Courts in dire need for more Court Reporters and Typewriters Are court reporters becoming extinct? (436 views)
The Tenth Amendment J.C. Watts and J. Harvie Wilkinson III on states' rights and the relevance of the 10th Amendment today. (7198 views)
The Ninth Amendment There's more to the Constitution than meets the eye, says this amendment. Jack Hitt explains. (53 views)
Amtrak's Coast Starlight swings from holiday fantasy to cold reality ''All aboard,'' the conductor cried out. I ran up to him. ''Well,'' he said. ''Are you coming?'' ''Where?'' I asked. ''Why to the North Pole of course,'' was his answer. ''This is the Polar Express.'' - From the book ''The Polar Express'' (327 views)
Hybrid reality? Highlander does its fuel-saving best in stop-and-go traffic What is the purpose of a hybrid vehicle? (8061 views)
The Case of construction on a wetland John A. Rapanos, by one definition, is an even-tempered man: That is, he stays mad. For more than 17 years he has been fighting the Corps of Engineers over his land development projects in Michigan. He has lost at every turn, but last week the Supreme Court gave him one more chance. (108 views)
How late payments create an impact on your Credits It has long been understood that if you pay your bills late, your credit score will suffer. (50 views)
Venture with Valor You certainly won't need any courage to book a cruise aboard the new Carnival Valor - just a yen for a shipload of fun. The ship plies the waters yearlong from Miami, offering all the nautical bells and whistles that make Carnival ships the greatest values at sea - and Carnival guarantees you'll enjoy your vacation or your money back. (113 views)
Jaguar's X-Type Sportwagon is not quite the cat's meow Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle had a plan for turning Jaguar into another BMW. Unfortunately, when Reitzle left Jaguar, he apparently took the plan with him. (58 views)
The drug angle for terminally ill patients and the tough case ''It's a tough case,'' said Justice Anthony Kennedy. He was commenting last week as the Supreme Court heard argument in the right-to-die case of (ITAL) Gonzales v. Oregon. Some observers doubtless will agree with Kennedy's off-the-cuff observation. To us inveterate states-righters, this case is not tough at all. Oregon is right. In seeking to nullify the state law, the... (78 views)
The stark reality of why America is in Debt Forget everything you thought you knew about America's debt problems. It's not reckless spenders racking up a record $800 billion in balances on credit cards that's the problem. The problem is with average Americans just trying to make ends meet, according to a new study. (14 views)
MJF Programs helps law students form one group in Publice Interest Efforts Law students at four schools in Minneapolis-St. Paul find both summer and academic-year public interest opportunities through the Minnesota Justice Foundation (MJF). (44 views)
Humor, food, music - even rain - help make Scotland memorable Welcome to Scotland, the land of shaggy cows, seasoned scotch and the Loch Ness monster, whom locals call ''Nessie.'' Here nothing is as it seems. St. Andrew, for example, is the patron saint of all the people, not just golfers. The Bank of Scotland was founded by an Englishman. And it rains all the time, not just on weekends. At least that's what we experienced through... (73 views)
Lincoln's Mark LT is no Blackwood. And that's good The Lincoln name rolls off the tongue with 24-karat memories of luxo-rollers lavishly styled and gratuitously powered in a golden era of 50-cent fuel and room to cruise on the highway. (621 views)
Pot and Porn and the Commerce Clause Dirty-minded little boys have been reveling in dirty pictures since the last days of Pompeii. Here in the American republic, the history of pornography often seems as long. If the Supreme Court takes the pending case of Justin Wayne Matthews, yet one more chapter in that continuing chronicle will be written. (121 views)
Before You Buy Real Estate... Dear Dayana: I'm a recent college grad, just turned 25 and have started a new job at an architectural firm in Michigan. I'd like to buy a new home or condo and am looking for advice on what steps I should take and if this is a good decision for me. I have some student loan debt, but I've consolidated and have a low interest rate and monthly payment. I started a new/better... (8 views)
High tea in Sri Lanka Wisps of clouds hang over the lush, green highlands of south central Sri Lanka. Small rivers and long narrow waterfalls thread through the valleys. Dense tea plants carpet steep hillsides in a dazzling patchwork of light and dark greens as sun and clouds flick by. (84 views)
Mitsubishi's new Eclipse a step up in style, but a step down in agility There's nothing like a new baby to get good feelings circulating. That's the mood this summer for Mitsubishi as the redesigned Eclipse goes on sale. (127 views)
First day at High Court for Chieft Justice John Roberts WASHINGTON — A reporter who took a taxi to the Supreme Court early Monday morning, expecting nothing better than a no-news investiture and a humdrum oral argument, arrived to learn of the nomination of Harriet Miers to succeed Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Who knows what a Monday morning brings? (8 views)
Silence the Sales Pitches We're bombarded with marketing messages everywhere we turn — when we pick up the morning newspaper, watch TV, read our email, scan this article, go to the movies, go into a bathroom stall at the movies. Finding a pitch-free zone can be harder than getting the Meow Mix jingle out of your head. (Sorry about that, by the way.) (39 views)
Unique Minnesota Nonprofit Organizes Four Law Schools' Public Interest Placements This past February, the American Bar Association changed its requirements for putting the seal of approval on a law school, shifting from encouraging schools to offer students pro bono opportunities to mandating that schools do so. (43 views)
For chocolate lovers, Hershey is the place to be HERSHEY, Pa. - When it comes to the ideal vacation, roller coaster aficionados head to Cedar Point in Ohio. Skiers hit the slopes in Colorado. And wine lovers often venture to California's wine country. I went to Hershey, Pa. (837 views)
Chrysler 300 offers power to spare It really doesn't matter that speed limits in most states peak at 70 mph, that premium fuel is nudging three bucks a gallon and that highways are too crowded to ably exercise a 425-horsepower car. (100 views)
Moses in Colorado, 1995 What was Moses doing in Colorado in 1995? Put another way, how did the venerable gentleman get so deeply involved in a murder trial? If the Supreme Court takes the pending case of People v. Harlan, some light may yet be cast upon a judicial realm of outer darkness. (93 views)
Copyright Law & New Technologies: How the Supreme Court's decision in MGM v. Grokster will affect millions of technically savvy Americans - and our modern toys. The Supreme Court's decision in MGM v. Grokster, announced this past June offers both good news and bad news for copyright law and followers of new technologies, like P2P, according to Shubha Ghosh, professor of law at the University at Buffalo and an expert on intellectual property and cyberspace law. The good news, he says, is that the decision did not suggest that... (34 views)
Some visitors to Wales' castles never leave What better place to seek ghosts than in a centuries-old castle? The two go hand-in-hand like jack-o'-lanterns and black cats. There's a special place where you can visit a different castle every day of the year and still have leftovers: Wales. Just imagine all those ghost stories! (50 views)
Tucson is Hyundai's thrifty alternative to a midsize sedan Twenty-thousand dollars goes a long way in the Hyundai Tucson GLS. (127 views)
Various forms of communication and the American Civil Liberties Union As a matter of First Amendment law, how much botheration is too much botheration? The Supreme Court may consider that question during its October term if it decides to hear argument in the case of Leonard F. Jobe. Three years ago Jobe was fined $500 for placing fliers under the windshield wipers of cars parked on the public streets of Catlettsburg, Ky. The town called... (20 views)
Credit Card Jokes Money is a serious matter and we run the risk of disastrous ruin if we ignore it. Still, that doesn't mean we shouldn't pause now and then to chuckle over financial issues. They are often funny, after all. And we do need some giggles in our lives — on a regular basis, even. It was with this philosophy in mind that I recently went on an Internet hunt for some credit card... (284 views)