Ephraim Tutt
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Miss_Bella_Hell said:Oh, that! lol
Miss Bella....you're exciting the members. Let me buy you a drink and you can tell me all about why you like the Court of Appeals.
Miss_Bella_Hell said:Oh, that! lol
Miss_Bella_Hell said:Today I wrote a slip opinion for an excessive sentence hearing....I felt like I contributed to society.
Miss_Bella_Hell said:Today I wrote a slip opinion for an excessive sentence hearing....I felt like I contributed to society.
Atticus Finch said:And what was the Court's holding, pray tell? I can't say that I've seen too many excessive sentences in my career.
AF
tortswon said:My hero is Joseph Welch. During the darkest days of American Democracy, Senator Joseph McCarthy conducted a witch hunt for Communists in the United States Army. Joseph Welch was the attorney for the United States Army. At the time, having one's name mentioned by McCarthy meant that one's reputation was permanently ruined.
On June 9, 1954, the 30th day of the hearings, McCarthy accused Fred Fisher, one of the junior attorneys at Welch's firm, of association (while in law school) with the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), a group which J. Edgar Hoover sought to have the U.S. Attorney General designate as a Communist front organization (see Army-McCarthy hearings). Welch wrote off Fisher's association with the NLG as a youthful indiscretion and went after McCarthy for dragging the young man's name before a nationwide television audience with no prior warning or previous agreement to do so. It was the beginning of the end for McCarthy. He was exposed on television (a new medium at the time) for the bully and the coward he was.
Welch had much to lose standing up against the powerful Senator. The dressing down he gave McCarthy was a true moment of unselfish courage. This is the difference that only we, as lawyers, can make. Here, in all of it's black and white glory is the exchange:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-460953942838272185#
Best, Sam
Jabos said:Here you go, my new to me 1930s Mossant picked up off Ebay from Marc Chevalier. I love this hat! Fits perfectly. Wearing it with my Eastman A-2 and one of my favorite books-totally staged of course! I do like to wear the hat in the house, however, even though my wife makes fun of me for doing so.
Spats McGee said:Would you believe that the 1st case I ever had to read was Pennoyer v. Neff? It was a terrible way to start law school!
babs said:Here's a chuckle for ya. Would it be absolutely silly for a 41 yr old with two little ones (five and three), to consider the unfathomable idea of blasting the LSAT out of the water and committing an absolute career about face and going to law school?
tortswon said:Brother Tutt, I first encountered the Australian Rieslings while writing an article on Rieslings for the Robb Report with a friend of mine. I have to confess a partiality for the Rieslings from Alsace which have a bit more of the diesel fuel element in the nose. The Clos St. Hune epitomizes my concept of what a riesling is all about.
The Australian Rieslings do not have as much of diesel fuel element in the nose. Because of this, I find them more food friendly. I was fortunate enough to enjoy some of the Domain Day 2006 less than two weeks ago. I think it is an excellent wine with top notch structure. It was paired with roast pork with baked apple. It was a wonderful combination. The Domain Day had a kind of lime drop quality, like a piece of lime hard candy. It was tangy and easy to drink.
No plonk here! Here's my green stem. Pour, my friend. Best, Sam
I agree that all are fit and proper for membership. I say "Aye" to all.Ephraim Tutt said:. . . . So....my fellow Foundation Members, we have applications for associate membership from several worthy and seemingly fit and proper persons, namely...
Anon
Dreispitz
Miss Bella
Ms Stabby
I move their admission as Associate Members of the Association.
What say you?
Ouch. I feel your pain, Harp!Harp said:I had to stand for Marbury the first week of Constitutional Law;
upset the prof by answering his Socratic inquiry, then was dragged
over the first three Articles for punishment. :whip:
Ephraim Tutt said:Greetngs Mr Harp and welcome to the Obs Bar Association. Won't you stick around and share a tale, and an ale, or two?
We're always looking for new members.