Polygamy is a unique aspect of Utah’s history, a piece the past that many wish they could just run away from, especially the Mormons, if just because of the mockery that it seems to draw from those only loosely familiar with how it fits into their history and doctrine. These days, in contrast to what […]
Utah still short a US attorney
October 8, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia Utah is still short a US attorney since Brett Tolman stepped down at the end of 2009. This blog has reported on this issue previously, noting that the Obama Administration has been looking at appointing a Republican in place of the Democrat proposed by Rep.e Jim Matheson. With Rep. Matheson failing to […]
Volokh’s caption contest: may the force be with you
October 4, 2010 by
And now for something completely different, and good for a chuckle, too. The Volokh Conspiracy is running a caption contest for this photo: The caption winner so far? “You don’t need to see my birth certificate.” “I don’t need to see your birth certificate.” (The Volokh Conspiracy)
Lunch at Aristo’s in Salt Lake City
October 1, 2010 by
This really has nothing to do with the law, but I’ve been eating out on business lunches a bit in the last six months, and after eating at two obviously contrasting restaurants in the last week, neither of which I had any idea about in advance, I thought I’d share what my experience was for […]
firing a mayor, part 2: still, only in Russia.
September 29, 2010 by
On the way to work on Monday I listened to a report on NPR about the sacking of the Mayor of Moscow, Russia, by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Where I’m from, mayors are independently elected officials, so it struck me as similar to President Obama firing Mayor Bloomberg of New York. Apparently, the Mayor in question–Yury Luzhkov–is […]
How to be prepared to visit your attorney
September 29, 2010 by
Recently, a close relative asked me my advice on how to deal with getting, and keeping, an attorney. Having worked with several over the course of his legal matter, he had not made any serious progress. Then, one day, this relative found out that the attorney he had been working with had left the firm […]
Book in the mail: “Miles Away…Worlds Apart.”
September 28, 2010 by
I just received a copy of “Miles Away, Worlds Apart” in the mail. It was sent to me by the author who is hoping for a review after I read it. Written by Alan Sakowitz, the book about his experience as a whistleblower of a “Madoff-like Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Florida attorney Scott Rothstein[.]” (from the […]
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