Mar 2, 2017 | general law, Uncategorized
Lawyer Steve Wise works for the Nonhuman Rights Project. He has filed lawsuits seeking formal recognition that chimpanzees are “persons,” possessing legal rights to bodily liberty previously reserved for humans. The lawsuits argue that personhood derives from...
Feb 23, 2017 | general law, Uncategorized
A federal appeals court has ruled to continue blocking enforcement of President Trump’s travel ban. On Twitter, Trump denounced the “so-called judge” who issued a temporary restraining order against his immigration policy. Then, as the 9th Circuit Court...
Feb 16, 2017 | general law, Uncategorized
Last March, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to replace deceased justice Antonin Scalia. The Republicans refused to consider the nomination during an election year and took the position that the next president should be allowed to fill the vacancy. President...
Feb 9, 2017 | general law, Uncategorized
James Robart, the federal judge who halted President Trump’s immigration ban, spent more than thirty years in private practice before taking the bench. He gave up a lucrative career representing breweries, energy companies and Southeast Asian immigrants. Trump,...
Feb 2, 2017 | general law, Uncategorized
As contentious as the election season of 2016 has been, it doesn’t hold a candle to the election of 1800. In that election, the incumbent, John Adams, contested against his fellow collaborator in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson....
Jan 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sister Madonna Buder, 86, has been running Ironman triathlons for more than 30 years and says “the only failure is not to try.” She has competed in more than 40 Ironman triathlons. Each triathlon consists of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride, and a...
