Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 2020
The aftermath of the American Civil War saw the beginnings of a day to remember and pay tribute to soldiers who had given their lives during that conflagration. The history may date to a celebration in Charleston, SC after the Confederacy fell, but the federal government has declared that the official birthplace of Memorial Day […]
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico v. Yali Avecedo Feliciano, 589 U.S. _____ (2020) and nunc pro tunc orders.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico v. Yali Avecedo Feliciano, 589 U.S. _____ (2020), involved a complicated procedural history but a fairly straightforward jurisdiction conundrum and a nunc pro tunc remand. Before getting into the facts, it is worthwhile to address exactly what a nunc pro tunc order is. Nunc pro tunc is […]
Happy Mother’s Day
In 1872, Julia Ward Howe called for women to support disarmament as requested in her June 2, 1897 “Mother’s Day for Peace.” The purpose was not to honor mothers but to organize pacifist mothers. In the 1880s and 1890s, several attempts were made to establish an American’s mother’s day holiday but these efforts did not […]
May 3, 2020 is World Press Freedom Day
In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed May 3 as World Press Freedom Day. The purpose of this annual occasion is to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, evaluate that freedom worldwide, defend the media from attacks on independence and pay tribute to journalists. The day serves as a reminder of violations of […]
The evolution of women in the law: addressing latent sexism
At a recent professional event, a colleague and friend for many years commented on how astonishing it was that, after expressing my fear of going out on my own practice nearly three decades ago, I did it and I had actually been successful. And he was surprised by this? I am fairly certain my old […]