She may just be in it for the money. She said if I could get MasterCard to raise my credit limit to $80.00 she MIGHT marry me. Still, I respect that ...'cause she's really pretty.
Well EXCUSE me! It's not my fault. I was supposed to be drunk an HOUR ago!
Sorry, no time to Facebook. Doogie Howser is on. One needs structure in one's life. That and fiber.
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We’ve previously written about the mailroom of death at Sullivan & Cromwell. To make a long story short (read our prior posts for the full background), a mailroom mix-up at 125 Broad Street caused an Alabama death-row inmate to miss a deadline for filing an appeal. The Eleventh Circuit rejected the condemned man’s attempt to reopen his case. Presumably feeling bad for what had happened, S&C appealed to the Supreme Court. Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Maples v. Thomas. What did the high court have to say? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LEGAL ETHICS2 Lawyers Seek Removal From Office of DA Who Sought Top Judge's Recusal in Multiple CasesJan 18, 2012, 04:00 pm CST COURT SECURITYShot by Client's Husband Outside Courthouse, Lawyer Settles with City, Pursues $25M State ClaimJan 18, 2012, 12:58 pm CST U.S. SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Allows Federal Suits for Nuisance TelemarketingJan 18, 2012, 11:52 am CST U.S. SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Rules for Death-Row Inmate Whose BigLaw Lawyers Missed the Appeal DeadlineJan 18, 2012, 10:05 am CST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHY ATHLETES CAN'T HAVE REGULAR JOBS: 1. Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson on being a role model: "I wan' all dem kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I wan' all the kids to copulate me." 2. New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season: "I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first." 3. And, upon hearing Joe Jacobi of the 'Skin's say: "I'd run over my own mother to win the Super Bowl," Matt Millen of the Raiders said: "To win, I'd run over Joe's Mom, too." 4. Torrin Polk, 5. Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann: "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." 6. Senior basketball player at the 7. Bill Peterson, a 8. Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson going to prison: "Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not 9. Stu Grimson, Chicago Blackhawks left wing, explaining why he keeps a color photo of himself above his locker: "That's so when I forget how to spell my name, I can still find my clothes." 10. Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan training regimen of heavyweight Andrew Golota: "He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning, regardless of what time it is." 11. Chuck Nevitt, NC State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice: "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.“ 12. Frank Layden, Utah Jazz president, on a former player: "I asked him, 'Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I don't care.'" 13. Shelby Metcalf, basketball coach at Texas A&M, recounting what he told a player who received four F's and one D: "Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject." 14. In the words of NC State great Charles Shackelford: "I can go to my left or right, I am amphibious." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:02 AM PST The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the State Bar of California is recommending disbarment for Brian Oxman. Oxman is the ever self-plugging Tv appearance star who’s held himself out to the media as “Michael Jackson’s lawyer” for years. Twice in his career he’s been suspended from practicing law, but this is the piece de resistance. From the report: “In a Jan. 13 order, the State Bar Court said Oxman should lose the ability to practice law because of dishonest and unethical conduct, including failing to advise the bar after he had been fined by a judge and commingling personal funds in a client trust account. Under the order, Oxman will become inactive Feb. 2, pending a final ruling by the state Supreme Court. It typically takes several months for the Supreme Court to issue a final ruling.” Oxman, who once fell asleep in court during Michael’s child molestation trial, could not be reached for comment according to the the Times. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oxman-disbarment-20120119,0,5631564.story |
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Justice According To Scalia and Thomas: Two Justices Dissent From Giving Death Row Inmate Appeals After He Was Abandoned By Counsel
Published 1, January 19, 2012 Constitutional Law , Courts , Criminal law , Supreme Court19 Comments
Recently we discussed the twisted jurisprudence of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. Thomas is back in another disturbing dissent written by Antonin Scalia in the case of Maples v. Thomas. Cory Maples was convicted of two murders in Alabama in 1997. Since Alabama does not pay for post-conviction assistance, he relied on Jaasai Munanka and Clara Ingen-Housz from the law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell. When the attorneys left, however, the firm let the case drop and Maples was never informed that an appeal had been denied. His time for appeal lapsed. Seven justices lined up to support the right to an appeal, including Roberts and Alito who are not known to support criminal defendants in most cases. However, Thomas and Scalia insisted that there was no need for further judicial review in light of the failure of counsel. If leaving a case entirely is not ineffective counsel, it is difficult to see when such a standard would be satisfied in the jurisprudence of Thomas and Scalia.
After pledging to kill our enemies, Newt Gingrich returned to one of his favorite themes: violating the United States Constitution. In Greenville, South Carolina, Gingrich again said that he would ignore Supreme Court decisions that he disagreed with. We have previously discussed the flaws in Gingrich’s legal and historical views, but my concern is that pledging to violate the Constitution would make Gingrich an enemy of our constitutional system. Does this mean that his first act would be to add his own name to the presidential hit list?---------------------------------------------------------------------
Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:33 AM PST  American-Journal.org has an essay by Pete Marovich and a story by Jenny Jones about the Bill Pickett Rodeo and the Legacy of the Black Cowboy. See the essay at www.american-journal.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- caitlin:    |
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According to a recent ruling made by the Supreme Court, largely supported by US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, consumers who sign a credit card agreement which features an arbitration clause do not have the option to dispute any charges or fees in the courtroom. The decision, which was 8-to-1, immediately riled up many consumer advocacy groups.
In order to obtain a credit card, a consumer must first sign a highly detailed credit card agreement provided by the issuer. In almost all cases there is an arbitration clause nestled somewhere within the fine print that should the cardholder want to dispute fees at any point, they may do so but only through arbitration. This means that they cannot file a suit in court.
There exists a 1996 federal law which allowed disgruntled consumers to take their disputes against their credit card issuer to court. However, the afore-mentioned Supreme Court ruling declared that the arbitration clauses contained within credit card agreements surpass that law. The president of the Center for Responsible Lending, Michael Calhoun, says that the
Supreme Court ruling gives credit card providers, in addition to companies that provide borrowers with automobile and student loans, an inordinate amount of power. This is
due to the fact that if consumers have no legal recourse, they are able to exact any fee they so choose. ”These arbitration clauses have become a ‘get out of jail free’ card,” said Calhoun, according to National Public Radio.
Supreme Court ruling gives credit card providers, in addition to companies that provide borrowers with automobile and student loans, an inordinate amount of power. This is
due to the fact that if consumers have no legal recourse, they are able to exact any fee they so choose. ”These arbitration clauses have become a ‘get out of jail free’ card,” said Calhoun, according to National Public Radio.
As a result, practically every consumer loan agreement now has an arbitration clause written into it. The
primary exception to this rule is mortgage loans, because in that instance such arbitration clauses are strictly prohibited. The managing attorney at the National Consumer Law Center Lauren Saunders claims that, in fact, the arbitration process is unfair due to the financial incentive the arbitrators have to rule in favor of lenders. ”Who are you going to favor, the company that might send you more business, or the consumer who you’ll never see again?” Saunders said, as reported by NPR. However, this issue is likely far from being put to bed. Consumer advocates are pushing for the newly instituted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to closely study these arbitration clauses which could ultimately result in their being banned from all consumer credit card agreements.
Editor: Thank goodness the United States Supreme Court is looking out for bank CEO's yacht purchasing ability and not letting the 99% have a reasonable chance to interfere with the CEO's butler hiring. After all, according to Newt, our little kids can be janitors during their youth, cap damages juries can award for quadriplegics, but leaving the size of CEO's yachts uncapped.
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