# law (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 365 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover law. Page: Feed: --- ## [Dolly Parton for President](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2023/05/dolly-parton-for-president.html) _2026-08-25 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ Reposted from 2023, when I wrote this as a serious post. Irrelevant now because of her death, but it seems appropriate for me to re-express my tribute to her. Imagine how totally different American lives would be nowadays had we elected a nonpolitical, education-funding, vaccine-supporting, people-loving, compassionate brilliant businessworman to be president of our country. Dolly Parton is the… ## [Dolly Parton for President](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2023/05/dolly-parton-for-president.html) _2026-08-25 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ Reposted from 2023, when I wrote this as a serious post. Irrelevant now because of her death, but it seems appropriate for me to re-express my tribute to her. Imagine how totally different American lives would be nowadays had we elected a nonpolitical, education-funding, vaccine-supporting, people-loving, compassionate brilliant businessworman to be president of our country. Dolly Parton is the… ## [Lawyering Skills Series: Managing the Mission: Administrative Strategies for High-Volume Public Interest Practice](https://wclawyers.org/26-09-30/) _2026-08-25 · Chris Marin · Washington Council of Lawyers – Washington Council of Lawyers_ When: 30 September 2026, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Where: Virtual Cost: $45 for members; $80 for non-members Legal aid, public interest, and pro bono attorneys often balance overwhelming caseloads with limited administrative support, making effective organization essential to serving clients well. This practical session focuses on reducing the stress and inefficiencies of high-volume practice by… ## [(untitled)](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2026/08/youtube-video-player_01115900557.html) _2026-08-25 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ ## [(untitled)](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2026/08/youtube-video-player_01115900557.html) _2026-08-25 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ ## [(untitled)](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2026/08/youtube-video-player.html) _2026-08-25 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ ## [(untitled)](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2026/08/youtube-video-player.html) _2026-08-25 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ ## [Nearly 30 Years Later, Tupac’s Murder Trial Opens in Las Vegas, Described as “An Act of Revenge”](https://vegasnews.com/news/nearly-30-years-later-tupacs-murder-trial-opens-in-las-vegas-described-as-an-act-of-revenge/) _2026-08-25 · Vegas News Staff · VegasNews.com – Las Vegas News_ Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was killed in Las Vegas, the long-unsolved case has reached trial. Prosecutors opened their case against Duane “Keffe D” Davis on Monday, alleging that the 1996 killing stemmed from a confrontation earlier that night and amounted to “an act of revenge.” Tupac’s Murder Trial Begins in Las Vegas After \[...\] Read More... from Nearly 30 Years Later, Tupac’s Murder… ## [Dolly Parton has died](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2026/08/dolly-parton-has-died.html) _2026-08-25 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ In a video posted to Parton’s X account 15 minutes ago, her nephew Bryan Seaver announced the death of his aunt, for whom he acted as head of security. "This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality. As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father, Larry, held before me. I have imagined the heaviness of this… ## [California Supreme Court: Guess What? Eminent Domain Statutes Mean What They Say](https://www.inversecondemnation.com/2026/08/california-supreme-court-guess-what-eminent-domain-statutes-mean-what-they-say.html) _2026-08-25 · Robert H. Thomas · inversecondemnation.com_ Here's the latest in a case we've been following for a long time. See this post about the whopping 67-day trial and this one about the Supreme Court taking up review to resolve a court of appeal split . In Town of Apple Valley v. Apple Valley Ranchos Water , No. S289391 (Aug. 24, 2026), the California Supreme Court held that the usual uber-deferential standard of review in eminent domain cases to… ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/d9ATP3IwQsN3) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Broken Cigarette Lighter Saves Illinois Man From Bullet](https://strangeago.com/2026/08/25/broken-cigarette-lighter-saves-illinois-man-from-bullet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=broken-cigarette-lighter-saves-illinois-man-from-bullet) _2026-08-25 · StrangeAgo · Strange Ago_ A broken cigarette lighter turned out to be far more useful than its owner ever expected when it reportedly saved him from a gunshot in... ## [Why I reluctantly bought a Google Pixel in my struggle against surveillance capitalism and planned obsolescence](https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/why-pixel/) _2026-08-25 · amosbatto · Random thoughts, conocimiento no conocido, yachay mana yachasqachu_ Many people who believe in software freedom and digital rights install Linux or another operating system such as BSD that is free/open source software (FOSS) on their personal computers (PCs). Far fewer people unlock the bootloader on their mobile phones and tablets to install a FOSS operating system. Even though mobile phones are a bit \[…\] ## [The conservation impacts of recreational fishing](https://www.southernfriedscience.com/the-conservation-impacts-of-recreational-fishing/) _2026-08-25 · David Shiffman · Southern Fried Science_ Fishing for fun, even “catch and release” fishing, can sometimes have a significant impact on fish species of conservation concern. When most environmentalists think about the impacts of fishing, they’re thinking about large-scale industrial commercial fisheries. These impacts are serious and absolutely deserve our attention, and indeed how to mitigate those impacts is the subject ... Read More… ## [ShreeWin App Download – Latest Mobile APK Guide](https://shayariba.in/shreewin-app-download-latest-mobile-apk-guide/) _2026-08-25 · shayariba.in@gmail.com · shayariba.in_ If you are searching for the ShreeWin App Download or a latest mobile APK, the most important step is to verify the… ## [Does Nevada Have A “Market Out” Exception To Dissenters’ Rights?](https://calcorporatelaw.substack.com/p/does-nevada-have-a-market-out-exception) _2026-08-25 · Keith Paul Bishop · Calcorporatelaw.com_ The following assertion in a recent preliminary proxy statement caught my eye: ## [What's Behind the LGBTQ Crack-Up?](https://www.woketopus.com/p/the-lgbtq-coalition-is-cracking-and) _2026-08-25 · Tyler O'Neil · Woketopus_ The LGBTQ movement is cracking up. ## [The new missile gap – between manufacture and deployment](https://quotulatiousness.ca/blog/the-new-missile-gap-between-manufacture-and-deployment/) _2026-08-25 · Nicholas · Quotulatiousness_ Edward Luttwak offers some suggestions to help explain why the vast and lavishly funded US Military-Industrial Complex seems incapable of manufacturing enough weapons to allow the US military to fight more than a brief demonstration war before running short of the things that go boom: It is a strange thing indeed that among the countless \[…\] Related posts: Israeli air attack on missile shipment in… ## [The Halftrack That Made Blitzkrieg Possible](https://quotulatiousness.ca/blog/the-halftrack-that-made-blitzkrieg-possible/) _2026-08-25 · Nicholas · Quotulatiousness_ World War Two Published 23 Aug, 2026 The tanks get the glory. But Blitzkrieg could not work on tanks alone. The Sd.Kfz. 251 was designed to solve one of the fundamental problems of armored warfare: how do you keep infantry moving fast enough to fight alongside the Panzers? Germany’s answer was an armored half-track that \[…\] Related posts: QotD: The development of the “halftrack” during the… ## [Rome’s annona civilis](https://quotulatiousness.ca/blog/romes-annona-civilis/) _2026-08-25 · Nicholas · Quotulatiousness_ In the late Roman Republic, the rapid increase among the urban poor in Rome itself eventually led to the Senate introducing food relief for the very poorest Roman citizens, the Annona civilis. It should be no surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention that giving away free stuff attracts people happy to accept free stuff: \[…\] Related posts: Caesar Marches on Rome – Historia Civilis Reaction… ## [Battle Rifles in the Jungle: Guatemalan AR-10](https://quotulatiousness.ca/blog/battle-rifles-in-the-jungle-guatemalan-ar-10/) _2026-08-25 · Nicholas · Quotulatiousness_ Forgotten Weapons Published 8 Apr 2026 Guatemala was one of the handful of countries to purchase original AR-10 rifles, made at Artillerie Inrichtingen (AI) in the Netherlands. The sale was made by Sam Cummings, legendary arms dealer. He spent much of 1957 and 1958 traveling through Central and South America demonstrating the new AR-10 to \[…\] Related posts: Battle Rifles of World War Two: Overview… ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5DkJQhJB921h) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [QotD: “… and called it macaroni”](https://quotulatiousness.ca/blog/qotd-and-called-it-macaroni/) _2026-08-25 · Nicholas · Quotulatiousness_ … this morning I was thinking about monasteries. Specifically, monasteries as the one place in the Middle Ages where you might could test my theories about Information Velocity and Caloric Surplus. I don’t know whether you need much in the way of background, but since some of you seem to enjoy the “inside baseball” stuff \[…\] Related posts: Macaroni & Cheese from 1845 QotD: The universal plight of… ## [What’s it like living and working on a Pacific Island?](https://safetyatworkblog.com/2026/08/25/whats-it-like-living-and-working-on-a-pacific-island/) _2026-08-25 · Kevin Jones · SafetyAtWorkBlog_ For the last 5 months I have been living and working on Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia, three hours by plan off the east coast of Australia. I am on a 6-month contract which concludes in just over a week. I have written regularly over the psychological impacts of Fly-in, Fly-Out (FIFO) workers … Continue reading "What’s it like living and working on a Pacific Island?" ## [A postcard from 1955](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-postcard-from-1955.html) _2026-08-24 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ Found while going through some family archives today. I sent this to my aunt and uncle when I was 8 years old. She kept it for 60+ years, and then it cycled back to me as memorabilia when her estate was settled. There are several interesting features, including the postal cancel "Fight infantile paralysis. Join March of Dimes." In 1955 I was in the recovery phase from paralytic polio, so that… ## [A postcard from 1955](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-postcard-from-1955.html) _2026-08-24 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ Found while going through some family archives today. I sent this to my aunt and uncle when I was 8 years old. She kept it for 60+ years, and then it cycled back to me as memorabilia when her estate was settled. There are several interesting features, including the postal cancel "Fight infantile paralysis. Join March of Dimes." In 1955 I was in the recovery phase from paralytic polio, so that… ## [MAN CHARGED WITH STEALING HELICOPTER SPARES WORTH OVER SH6 MILLION.](https://nairobitimez.co.ke/man-charged-with-stealing-helicopter-spares-worth-over-sh6-million/) _2026-08-24 · Nairobi TIMES · Nairobi TIMES_ ## [DAWA LIMITED EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH WITHHOLDING SH5 MILLION.](https://nairobitimez.co.ke/dawa-limited-employee-charged-with-withholding-sh5-million/) _2026-08-24 · Nairobi TIMES · Nairobi TIMES_ ## [UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHARGED.](https://nairobitimez.co.ke/university-student-charged/) _2026-08-24 · Nairobi TIMES · Nairobi TIMES_ ## [The happy people of Mayberry](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-happy-people-of-mayberry.html) _2026-08-24 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ Found online years ago. I have no idea whether this is true; I've never watched the show. ## [The happy people of Mayberry](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-happy-people-of-mayberry.html) _2026-08-24 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ Found online years ago. I have no idea whether this is true; I've never watched the show. ## [2026 DC Pro Bono Week: Law Student Pro Bono Service: Pathways & Projects](https://wclawyers.org/26dcpbw-law-student-panel/) _2026-08-24 · Chris Marin · Washington Council of Lawyers – Washington Council of Lawyers_ When: 15 October 2026, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Where: Virtual Cost: Free to attend; registration required This year, before DC Pro Bono Week even begins, we are having a conversation with our law students so you are ready to jump in and learn! We will discuss what DC Pro Bono Week is, what we are celebrating, and how law students can get involved. Then we will discuss pro bono opportunities that… ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lVxSADAXro4x) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [link to AJQ Newsletter, August 24, 2026: 7-0](https://ajustquincy.substack.com/p/link-to-ajq-newsletter-august-24) _2026-08-24 · Joe Murphy · A Just Quincy_ Where Massachusetts’ highest court keeps Quincy’s saint statues off the new Public Safety Building — and leaves the City with a much harder case to fight. ## [AJQ Newsletter, Aug 24, 2026: 7-0](https://ajustquincy.substack.com/p/ajq-newsletter-aug-24-2026-7-0) _2026-08-24 · Joe Murphy · A Just Quincy_ Where Massachusetts’ highest court keeps Quincy’s saint statues off the new Public Safety Building — and leaves the City with a much harder case to fight. ## [11-Year-Old Boy’s Search for Missing Family Ends at Boston Morgue](https://strangeago.com/2026/08/24/11-year-old-boys-search-for-missing-family-ends-at-boston-morgue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=11-year-old-boys-search-for-missing-family-ends-at-boston-morgue) _2026-08-24 · StrangeAgo · Strange Ago_ An 11-year-old Boston boy spent an entire day in September 1924 searching for his missing mother and siblings, only to have his search end in... ## [Refuge – I think this word does not mean what you think it means](https://www.southernfriedscience.com/refuge-i-think-this-word-does-not-mean-what-you-think-it-means/) _2026-08-24 · Ali Gaster · Southern Fried Science_ The Trump Administration opens up the national “refuge” system for hunting On August 13, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced what it called the largest expansion of hunting and sport-fishing opportunities in the agency’s history. The headline states: 1,488 new hunting and fishing opportunities, spread across 111 national wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries in ... Read More "Refuge – I… ## [Best Practices in Pro Bono: Preparing to Launch Careers with Purpose: New Associates as Drivers of Pro Bono Engagement](https://wclawyers.org/09-29-26/) _2026-08-24 · Chris Marin · Washington Council of Lawyers – Washington Council of Lawyers_ When: 29 September 2026, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Where: Fried Frank (801 17th St NW) The Fall marks an important time of transition for the pro bono community as new law firm associates start, recent grads begin fellowships, and the community kicks off and celebrates pro bono with many events. This Best Practices conversation will discuss how our community can intentionally welcome and engage incoming… ## [Bare-Legged Woman Startles London’s Financial District in 1919](https://strangeago.com/2026/08/24/bare-legged-woman-startles-londons-financial-district-in-1919/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bare-legged-woman-startles-londons-financial-district-in-1919) _2026-08-24 · StrangeAgo · Strange Ago_ In the summer of 1919, a young woman caused a minor sensation in London simply by walking through the financial district without stockings. At a... ## [Suprisingly, These Terms Have No Place In The Delaware General Corporation Law](https://calcorporatelaw.substack.com/p/suprisingly-these-terms-have-no-place) _2026-08-24 · Keith Paul Bishop · Calcorporatelaw.com_ “Αδιάφορα δ’ εἶναι λέγουσι τὰ μεταξὺ τῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ τῶν κακῶν” (They say that things betwixt good and bad are indifferent (i.e., adiaphora)). Ioannis Stobaei, Anthologium, Vol. 2, p. 142 ## [Connecticut Teacher Suffers Mysterious Breakdown After Just One Day in Class](https://strangeago.com/2026/08/24/connecticut-teacher-suffers-mysterious-breakdown-after-just-one-day-in-class/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=connecticut-teacher-suffers-mysterious-breakdown-after-just-one-day-in-class) _2026-08-24 · StrangeAgo · Strange Ago_ A small Connecticut village was left without a schoolteacher in September 1909 after a young woman suffered what newspapers of the time described as a... ## [Two-Headed Tortoise Found Near Mount Vernon](https://strangeago.com/2026/08/24/two-headed-tortoise-found-near-mount-vernon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-headed-tortoise-found-near-mount-vernon) _2026-08-24 · StrangeAgo · Strange Ago_ A remarkable little box tortoise found in Fairfax County, Virginia, attracted attention in the early 1900s for an unusual feature that was impossible to overlook:... ## [It’s no wonder that people have lost trust in formerly prestigious institutions](https://quotulatiousness.ca/blog/its-no-wonder-that-people-have-lost-trust-in-formerly-prestigious-institutions/) _2026-08-24 · Nicholas · Quotulatiousness_ Lorenzo Warby on the two cases that are currently front-and-centre with the terminally online left, one a recently deceased academic grifter and another a confessed multiple murderer (of her own children): We are currently observing attempts to turn the late Jason Arday — a fabulist who produced nothing of intellectual merit — and Lindsay Clancy, \[…\] Related posts: “… normal people no longer trust… ## [“Communism is an ideology designed to liquidate nations”](https://quotulatiousness.ca/blog/communism-is-an-ideology-designed-to-liquidate-nations/) _2026-08-24 · Nicholas · Quotulatiousness_ I nearly skipped this post by Celina, as it started off appearing to be pretty much of interest only to Australians, but that was just the opening sections: The Bolsheviks were the first governing power of the modern era to write the suppression of “national enmity” into a systematic criminal code. The RSFSR Criminal Code \[…\] Related posts: Canada and the First Nations - separate nations, separate… ## [Trade negotiations degrade into full-on trade war](https://quotulatiousness.ca/blog/trade-negotiations-degrade-into-full-on-trade-war/) _2026-08-24 · Nicholas · Quotulatiousness_ As I mentioned the other day, I don’t believe Prime Minister Mark Carney ever intended to reach a trade agreement with the United States, because it was far better for his domestic political situation to have the US — and especially Donald Trump — as a focal point for retired Canadian boomers to trigger a \[…\] Related posts: Trade war with Canada justified because the White House was torched in the… ## [The Ancient Greeks 04 – The Persian Invasion 4 – The Fall of Athens](https://quotulatiousness.ca/blog/the-ancient-greeks-04-the-persian-invasion-4-the-fall-of-athens/) _2026-08-24 · Nicholas · Quotulatiousness_ seangabb Published 26 Mar 2026 Greece: A Brief History, c.700 BC – 500 AD What happens when resistance fails? In this lecture, we examine the dramatic collapse of Greek resistance after Thermopylae and the advance of the Persian army into central Greece. With the Spartan force destroyed, the road to Athens lay open. We explore: \[…\] Related posts: The Ancient Greeks 04 – The Persian Invasion 3 –… ## [QotD: The difference between “book smart” and “street smart”](https://quotulatiousness.ca/blog/qotd-the-difference-between-book-smart-and-street-smart/) _2026-08-24 · Nicholas · Quotulatiousness_ Joca @jocadbz Translated from Portuguese How many geniuses have you heard about in recent years? They all had very superior IQs and were supposedly going to change the world Know what happened? Nothing. Nothing ever happens We hear a lot of people go on about the difference between “book smart” and “street smart”. But psychologists \[…\] Related posts: “Japanese are smart. Chinese are smart.… ## [Cats who balance babies' cradles in floods - updated](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2010/08/cat-who-balanced-babys-cradle.html) _2026-08-24 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema 'The Inundation of The Biesbosch in 1421" "Lawrence Alma-Tadema painted \[the top image\] in the 1800s, after a true story from 1421 when a flood carried off a cat and a cradle. The cat jumped from side to side on the cradle to keep it upright..." John Everett Millais: 'A Flood', 1870 Images found at My Own Thoughts , via A Polar Bear's Tale \[as of 2016, both sources have… ## [Hungary in 1604 must have been amazing](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-hungarian-kingdom-in-1604-must-have.html) _2026-08-24 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ I hope I'm not violating too many copyright regulations by reproducing these three pages. I'll be reviewing The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster by Shelley Puhak (Bloomsbury, 2026) this coming week. My personal school-based education in history through high school and college was so focused on the United States and western Europe that information like this is… ## [One of my ancestors was an "adding machine champion"](https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2026/08/one-of-my-ancestors-was-adding-machine.html) _2026-08-24 · Minnesotastan · TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")_ A tip of the hat to my cousin Meridee in Oregon, who noticed this passage written by our grandfather Knute Olaus Finseth in a personal diary. Recognizing that a substantial portion of readers here cannot decipher cursive, I'll transcribe the relevant part: "The eight(h) \[of nine\] in the family is Victor Milton Finseth - was a student at St Olaf College - became talented in Music Slide Trombone and… ## [Cirque du Soleil Closes ‘Mad Apple’ After Four Years on Las Vegas Strip](https://vegasnews.com/articles/cirque-du-soleil-closes-mad-apple-after-four-years-on-las-vegas-strip/) _2026-08-23 · Vegas News Staff · VegasNews.com – Las Vegas News_ After more than four years of acrobatics, live music, comedy and dance on the Las Vegas Strip, Cirque du Soleil’s “Mad Apple” is preparing to take its final bow. The production will close at New York-New York Hotel & Casino on September 5, 2026. Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Mad Apple’ Closing Ends Four-Year Run Cirque du \[...\] Read More... from Cirque du Soleil Closes ‘Mad Apple’ After Four Years on Las… ## [The Royal Commission Needs Strong Consideration of OHS Actions and Consequences](https://safetyatworkblog.com/2026/08/24/the-royal-commission-needs-strong-consideration-of-ohs-actions-and-consequences/) _2026-08-23 · Kevin Jones · SafetyAtWorkBlog_ The Victorian Government, under its new leader, Ben Carroll, has announced the “Royal Commission into the Integrity of Major Public and Civil Infrastructure Construction Projects in Victoria“. The Terms of Reference (ToR) have largely been praised for their breadth, but do they have any occupational health and safety (OHS) relevance? Early reporting of the government’s … Continue reading "The… ## [St. Pete police use of force investigated after man dies following fight: PCSO](https://www.fox13news.com/news/st-pete-police-investigate-man-dies-fight) _2026-08-23 · Joe.Espy@fox.com (Joe Espy) · Latest News from FOX 13 Tampa Bay - WTVT_ ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Detectives are investigating the use of force by St. Petersburg police officers after a 48-year-old man died following a fight with police, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. St. Petersburg police use of force investigation Police responded to a reported mental health crisis Saturday morning, investigators said. A man was pronounced dead at a hospital after…