Duty of Candor

Musings and things said about current and historic legal trends and practice

  • Many rules are made through the noble and respected method of deliberation and vote by legislative bodies. Just like a bill becoming a law in School House Rock. For better or worse, more and more rules are now being created by Judicial courts of last resort. The time worn question of “Should Student athletes get paid?’ was answered with a surprising and resounding “Why the hell not?” about three years ago and we are still seeing its consequences unfold. National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston, 594 U.S. ___ (2021) Another theme…

  • This blog is written and published by at least a minimally competent licensed attorney in one of the contiguous forty-eight states. By reading this blog you have entered a reader blogger relationship. Let all men know by these presents. This blog will skew a bit more towards the interesting and entertaining than pertinent, and a bit more to American Samoa Land Crab graduates than Yale Bulldog graduates. There will be both current fare, and items of historic interest. Thank one and thank for joining me in this Unlicensed Practice of…