Tag: Attorneys
“Making Sense of the Constitution ” Makes Sense for General Readers
“Making Sense of the Constitution: A Primer on the Supreme Court and its Struggle to Apply Our Fundamental Law,” Southern Illinois University Press, 2012 There are dozens of books written for the general public that summarize the things people need to know about the United States Constitution and the Supreme Court. Some of them are […]
November 2, 2015
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Spilling a hot drink from Dunkin Donuts made a New Jersey resident a millionaire. New Jersey resident Jennifer Fragoso’s lawsuit comes 20 years after McDonald’s Restaurants was sued by a New Mexico woman who suffered third-degree burns after spilling a hot coffee in her lap. A jury awarded her $2.86 million in damages. However, the […]
March 10, 2014
What’s in a Name when Climbing the Corporate Ladder?
Would “a rose by any name smell as sweet” if it was a lawyers name? Could a name help you when Climbing the Corporate Ladder? Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are the latest to celebrity parents to raise eyebrows for their child’s unusual moniker. The reality star and her rapper boyfriend named their daughter “North […]
December 2, 2013
Justice Clarence Thomas’s Silence Makes Headlines, But Does He Have the Right Idea?
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently made headlines when he spoke during oral arguments. While this may not seem like news, it was the first time that the justice had spoken from the bench in nearly seven years. Even though the four words he uttered had no direct bearing on the case, but rather […]
February 6, 2013