Category Archives: Law

Trump says he can’t get a fair hearing from a Mexican or Muslim Judge

Posted on June 6, 2016 by a1skeptic

As some of you may have noticed, the heat has been turning up on Donald Trump and his “Trump University,” a for-profit mostly on-line “college” that has been the target of a number of lawsuits, including several ongoing class action … Continue reading →

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Our Hypocrisy is not like Theirs, Part 7

Posted on June 2, 2016 by a1skeptic

Some of you may have read the news not too long ago that Ken Starr, the President of Baylor University, was ousted from his position because of the University’s inadequate response to a number of sexual assault cases involving the … Continue reading →

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An interesting defamation case is proceeding against Deval Patrick

Posted on May 23, 2016 by a1skeptic

There was an interesting story in the Boston Globe recently about how former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is being sued in a defamation case. It’s a bit of a complicated story made all the more complicated by the confusing way … Continue reading →

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The louder they bray, the more I distrust them

Posted on April 28, 2016 by a1skeptic

It’s not only the Republicans who do this, but it does seem to be the specialty of “family values” Republicans to get caught up in some sexual escapade. Or sometimes something much darker. In the case of former Speaker of … Continue reading →

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A 17-year old shouldn’t be prosecuted for this

Posted on April 8, 2016 by a1skeptic

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts heard a case yesterday involving one teen encouraging another teen to go ahead and commit suicide, which he eventually did. She is arguing that she shouldn’t be prosecuted for this criminally, and I agree. … Continue reading →

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From Thurgood Marshall to Clarence Thomas

Posted on February 22, 2016 by a1skeptic

For conservatives who are feeling crazed at the thought of Atonin Scalia being replaced by a liberal justice, or even a moderate justice, or anything other than a rock-ribbed conservative justice, I bring you the story of Thurgood Marshall being … Continue reading →

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It’s been Two Months, and the FBI still can’t break into Syed Farook’s iPhone

Posted on February 19, 2016 by a1skeptic

If you watch the Jason Bourne movies, or movies like Enemy of the State, you’d think that the CIA and FBI are extraordinary in their ability to track us, to find us, to know everything about us. But in reality … Continue reading →

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The role of the Senate is to Advise and Consent, not to Block and Obstruct

Posted on February 15, 2016 by a1skeptic

As most of you know by now, Justice Antonin Scalia passed away over the weekend, creating a political firestorm, and causing pundits to say a lot of nice things about Scalia, which is appropriate when someone passes away. So, one … Continue reading →

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The 9th Republican Debate Lowlights

Posted on February 14, 2016 by a1skeptic

My partner Bonnie and I were watching the 9th Republican debate last night. We’re not really sure why. I guess mostly because it was very cold outside, and because there wasn’t anything good on television, and because we wanted to … Continue reading →

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This is why people hate Politicians. And Lawyers.

Posted on February 8, 2016 by a1skeptic

The Boston Globe had a story not so long ago about State Senator Brian Joyce, who, it turns out, had been getting his clothes cleaned for free since 1997. That’s almost 20 years, for those of you who are mathematically … Continue reading →

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