August 12, 2026

Much ado about immigration in Utah

Image via Wikipedia There’s a scandal brewing in Utah over a list of alleged illegal immigrants that was sent to a number of government leaders with a demand for action.  A conservative bastion in the west, even the lone Democrat in Utah’s congressional delegation, Jim Matheson, votes with his Republican colleagues almost as often as he does with Nancy […]

If a DUI costs too much…

Brilliant ideas for great law rarely make the news.  And this is no exception. This just in: a Texas lawmaker wants to repeal the law in Texas that levies a the fine for DUIs because it costs too much.  That’s right–it costs too much for people who get caught drinking and driving to pay the […]

President Obama responds to HCR challenges

I’ve written before about the constitutional challenges to the Obama healthcare reforms.  As reported over at Paper Chase The Obama administration is also facing health care lawsuits in Virginia and Florida, filed by numerous state attorneys general. Last month, Georgia joined 18 other states [JURIST report] in a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] filed [JURIST report] in the US District Court […]

California elevates the rights of the dead

California elevates the rights of the dead over the living when it comes to privacy rights http://ow.ly/12LUg #privacy #law #california