Saturday, November 20, 2010
It’s that time of the year again. Results from the July California Bar Examination are out, and those who were not fortunate enough to pass are thinking about preparing for the February exam. As usual, I’ve got a model answer (to question #1) appearing in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Share on Facebook
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
To Vote YES on Proposition 19, the Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010! Here is a series of one-minute videos in support of Proposition 19, the California ballot initiative that will go before the voters on November 2. Way back in 1972, the California Marijuana Initiative shared office space with McGovern headquarters. I was [...]
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Arizona’s harsh new anti-immigrant law has received a lot of self-righteous comment from all sides. Although I deplore the racism at the heart of Arizona’s law, I believe the angry, confused white people of Arizona deserve the same compassion their undocumented brown counterparts are entitled to. I’m writing this entry from a rich suburban neighborhood [...]
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
Here is a remarkable video, story of which is more interesting than the pictures. Humboldt County is one of the most amazing places on Earth. Being among the giant redwoods makes me feel the same way swimming with dolphins does. I feel as if I must get as close to the trees as possible. [...]
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Here’s one of the things I do for a living, both for my corporate employer and for by bar examination tutorial clients. Share on Facebook
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
New Bar Exam Video This is a glorious day! At last I have escaped from the bondage of months of devotion to duty. Happy Days Are Here Again. I just finished extensive revisions to my two commercial web sites, http://passthebar.com and http://calbarexam.com. This project has consumed vast amounts of time over the last few months, [...]
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Who said the California Dream was over? Today my cell phone jumped out of my pocket and started issuing demands. The first was that I hold it up high and push the correct series of buttons in just the right way. The result was the image you see before you, which was the view tonight [...]
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They’re getting fed up. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
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Here is a five-part presentation about the history of the drug laws. It’s a fascinating story, far more entertaining and bizarre than you might expect. Share on Facebook
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The latest Juris Vodcast is deadly serious.
Barak Obama and many others who consider themselves to be progressive argue that the “real” front in the War on Terrorism is in Afghanistan. This is dangerous nonsense. Bush, Cheney, and the others lied about the Afghan war, too. The Afghan war is yet another illegal war [...]
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Here is the latest video I did for Juris Vodcast. Share on Facebook
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The next administration of the bar examination is at the end of July. Here are links to a series of videos I have produced over the last few days. You are welcome to click on the image, above, but doing so will have the effect of merely opening a copy of the image in a [...]
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Yesterday’s court decision was a remarkable achievement – by the Chief Justice and his colleagues in the majority. This is an amazing bit of scholarship and philosophy. Here is a link to the text of the decision. Basically, the court says it’s not ruling on the merits of same-sex marriage, but on the constitutionality of [...]
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Here is the eulogy I gave at the memorial service for my uncle on Saturday, May 3, 2008.
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