Law

Health "Insurance": A Criminal Enterprise

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


Jacob M. Appel

I have little doubt that the day will soon arrive when the CEOs of health "insurers" are dragged before Congress to face the same sort of interrogation to which the Waxman Hearings subjected Big Tobacco in the 1990s.

The Lawyers Who Would Torture

David A. Love | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books


David A. Love

Throughout history we have witnessed the ways in which societies compromise their legal systems to oppress the many, benefit the few, and sanction the unconscionable.

PepsiCo's $1.26 Billion Case: How Did This Happen?

businessinsider.com | Erin Geiger Smith|Oct. 28, 2009, 8:02 AM |8 | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business


PepsiCo has been hit with a $1.26 billion judgment for failing to respond -- at all -- to a lawsuit. If someone sues you and you fail to show up, the ...

A Seedling of Sanity Takes Root in the War On Drugs

Rich Robinson | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Rich Robinson

It is time to cast aside all of the misinformation and propaganda about what marijuana is and what it is not. At least we are on the right path.

Cease and Desist: David, Goliath and Social Media (David's Sword)

Jamie Starr | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver


Jamie Starr

In cases like the lawsuit against the ski film company Level 1, social media outlets are acting as a sort of gatekeeper -- a check on corporate actions that people in general view as unreasonable.

Anonymous Push Polls: Coming Soon to a Phone Near You?

Luis Toro | Posted 10.22.2009 | Denver


Luis Toro

What kinds of polls are actually campaign advertisements? A Colorado court is set to rule on the answer.

Senate Bill Would Restrict Banks Overdraft Charges

New York Times | ANDREW MARTIN | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


In the latest attack on overdraft fees charged by banks, Christopher J. Dodd, the Connecticut Democrat who heads the Senate Banking Committee, introdu...

Prison Programs Take Innovative Approach To Reducing Recidivism

Halle Tecco | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living


Halle Tecco

Here's a question to the country with the highest incarceration rate in the world: how do we turn tax-consuming inmates into tax paying, law-abiding citizens?

"...And Our Posterity"

Gary Hart | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics


Gary Hart

The idea that future generations have a stake in carrying out the Constitution's objectives is profound. When we go to war, when we act on climate change, we do so not only for ourselves but also for our posterity.

Hate the Husband? Sue the Mistress!

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Jacob M. Appel

An unlikely alliance of trial lawyers and Christian fundamentalists continues to defend the prerogative of jilted spouse to turn love triangles into quadrangles--with the state judicial system as a fourth wheel.

Dr. Coburn's Peculiar Privilege

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics


Jacob M. Appel

Senator Coburn claims physician-patient privilege to avoid testifying against Ensign. But this is not a "Get out of Jail Free" card for physicians who acquire knowledge outside of their work as doctors.

Ritter Aide Nominated For Colorado US Attorney

CBS4Denver | CBS 4 Denver | Posted 09.30.2009 | Home


President Barack Obama has nominated Gov. Bill Ritter's deputy chief of staff to be the top federal prosecutor in Colorado. Sen. Mark Ud...

Health Care, Immigrants, and the Character of Our Country

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

With an issue like health, the faith community has a unique and important role to play -- to define and raise the moral issues beneath the policy debate.

Vincent D'Onofrio Leaving 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent'

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 09.25.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Changes are afoot at "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," with charter cast member Vincent D'Onofrio exiting the USA Network series and...

Warren Miller Is My Friend

Jamie Starr | Posted 09.24.2009 | Denver


Jamie Starr

In a sport long governed by an unspoken "bro code," it saddens me to see signs that skiing may become another cold and hard industry where even the great Warren Miller is made to look evil in the public eye.

Tort Reform -- Another Dangerous Scapegoat

Saul Segan | Posted 09.22.2009 | Business


Saul Segan

There is no reasonable cause and effect between the costs of health care and the rendering of jury verdicts.

What This Week's Terrorism Arrests Reveal About the Post-9/11 Strategy

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


Brian Levin, J.D.

One thing is certain, authorities have powerful tools to get people off the streets in the array of statutes that they have at their disposal. They also have an extraordinarily difficult job of balancing their obligations.

Why American Laws Don't Make Any Sense

Cracked.com | Posted 09.18.2009 | Comedy


The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judiciary body and the most important legal authority in the country. Here is their secret go-to...

My Divorce is None of Your Business

Fred Silberberg | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Fred Silberberg

If I get divorced in New York, the documents pertaining to my divorce remain confidential. If I get divorced in California, the documents pertaining to my divorce become a matter of public record.

Friday Talking Points [92] -- The End Of Silly Season

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Sadly, Obama's speech to school children has become mired in manufactured controversy from the right, with typical sky-is-falling rhetoric about the evil, evil man who occupies the Oval Office.

Anticipating the Incapacitated Justice

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics


Jacob M. Appel

While it is a disturbing truth that our nation will someday likely confront the tragedy of an incapacitated Supreme Court justice, it is not at all clear which justice that will be.

The Reinvention of Legal Research: The Future Is Now

Peter Schwartz | Posted 09.12.2009 | Media


Peter Schwartz

Legal research, once the province of desks, books, and binders, is now online, data-driven, and real-time. This poses serious challenge to old publishing stalwarts like Westlaw and LexisNexis.

Why Women of Color Can't Pull a Sarah Palin

Natalie Holder-Winfield | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business


Natalie Holder-Winfield

What if white women are given preferences and breaks -- where women of color are not -- because white men are attracted to them?

Denied: Access to Brooklyn Drug Treatment Court

Dan Holton-Roth | Posted 08.22.2009 | New York


Dan Holton-Roth

Drug courts were invented in the late 1980s in Dade County, Florida in an attempt to divert drug offenders from the criminal courts and offer individuals treatment instead of incarceration.

Should Physicians Participate in the Death Penalty?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living


Srinivasan Pillay

I submit that delaying the death penalty is an indication that our own brains are in conflict about killing people in the first place.