Protesters have the right to call for a cease-fire, denounce Israel for “genocide,” and chant “from the river to the sea” all they want. They can protest within orderly parameters. But it’s long past time American justice made clear that, however right they think their cause, protesters can’t legally prevent their fellow Americans from going about their daily business ..read more

He pointed to the Legislature’s historic cooperation with Hochul over the past few years.”   ..read more

And with these following words, the Second Department, joining the First, which will hopefully put a final nail in this stupidity: The “Independent” Medical Exam is Dead , that Court said that the ..read more

For the love of God, please, no more cattle calls. . But no one wants those assessed against them, despite being minimal, and it may help to decrease the court’s workload when they see unreasonableness. estimated that $10M/year was being wasted there ..read more

But I will say that, if the article is accurate, that is is being done in a wholly unscientific way, without proper evaluations, and that many kids will be hurt as a result. And that proceeding in such fashion would make a very strong case for medical malpractice if the kids change their mind and irreversible changes have occurred. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch did an article on Reed’s piece, with some people calling into question her comments: Parents Push Back on Allegations Against St. Louis Transgender Center. ‘I’m baffled ..read more

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they hav ..read more

For the love of God, please, no more cattle calls. . But no one wants those assessed against them, despite being minimal, and it may help to decrease the court’s workload when they see unreasonableness. estimated that $10M/year was being wasted there ..read more

Performative legislating sucks, be it from the right or the left. LAWSUIT: New York can’t target protected online speech by calling it ‘hateful conduct’ profit-making purposes? “Look, Mr. Blogger, every time you write you elevate your profile, and that leads to more business!” , and the comments on the blog are currently open ..read more

So go forth and have adventures. If not this, then another. Make it something you can think about in the old folks home years from now. Get out of your comfort zone. Do something new. Because talking about that one viral tweet you had decades ago won’t cut it. if it was easy everyone would do it Who knows? But if you don’t try to have those experiences, then you certainly never will ..read more

And now the First Department has done likewise, holding last week in which I discussed that the Court found it to be a toll, not a suspension that it was also a toll. So, the Appellate Divisions are now 3 for 3 in holding the same way, that this is a toll, and without any dissenting opinions. This makes any potential reversal in the Court of Appeals unlikely ..read more