Published in MuddyUm·PinnedMember-onlyWhat In The World Are Teenagers Up To Now?If you’re like me, you’ll never guess — I’m trying to figure out the magic five letters for the daily Wordle puzzle when my teenager walks into the living room. “You should try Worldle,” he says. “It’s way, way harder than Wordle.” “I am playing Wordle,” I inform him. “I know, but I’m talking about Worldle,” he says…Parenting3 min read
Published in I Taught the Law·Feb 14Member-onlyAn Un-Ordinary SituationDid the defendants in a sexual harassment case pick the judges? — The oral argument began with a shocking accusation. “Before last Wednesday, we thought that it was beyond question that a party to a lawsuit cannot select a judge for their own case,” said counsel for appellant Jane Roe. …Sexual Harassment7 min read
Published in MuddyUm·Jan 31Member-onlySpeaker Pelosi’s Lost & FoundComing to a community theater near you — News item: Capitol rioters called Nancy Pelosi’s office looking for a ‘lost and found’ for items they left behind on January 6, 2021. Business Insider, January 14, 2022. ACT I Speaker Pelosi’s office, January 7, 2021, 9:30 a.m. Furniture is overturned. Paintings are askew. There are smashed laptops, dented beer…Insurrection4 min read
Published in I Taught the Law·Jan 31Member-onlyThe Supreme Court Said It Was OKWhen everyone’s talking about Tennessee, you hope it has something to do with music, or whiskey, or maybe an Elvis sighting. Unfortunately, Tennessee recently made international news, and it had nothing to do with its finer qualities. On January 21, 2022, the Jerusalem Post had this headline: Christian adoption agency…Religious Liberty4 min read
Published in I Taught the Law·Dec 6, 2021Member-onlyThe Supreme Court’s Big LieBack in July, David Rothkopf wrote an epic rant in the Daily Beast. Beneath the headline We Still Won’t Admit Why So Many People Believe the Big Lie, Rothkopf excoriated America’s institutions as “massive lie-delivery systems.” Almost no one escaped Rothkopf’s fire. Our parents lie to us. Our churches, synagogues…Abortion9 min read
Published in Freethinkr·Updated Jan 1, 2021Member-onlyRBG Goes To AnacostiaOn a chilly day in October, I was pedaling my bike around Washington, D.C., and checking out the street art. I was in Anacostia when, to my delight, I found the watery blue eyes of Ruth Bader Ginsburg staring back at me from the side of a bank. I pulled…Black Lives Matter9 min read
Nov 16, 2020Member-onlyStumbling backwardsA look at the NFL’s worst division — It’s Sunday afternoon, November 15, 2020, and Kevin Kugler and Chris Spielman are up in the press box at the nearly empty MetLife Stadium providing play-by-play in a game between two of the worst teams in the National Football League. …NFL9 min read
Published in I Taught the Law·Nov 13, 2020Member-onlyLooking For A FightThe day after the election, on November 4, 2020, the Supreme Court heard the case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia by telephone. As I discussed in my preview of the oral argument, Blessing Bigotry, the issue in Fulton is whether Catholic Social Services (CSS) has the right, based on…Religion6 min read
Published in I Taught the Law·Oct 29, 2020Member-onlyBlessing BigotryIn March 2018, Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Julia Terruso broke a troubling story: two city contractors were openly and flagrantly discriminating against minorities. …Religion11 min read
Sep 5, 2020Member-onlyThe Lawyer Who Sued The Judge(s)When the world has screwed you And crushed you in its fist When the way you’re treated Has got you good and pissed There’s been one solution Since the world began Don’t just sit and take it Stick it to the man — Stick It To The Man, School of…Justice3 min read
