Jul 13, 2017 | general law, Uncategorized
Bob Dylan’s pointed and versatile lyrics are cited in judicial opinions and have earned him a Nobel Prize for literature. The late Justice Antonin Scalia loved opera, but he also had a soft spot for Bob Dylan. In a 2010 dissent, for instance, he chastised the...
Jun 1, 2017 | general law, Uncategorized
Lying, it turns out, is something that most of us are very adept at. We lie with ease, in ways big and small, to strangers, co-workers, friends, and loved ones. Our capacity for dishonesty is as fundamental to us as our need to trust others, which ironically makes us...
May 18, 2017 | Family Law, general law, Uncategorized
One recurring problem that I observe in the practice of family law is when a person who suffers from mental illness stops taking medication. With this problem in mind, I began to search for solutions. This is what I found: About one-third of people with...
May 4, 2017 | general law, Uncategorized
Keeping a secret is hard. As a matter of professional ethics, lawyers are required to keep a client’s confidences. These confidential communications can be understood as secrets. In a recent study, Michael Slepian of Columbia University, addressed the question...
Apr 27, 2017 | general law, Uncategorized
For decades, Stephen Bright has worked to provide the quality of legal representation to the powerless and impoverished that only the wealthiest clients could afford. All the while, he has done so on a shoestring, forsaking the riches his profession could bring....
Apr 6, 2017 | general law, Uncategorized
“Three generations of imbeciles are enough.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes One of the worst Supreme Court decisions in history, according to journalist Adam Cohen, was the 1927 decision upholding a state’s right to forcibly sterilize a person considered unfit to...
