by Phyllis Irene Radford In the middle of the Magna Carta we encounter clauses that are often glossed over because they are boring and deal with economic issues. In truth this is the heart of King John’s problems with his … Continue reading
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On Twitter, someone posted about a six-year-old who, when asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, said “I want to be a weird person.” It dawned on me: That’s what I always wanted to be. I’ve succeeded, … Continue reading
Of all the election victories out there, here’s the one that moved me the most: 19 African American women ran as Democrats for judgeships, most for positions in Harris County, Texas (Houston). 17 of them won. They ran as a … Continue reading
I saw a familiar rant on Facebook recently: someone complaining that a TV show got details wrong, in this case about how legal matters worked. Both writers who spend time getting the details right in their stories and experts who … Continue reading
When the U.S. Supreme Court, in a clearly partisan move, anointed George W. Bush as president, I was mad, but I recall saying, “Well, at least we don’t live in a country where this will lead to rioting in the … Continue reading
The picture on this post was created after last year’s fight over a draconian anti-abortion law in Texas – the one that brought Wendy Davis to national attention and led her to run for governor. It’s based on a flag … Continue reading
I started this series with the idea that it would be easy. I know a lot about law and lawyers and I figured the hardest part would be translating what I know from legalese to English. But the process of … Continue reading
I’ve been reading The Red: Trials, the sequel to Linda Nagata’s much praised The Red: First Light – don’t worry, you’ll get your chance to read it soon – and it got me thinking about constitutions. In military science fiction … Continue reading
The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers. — King Henry VI, Part II, Act IV, Scene II Everyone knows that line from Shakespeare. What they forget is that it’s said by one of a group of conspirators … Continue reading
Those commenting on my initial post in this series brought up another fascinating topic: How do people who don’t legally exist in our world get the documents they need to pass as human? John C. Bunnell wrote: An issue that … Continue reading