Archive for November 10th, 2007

Anatomy of a court decision »

Our justice system continues to be under fire. Delays and corruption are not funny lawyer jokes—they are dead serious, people are dying. What lies in the heart of it all is the writing of decisions. Our Constitution requires each decision to give the material facts and to clearly explain the reason and basis for a […]

Face control »

In the land of equality, liberty and fraternity, I find the strangest thing—face control. Don’t ask me what it is for, I will explain quickly and as painlessly as possible. In certain places in Paris, notably in bars and party places, there are gatekeepers—bouncers in our parlance—who allow people in or exclude them not based […]