Category Archives: Access to Justice Generally

Where the Investigation is Headed: Some Propositions

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

I offer some propositions as to where the Mueller investigation is headed, and what can and will happen: One:  Under No Circumstances Will Trump Offer Testimony Under Oath. Guilliani posturing notwithstanding, there is no chance that Trump will testify for … Continue reading →

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A Telling Moment

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

I feel I should report on a fascinating and telling interaction a couple of weeks ago with people associated with the Secret Service. I was at a meeting in a DC hotel that happened to be being conducted in a … Continue reading →

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What a Real Apology Takes

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

PR folks have mastered the art of the “non-apology,” and we are all the worse for it. First of all, “I am sorry” is simply not an apology.  It is completely ambiguous, with two meanings that in context are often … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Family Law, Love, Personal, Social Workers

The Corporate Response to Trump

Posted on June 9, 2018 by

I have been suggesting that the “public trust and confidence” analogy between public commitment to court processes and fairness and public politics process and fairness might be useful.  The idea is that we need to find the way to talk … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Anti-Trust, Federal Agencies, Federal Courts, International Cooperation, Judicial Supremacy, Political Support, Supreme Court, White House

Justice Kennedy’s Opinion On “Baking Discrimination” Is Clarion Call for Process Neutrality In The Entire Governmental Sphere

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

In a brilliant piece in Politico today, Professor Richard Primus argues that the Baking for Gay Marriage Opinion, by rejecting broad First Amendment protections for discrimination, sets up the travel ban case for a similarly positive outcome, not only because … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Discrimination, Federal Courts, Freedom of Expression, Immigration, Political Support, Supreme Court

Study Showing Greater Racial Bias By Republican Judges Has to Shatter Our Assumptions

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

I was getting ready to draft a rebuttal to an article from the New York Times, Would you go to a Republican Doctor, reporting a study that “knowing about people’s political beliefs did interfere with the ability to assess those … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Bias, Chasm with Communities, Discrimination, Federal Courts | 1 Comment

Larry Nassar Sentencing Might Stimulate Discussion About Judicial Neutrality

Posted on February 5, 2018 by

The New York Times Headline sets it up perfectly: Victims in Larry Nassar Abuse Case Find a Fierce Advocate: The Judge Now, the spouse of a sexual assault advocate within me cheers this on, but the former public defender within … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Judicial Ethics