The Roanoke paper reports
here that a childhood home of civil rights litigator
Oliver Hill will become an office for
Blue Ridge Legal Services.
posted by Steve at 12:54 PM
Here is a anti-prosecution post about the Shelburne case, and
here is the latest from the Bristol paper, about how the U.S. has noticed an appeal on the money laundering charges that were thrown out based on the
Santos decision.
posted by Steve at 12:51 PM
A panel of the D.C. Circuit has held in
Adams v. Rice that "engaging in sexual relations" qualifies as a "major life activity" for purposes of the Rehabilitation Act.
posted by Steve at 12:44 PM
Here from the Chicago Tribune is another book review of Judge Martin Clark's latest book.
Here is a profile of Circuit Court Judge John Cook, after two months on the bench.
The Bristol paper has
this report on the airport easement case that Jim Elliott and Lucas Hobbs from this office have appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court.
posted by Steve at 10:21 AM
Here on the
VTLA website is a very interesting book review by
Wyatt Durrette of the new book by his good friend, Judge Henry Hudson of the E.D. Va.
I have heard Judge Hudson speak only once, at the Judicial Conference.
posted by Steve at 8:29 AM
Colon cancer has
taken away Tony Snow, who suffered for years from colitis, which poses the same cancer risk as Crohn's disease according to articles like
this one.
posted by Steve at 1:20 PM
I would join up with the
first annual "Fire in the Hole" ride and rally, which covers this route:
• Highway 19 South to Alternate Route 58 West to Norton, VA.
• Highway 23 South to Big Stone Gap. VA.
• 1ft STOP: Powell Valley High School, Big Stone Gap. VA. (Rest/Fuel Break)
• Can you ride the TUNNEL? Must get through it to Highway 25E into Middlesboro, KY.
• 2nd STOP: Lunch break (several restaurants and gas stations).
• Route 119 North into Harlan and Whitesburg. KY.
• 3'd STOP: Letcher County Central High School. Stretch/Refreshments.
• Highway 23 South back into Norton. VA.
• Alternate Route 58 East to Moccasin Valley Rd. Route 613, Lebanon. VA.
And, I might pass the word to a few bikers I know, including Robbie Boggs, and Mike Abbott, and that
woman lawyer down in Knoxville.
But then, I don't have a motorcycle, or even one of
these.
posted by Steve at 12:36 PM
Here is a review in the LA Times of the latest from Circuit Court Judge Martin Clark, called
The Legal Limit.
posted by Steve at 12:29 PM
I have now read
In the Kingdom of Coal: An American Family and the Rock That Changed the World, and it is not quite what I expected, but interesting nonetheless to the extent it is a history of Westmoreland Coal and the families behind it, including some history of their operations in Wise County, and of a family of miners whose later generations include the former Dodger and Red pitcher,
Tim Belcher.
The book declares that one year Belcher made more money in major league baseball than the net of Westmoreland selling coal.
posted by Steve at 8:08 PM
This post about the litigation between the University of Louisville and Duke over the cancellation of some football games raises some questions on the issue of what college football teams are of "similar stature" to the generally lousy Blue Devils.
And, the answer viewed one way is, Duke's no good so all are of "similar stature" or better, or viewed another way, Duke's no good and so few are of "similar stature" or worse.
posted by Steve at 3:44 PM
