In June, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a church is not liable for injuries its members inflicted while performing an exorcism. The Court misapplied the law and, in doing so, set a dangerous precedent. The Facts In June 1996, 17-year-old Laura ... [Read more...]
Columns & Commentary
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life: Increased Toy Safety Regulation May Mark New Era of Government Problem-Solving
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Increased Toy Safety Regulation May Mark New Era of Government Problem-Solving Imagine yourself shopping at a discount store. You're there to pick up, say, paper towels. Your 4-year-old, however, desperately wants a ... [Read more...]
Increased Toy Safety Regulation May Mark New Era of Government Problem-Solving
Imagine yourself shopping at a discount store. You're there to pick up, say, paper towels. Your 4-year-old, however, desperately wants a little necklace with a princess on it, which costs a dollar. Maybe you buy it; maybe you don't. But how much time ... [Read more...]
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life: Crackdown on Pants Sagging Abuses Authority and Violates Civil Rights
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Crackdown on Pants Sagging Abuses Authority and Violates Civil Rights When a police chief announces that he's going to take a stand against saggy pants, he makes himself an easy target. Doesn't he have anything, you ... [Read more...]
Crackdown on Pants Sagging Abuses Authority and Violates Civil Rights
When a police chief announces that he's going to take a stand against saggy pants, he makes himself an easy target. Doesn't he have anything, you know, important to do? Flint, Mich., police Chief David Dicks sent out a memo June 26 telling ... [Read more...]
Strip Search at School Crosses Line of Common Sense
There's something to be said for not doing things that don't make a lick of sense. Don't stick a fork in a toaster, don't thump a bees' nest with a broomstick and don't strip-search a 13-year-old girl because a classmate identifies her as a supplier ... [Read more...]
COLUMN: The Law In Real Life
COLUMN: The Law In Real Life Strip Search at School Crosses Line of Common Sense There's something to be said for not doing things that don't make a lick of sense. Don't stick a fork in a toaster, don't thump a bees' nest with a broomstick and ... [Read more...]
Christian License Plate Raises Constitutional Concerns
License plates used to be such simple things. A kid on a road trip could learn what the plates for all 50 states looked like and could check them off on a list. Not anymore. Standard license plates have been replaced in many states by diverse ... [Read more...]
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life: Christian License Plate Raises Constitutional Concerns
COLUMN: The Law in Real Life Christian License Plate Raises Constitutional Concerns License plates used to be such simple things. A kid on a road trip could learn what the plates for all 50 states looked like and could check them off on a list. ... [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Arbitration Contract Takes Away Patient Rights
Physicians Demand Patients Waive Trial by Jury in Malpractice Claims; What Protections Exist for Patients? The New York Times Magazine's column "The Ethicist" featured a question from a reader regarding a new practice by her physician. The patient ... [Read more...]