My teens call it rotting when you are sitting on your phone watching videos for large chunks of time. Sometimes slang gets it right. While getting ready for work today, I heard on CNBC that Americans use tiktok 75 minutes a day! Wow. That is a lot. I would guess that I only use about half that, but still it’s …
Judge Alito Gets Schooled By Sen. Markwayne Mullin
So, following hard on the heels of Judge Alito’s decision that Roe v. Wade was no good, our friends on the bench in the deep south just decided that fertilized embryos were also people. None other than esteemed meathead Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma, quickly piped up that he and his wife had used IVF to have children and …
GO MAYOR PARKER
Ah, the holiday season. I got my first static electric shock this morning and it always serves as a reminder that winter is coming. On another note, Cherelle Parker was elected as the first female Mayor of Philadelphia. She has a lot on her plate and while it is nice to have a historical change and perhaps some more energized …
128 GRAZER WINS FAT BEAR WEEK 2023!!
You have no idea what I am talking about? In a nutshell, every year forest rangers monitor which grizzly bears return to eat salmon in Alaska on the Katmai river. An informal competition watch has developed and this female bear ate the most and gained the most. Sleep well mama bear. At least she wont have to run Philly when …
The Trump Show: A Separate Reality
I have spent my professional life in and around courtrooms. The Court system has a simple, clear, and traditional way to deal with litigants who reject its authority, reject the good faith of its prosecutors, and reject the fairness of its judges or elected officials. So, how does the system respond? With predictable results. The system’s only response to an …
NOTHING BOTHERS ME MORE THAN PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES WHO FAIL UNDER PRESSURE
The figure skater who falls during their routine at the Olympics or the quarterback who throws an interception or the tennis player who double faults. Why? While there is tremendous pressure on these athletes, many of us manage to perform our jobs at a high level for decades without failing under pressure. So, the pro tennis player who cannot serve …
Philly Rules!
Go Phillies! Go Eagles!
If you are a litigator, it’s time to get out the popcorn: Donald Trump Civil Trial
So, there are a lot of things that the general public does not know about litigation in the real world that lawyers who actually litigate cases consider litigation 101. Trump’s trial is going to reveal the basics to the public I guess. What are the basics so far? 1) request a jury trial at the time of your first pleading. …
The Trump Situation: One Case Is Usually Too Much for your average client.
Again, regardless of your political position, as a lawyer, it is simply incomprehensible to think of a single client trying to handle all of these different, bet the farm type cases going on in the same calendar year. Many of my clients are normal, everyday folk, who work for a living, raise their families, support their kids and parents, go …
The Constitutional Challenge to Donald Trump being on the ballot in Pennsylvania
I think it is safe to say that Trump’s eligibility as a candidate will be challenged. There was a long article by Judge Luttig in the Federalist magazine of all places making the case for Trump being disqualified under the 14th Amendment’s disqualification clause for those who aided, abetted, or gave comfort to insurrection, when they had previously sworn an …