Category Archives: Law, suits and order

Other people’s legal problems, aside from my own.

An oddly thrilling must-read for everyone in this country

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Naomi

Dan Barry’s article in the New York Times today, about a tiny town in New Hampshire, “One Small Step for Democracy in a ‘Live Free or Die’ Town: A cautionary tale from Croydon, N.H., where one man tried to foist … Continue reading →

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Should parents bear criminal responsibility for their killer kids?

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Naomi

Today the New York Times takes up a country-wide discussion about how much responsibility parents have when their armed scions kill. A few days ago, as part of an aspirational piece about how we can add further controls to our … Continue reading →

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What an education we’ve been getting since Nov 2016!

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Naomi

I just read Marc Elias’s article on the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. And I thought, gee whiz, I never knew about this fascinating aspect of a law I sort of thought I understood — but … Continue reading →

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