold of consciousness. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Word of the Day: Subliminal

The Ninth Circuit has a little ruling today that rejects a Second Amendment challenge to the federal felon-in-possession prohibition in light of Heller. The ruling in , No. 09-10072 (9th Cir. Feb. 9, 2010) ( ), gets started this way: And here is the heart of the panel's analysis of the Second ...

A recent post-Koken decision has been handed down in Philadelphia County in the case of Zerggan v. Rietman and Nationwide Insurance, No. 0906 o1752 June Term 2009 (Phila. Co. Jan. 20, 2010 McInerney, J.). Judge Patricia McInerney sustained the preliminary objections filed by the tortfeasor and trans ...

Perhaps I should address Paul Ryan's shadow budget, proposed on behalf of the House Republicans (although in public they are keeping as far away from it as they can).To see the details, check out the first 4 pages of this CBO letter scoring it.Key features, with my reaction to them, are as follows:1 ...