**UPDATED: Barack Obama and the myth of the progressive ‘majorities’ To progressives who complain about Barack Obama “squandering” the progressive majorities he supposedly had going for him when he was elected president, I refer you to the following chart (from Wikipedia): What the chart shows is the actual number of Democrats and Independents in the Senate from the time Obama was sworn in, in January 2009, through the present, when Democrats hold a slim, 53-47 majority in the upper chamber. Of the 56 Democrats and 2 Independents caucusing with the Senate majority when Barack Obama took office, (there were two seats unfilled, due to a disputed race in Minnesota that wasn’t resolved until July, and the former Obama Senate seat in Illinois) — 17 represented red or red-leaning states: Another 27 represented blue or blue leaning states: The remaining 12 repped swing states: In addition, there was Joe Lieberman, who by January 2009 was a reliable vote for the red state caucus on key legislation like healthcare, despite hailing from blue Connecticut.
Justia News. California Enacts Book Purchase Privacy Law. « Is Vendor Software Consuming Law as We Have Known It? | Main | The "Product Intrigue" Boogie for Lexis Advance » October 4, 2011 California Enacts Book Purchase Privacy Law California has enacted the Reader Privacy Act (S.B. 602) which requires search warrant to access customer data on regular and e-books purchased online or from bricks-and-mortar store. All the law and privacy groups are cheering. I can’t say that a law such as this is a bad idea. Somewhere in the back of my mind, however, was a nagging question of how many prosecutions had actually taken place where a person’s reading habits were part of the evidence. We reject Giese's arguments, but in so doing we wish to emphasize that we are not establishing a general rule that the government may use a person's reading habits, literary tastes, or political views as evidence against him in a criminal prosecution.
So, in the spirit of disclosure, what am I reading lately? October 4, 2011 in Books , Legislation in the News | Permalink. Arizona Attorney - December 2011 - Front Cover-Welcome. Cultivating lawmaker friendships can lead to more compromise across the aisle. Former California Assemblyman Bill Bagley (R-AD07 Marin/Sonoma, 1960-1974) - known as a moderate - has watched with the rest of Californians as interactions between state lawmakers have become more hyper-partisan and gridlocked. The top-two primary and redistricting should help ease the gridlock and hyper-partisanship.
But, Bagley also hopes to see a more congenial atmosphere developed through simple social interaction and remembers the days when lawmakers from all political stripes could call each other friend. The Legislature has lost its ability to lead and thus work together and compromise. In fact, members of the Assembly have stated that they just don’t know each other. They gather only at partisan fundraisers and events. Bi-partisan and bi-cameral lunches and dinners, open house lunches, and other events (put together by groups and lobbyists) were all eliminated when Prop 9 passed in 1974, limiting gifts to $10.
Then in 1990 – the nail in the collegial coffin – term limits. Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) California Defamation Law Blog : Los Angeles Defamation & Anti-SLAPP Lawyer & Attorney : Adrianos Facchetti Law Firm. Turner and the Self-Represented — A Summary of Its Very Broad Implications and The Begining of a New Jurisprudence | Richard Zorza's Access to Justice Blog. Turner and the Self-Represented — A Summary of Its Very Broad Implications and The Begining of a New Jurisprudence Below find the full text of my post on ConcurringOpinions titlted Turner’s Trombone Blows for Every Self-Represented Litigant.
It is, of course, part of the Synposium on the case that David Udell and I are co-hosting. Turner v. Rogers, 564 U. S. ___ (2011), (Slip Opinion here) should be considered a landmark decision for the self-represented. In its first ever trip to the civil self-represented courtroom (beyond right to counsel issues), the Court establishes that: I believe that this case therefore means that: In addition, the decision may have many further ramifications. The decision, and particularly its focus on accuracy and “fundamental fairness,” strengthens the argument for innovation in the creation of other alternative procedures. About richardzorza I work in access to justice. The Way I See It. « Should Law Schools Publish Warnings for Prospective Applicants? | Main | Law School Graduate Blues Ctd. With Post-Graduation Welfare » November 17, 2010 The Way I See It I heard some shocking news about the West Librarian Relations team.
Mark Schwartz's position as Director of the team was eliminated and it is my understanding that Mark has been given his walking papers. With Mark goes the heart and soul of West Librarian Relations. I have known Mark Schwartz for many years. I am concerned about the fate of Librarian Relations at the big vendors. So why is Librarian Relations being cut? Caren Biberman November 17, 2010 in Firm & Corporate Law Libraries , Products & Services , Publishing Industry | Permalink Comments Yes, this is an issue of significant concern.
Posted by: Lynn Merring | Nov 19, 2010 10:09:23 AM Like Cassandra, I have been saying for years that WTR really doesn't care about the librarians as a market sector. Posted by: Mary Ann Archer | Nov 18, 2010 6:14:53 AM. Law Librarian Blogs - Justia Blawg Search - Law Blogs, Legal Blogs Directory & Search Engine | Justia Blawg Search. Sonoma County Lawyer Blog :: Published by Santa Rosa Divorce Lawyer :: Petaluma Bankruptcy Attorney :: Law Offices of James V. Sansone. 3 Geeks and a Law Blog. AALL.