Guest post by David Boyd A company has a potential liability that they want off their books. An ethically questionable law firm has the solution. Initiate a class action lawsuit against the company, settle the case quickly with a hefty fee for the lawyers and little to nothing for the class. It does not have to be outright collusion; maybe …
Her Majestys Attorney General (Respondent) v Crosland (Appellant)
20 December 2021 | [2021] UKSC 58 | UKSC 2021-0160
Maduro Board of the Central Bank of Venezuela (Respondent/Cross-Appellant) v “Guaidó Board” of the Central Bank of Venezuela (Appellant/Cross-Respondent)
20 December 2021 | [2021] UKSC 57 | UKSC 2020-0195
SF Mayor Recovers from Pandemic Wokevid Virus
Two pandemics swept through America last year and lasted into this year. One, of course, was the virus that causes Covid-19. The other was the Wokevid virus. Symptoms of Wokevid include (1) believing oneself to be “woke” while actually oblivious to reality and unable to speak correct English; and (2) bizarre delusional beliefs that defy logic, evidence, and common sense. …
Liberals Discover Crime
In a sharp reversal from their 2020 commitment to defund their “racist” police departments, liberal mayors across the country have discovered unprecedented increases in crime in their cities and are announcing their intent to increase police funding and get tough on criminals. Last year, riding the national wave of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests over the supposedly racially-motivated death of …
Crime and President Biden
The ABC News / Ipsos poll finds that a strong majority of Americans disapprove of President Biden’s handling of crime, 36-61. But does the President have much to do with crime, really? Isn’t it mostly a state and local matter? Well, it’s complicated. Heather MacDonald, in an interview with Stuart Varney, acknowledges the local nature of law enforcement but says …