In a post yesterday (Is Obama “Everything”?) I referred to the sense in which Democrats do seem to regard Obama as The Messiah, as in “the Alpha and the Omega” from Revelation 22:13. (Otherwise how could they argue that Republican opposition to their 2700 page health care bill means they oppose “eve ...

  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 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld San Francisco's policy of strip-searching arrestees without individualized suspicion they were concealing contraband. The opinion is here. "The record reveals a pervasive and serious problem with contraband inside San Francisco's jails, as well ...

In response to my post "What Else Can You Do With a Paralegal Degree?" I had several readers submit additional job titles, including Gary Smalling who graciously agreed to tell us about his job.Name: Garald "Gary" SmallingJob Title: Risk Management TechnicianEmployer: City of Tigard, OregonDegrees: ...

Thomas W. Mitchell (Wisconsin), Stephen Malpezzi (Wisconsin), and Richard Green (USC) have posted Forced Sale Risk: Class, Race, and The 'Double Discount' on SSRN. Here's the abstract: What impact does a forced sale have upon a property owner's wealth? And...

This afternoon Governor Christie signed an executive order suspending the work of the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) for 90 days, except as necessary, in order to prevent the loss of affordable housing opportunities. The executive order calls for a five person task force to be appointed by the ...

This afternoon Governor Christie signed an executive order suspending the work of the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) for 90 days, except as necessary, in order to prevent the loss of affordable housing opportunities. The executive order calls for a five person task force to be appointed by the ...

At our LTN Awards ceremonies at LegalTech New York, I was honored to present our inaugural Law Technology News Lifetime Achievement Awards to three wonderful members of our legal technology . John Alber, Thomas Burke, and M. Thomas Collins have all demonstrated leadership and a fierce commitme ...

At our Awards ceremonies at , I was honored to present our inaugural Lifetime Achievement Awards to three wonderful members of our legal technology community.  LTN LegalTech New York Law Technology News John Alber, Thomas Burke, and M. Thomas Collins have all demonstrated leadership and ...

Remember Klumpp v. Borough of Avalon, No. A-2963-07 (per curiam), the decision from New Jersey's Appellate Division which held that the government can assert inverse condemnation in order to take property without compensation? As noted in this order dated November...