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Discussing Marbury v. Madison on the Colbert Report

Posted on February 25, 2009
Author and lawyer Cliff Sloan, author of the new book, "The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court": .cc_box a:hover... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Theft of Trade Secrets in Employment...Can it be Criminal?

Posted on February 25, 2009
Professor Orin Kerr over at The Volokh Conspiracy has highlighted an interesting case involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA"), 18 U.S.C. 1030 and employment. The basic fact pattern is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Very rare photo of the ?end? of the rainbow [Digg]

Posted on February 24, 2009
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The View from the Seven Highest Peaks on Earth (PICS) [Digg]

Posted on February 24, 2009
Only a select few have conquered the Seven Summits, a grueling challenge that involves climbing the tallest peak of every continent. They?ve seen the spectacular mountain-top views firsthand, and now you get a chance to soak in the scenery too as we go on a whirlwind tour of images captured by these exceptional mountaineers.

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Solis Finally Confirmed as Labor Secretary

Posted on February 24, 2009
After weeks of back-and-forth and a slight tax scandal, California Rep. Hilda Solis was confirmed as Labor Secretary by the Senate today 80-17. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Paul Krugman: Nationalize (Some) of the Banks!

Posted on February 23, 2009
For three reasons: First, some major banks are dangerously close to the edge ? in fact, they would have failed already if investors didn?t expect the government to rescue them if necessary. Second,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Study Finds Federal Court Disfavors Employment Discrimination Plaintiffs

Posted on February 20, 2009
In a study slated to be published in the Harvard Law & Policy Review, statistics revealed that "[f]rom 1979 through 2006, federal plaintiffs won 15% of job-discrimination cases. By comparison, in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Jesus and the Stimulus Plan

Posted on February 20, 2009
New AIP ad: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

250,000

Posted on February 19, 2009
The number of jobs predicted to be lost each month by at least one economist. Meanwhile the Federal Reserve predicts the unemployment rate could reach 8.8% in 2009. Bleak times ahead indeed. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

A-Rod Speaks

Posted on February 17, 2009
In an act of bravery and full-disclosure, New York Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez held a press conference today to clear the air. Rodriguez did what other athletes have failed to do once... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The GOP Meets

Posted on February 15, 2009
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Coming to a Large Jug or Cup Near You

Posted on February 12, 2009
The new pennies to honor our 16th President's 200th birthday. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Very rare photo of the ?end? of the rainbow [Digg]

Posted on February 11, 2009

Parody AFSCME Commercial Causes Uproar

Posted on February 11, 2009
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"Nancy Pelosi" and "Harry Reid" on the Stimulus Package

Posted on February 08, 2009
SNL's political satire writers are either really good or I'm a bigger political wonk than I thought: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Professor Tristin Green on Ricci v. DeStefano

Posted on February 06, 2009
Over at Concurring Opinions Professor Tristin Green has some issues with the Supreme Court's cert grant in Ricci v. DeStefano. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Blagojevich on Letterman

Posted on February 04, 2009
Future career in television? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Phelps May Be Charged For Pipe Picture

Posted on February 04, 2009
That now infamous picture of Olympic swimmer (and Michigan grad) Michael Phelps may have him in more trouble as Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott in South Carolina weighs whether or not to charge... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Mother of All Tornados

Posted on February 04, 2009
In Childress, Texas sometime ago: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Obama's Labor Movement the Biggest Since FDR?

Posted on February 04, 2009
Last Friday President Obama held an event for labor and did not explicitly mention the Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") which gave pause to some but not to Robert Kuttner of The Huffington Post. On... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

At White House Function for Labor, President Obama is Silent on EFCA

Posted on January 31, 2009
Yesterday at an event held at the White House for union chiefs and prominent members of Congress, President Obama spoke about reversing President Bush's labor policies, the importance of leveling the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Big Law Straying Away from the Billable Hour?

Posted on January 30, 2009
The billable hour has, silently and not-so-silently, been hated, by both attorneys and clients, and in this economic climate other fee arrangements are being made at some mega firms simply because... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

California Court Allows Governor Schwarzenegger's Furlough Plan

Posted on January 30, 2009
Back in December California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he needed to take swift action to save his economically embattled state by requiring state employees to take two days of unpaid... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

John Yoo: "Mr. Obama is returning America to the failed law enforcement approach to fighting terrorism that prevailed before Sept. 11, 2001"

Posted on January 29, 2009
Former Bush Justice Department official John Yoo, and the author of the infamous and now defunct "torture memo," has an op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal about what he considers to be President... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Union Membership Increased Again in 2008

Posted on January 29, 2009
While labor and management continue to argue over the Employee Free Choice Act, data revealed yesterday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (via Talking Points Memo) show union membership rose by 12.4... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Former Secretary Rice on "The View": "I do regret that we did not know about the weapons of mass destruction..."

Posted on January 29, 2009
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made her first appearance on "The View" and the first question asked had to do with regrets: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

A Purchasing Middle Class is the Key to the Way Up and the Key to a Purchasing Middle Class is Unionization

Posted on January 28, 2009
Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Clinton and member of President Obama's economic transition advisory board, has an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times about the importance of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The View from the Seven Highest Peaks on Earth (PICS) [Digg]

Posted on January 28, 2009
Only a select few have conquered the Seven Summits, a grueling challenge that involves climbing the tallest peak of every continent. They?ve seen the spectacular mountain-top views firsthand, and now you get a chance to soak in the scenery too as we go on a whirlwind tour of images captured by these exceptional mountaineers.

John McCain Twitters!

Posted on January 27, 2009
He admitted he doesn't know how to use e-mail but apparently is now Twittering. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Passes Senate, Nearly Ready for President Obama's Signature

Posted on January 27, 2009
Earlier this month I speculated as to what will be the first bill President Obama signs into law and edged toward it being the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (S.181). With today's dismal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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