A U.S. judge has overturned a jury verdict and ordered the attorneys who filed the suit to pay the court costs and fees of the opposing attorneys. His reason: the suit itself was frivolous and without merit. The story is reported in today’s Denver Post.
U.S. District Senior Judge Richard P. Matsch said the case had been [...]
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A sidebar on Slate caught my eye today, an interesting respite from political news. Then an embedded link. And its reference to a crime.
A click brought up the story: In December, a bunch of Vermont teens decided a farmhouse once owned by American poet Robert Frost, now part of a National Historical Monument, would be the perfect place for their drinking party, [...]
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One of the big news networks ran a video earlier today that included a sign at a polling place — a multilingual sign. There were at least five different languages on the sign that said Vote Here.
That raised a question: Should English be required to vote in a U.S. election? This country embraces an open door, Melting [...]
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Posted in Culture, Health, Law, tagged Roe v. Wade on January 22, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Today is the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion legal in America.
Despite the highly visible, sometimes violent protests, the law still stands. Why? Because it represents the enlightened compassion and understanding of the majority of Americans. The majority believes in a woman’s constitutional right to privacy, including [...]
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