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Recent Articles from Mark Levison
Commentary: Packing the court?
In 1929, the devastating pandemic and the “War to End All Wars” were recent historical memories, while the excesses of the Roaring Twenties and the subsequent stock market crash were as real and nagging as an ingrown toenail.
Commentary: The terms, they are a’changing
I never thought anybody could make me feel old. After all, “age is a state of mind,” and you’re “only old if you think you are.” As I have mentioned before, I recently tried a case against an old friend who kept reminding me, “[I]t’s a young man’s game.”
Commentary: Uncle Norman
I was probably 4 years old when I walked down the aisle with a ring sewn onto a small satin pillow.
Commentary: American Transition 2020
The big story of the past month has been transition. Will the President cooperate? What would it look like?
Commentary: Lessons to You from Frisco Blue
I don’t think about death much, or the process of dying. I did today. It was the last day for Frisco Blue, a German Shorthaired Pointer. My sweet wife Cheryl rescued the beautiful, blueish-haired dog from an animal shelter in Frisco, Colorado, hence the name.
Commentary: Wife, dogs, Zoom
Guys are used to dealing with wives. Some of us are used to dealing with dogs. A few of us are used to dealing with ZOOM, and these days many of us are dealing with all three virtually simultaneously.
Commentary: Masks, laws and regulations
Battle lines are being drawn. One issue is about masks. Some reports suggest 45 percent of Americans are refusing to wear them. The efficacy of masks was not clear at […]
The birth of a cottage industry?
Republican Governor Tate Reeves of Mississippi recently issued a warning that went something like this: “If you have been in contact with a Mississippi state legislator or someone who works at […]
The War of 1812 and other pressing topics
four into the Coronavirus crisis, and I’m determined not to write about it this time. Writing about anything other than the spread of the worldwide virus has been my goal […]
Commentary: There must be an upside to every pandemic
Wasn’t it only last holiday season when everything was just peachy? Sure, we had an unusual President, the North Pole was melting and the Democratic and Republican parties were acting […]
Adventures in the Bahía De Cochinos
When I was growing up, my father used to tell me that there were lots of good times to be had in Cuba. That was before Castro, when folks such […]
In the year 2020
Christmas 2019 fell on a Wednesday, in the middle of the week, making it a little difficult for law firm decision-makers to determine just when to close down for the […]
Latest Opinion Digests
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- Criminal Law-Involuntary Manslaughter-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Criminal Law-Child Molestation-Improper Credibility Vouching
- Criminal Law-Post-Conviction Relief-Abandonment Inquiry
- Real Property-Inverse Condemnation-Legal Authority for Award
- Real Property-Foreclosure-Deficient Appellate Brief
- Negligence-Fatal Traffic Accident-Official Immunity
- Domestic Relations-Order of Protection-Family or Household Member
- Criminal Law-Burglary-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Negligence-Personal Injury-Non-Party Subpoena-Financial and Tax Records
Top stories
- State’s highest court affirms decision in child sexual assault case
- 8th Circuit vacates FCC’s digital discrimination rule
- Jury to decide damages for insurer’s breach of contract against church
- Court rejects bid to force arbitration in stock case
- Court kept jurisdiction to decide arbitral award, SCOTUS rules
- Court denies immunity for St. Louis city officials in First Amendment dispute
- Legal Limelight: Michael K. Whitehead
- Cannabis verdict puts focus on workplace safety
