Lawyers sometimes encounter strange, and occasionally belligerent clients; it just comes with the territory. But Mayor Bob Filner clearly takes the cake, as we witnessed in his unhinged confrontation with City Attorney Jan Goldsmith. Long story short: Filner revealed his demands in his hotel-tax squabble to the media; Goldsmith learned about these demands from the media, rather than Filner; so …
Local law grad suing alma mater over unemployment…after rejecting full-time law job.
A group of Thomas Jefferson alumni have sued the local law school because they couldn’t find a legal job after graduation. It’s a patently frivolous lawsuit, as I’ve already pointed out. And a deeper investigation shows it’s even more ridiculous than I originally thought: it turns out the lead plaintiff accepted a full-time attorney position, and then changed her mind. …
Ensuring Ballot Integrity in 2012
A transparent election process is critical to our democratic process, so it was very encouraging to see San Diego Registrar Deborah Seiler discuss this process at this month’s Republican Central Committee meeting. Ms. Seiler—in an appropriate and non-partisan manner—explained to the audience the role of the Registrar of Voters, its various administrative processes, its efforts to maintain a clean voter …
Why Roberts Got It Wrong
The Supreme Court just delivered its landmark opinion in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (aka, the Obamacare case). The Court’s opinion—penned by Chief Justice John Roberts—found that the Commerce Clause does not validate the individual mandate, and that it is a penalty for purposes of standing…but it is constitutional as a tax (rather than a penalty) under the …
The Case for the Pendleton Crosses
The Union-Tribune reported last week that atheist groups are complaining about a pair of crosses in Camp Pendleton serving as a memorial to fallen soldiers. The Pentagon will decide whether the memorial may remain, and litigation is highly likely if it does. Such a lawsuit would misconstrue the meaning of the Establishment Clause, which provides that government “shall make no …
“It’ll sure suck when they take away your Porsche!”
Occupy San Diego has really been a blessing for those of us who enjoy fascinating—albeit degenerate—distractions. Today I was walking to my office when I saw two (count them, two) protestors posted on the corner of 5th and B, in front of the Wells Fargo building. They were waving their signs at oncoming traffic…and, for whatever reason, they sought validation …
…and she wants to control MORE of our tax dollars?
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced that her campaign war chest was “wiped out” by treasurer Kinde Durkee. Ms. Durkee faces federal charges for allegedly plundering hundreds of thousands—if not millions—of dollars from Democratic candidates throughout California. Oddly enough, Sen. Feinstein does not know how much money Ms. Durkee stole from her. Why not? Because, according to Politico.com: Feinstein said she …
KEEP CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS ON THE PRIMARY BALLOT
San Diego County Registrar Deborah Seiler’s well intentioned proposal to remove central committee elections from primary ballots would centralize political power in the hands of party insiders, and ultimately undermine the power of the average voter to select candidates for the general election. I have interacted with Ms. Seiler in the past while monitoring the ballot counting process, so I …
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