Mark Aaronson, emeritus Professor of Law at UC Hastings, is a superbly talented professional who made the personal choice to advance the cause of justice for the poor and underprivileged in lieu of a law practice that would have provided him with substantial financial rewards. His career as a civil rights lawyer, anti-poverty lawyer and […]
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GREAT NEWS – Major Breakthrough in Treating COVID-19
Thank you to the Jerusalem Post for this article. In our work we talk to medical specialists routinely and learned about this major breakthrough on the morning of July 16th. There is such a dearth of good news we had to pass it on “instanter.” According to Israeli researchers an FDA-approved drug called “Fenofibrate” (Tricor) […]
End Whitewashed Juries: Time for a New Rule
Because they share a common privilege, most white Americans are implicitly biased against Blacks and Latinos and favor whites as a result of a long history and culture of second-class citizenship for minorities. Discrimination is painfully evident in the use of peremptory challenges by district attorneys in criminal cases against Black and Latino defendants where […]
No Mistake. I Love the 4th of July
I grew up in Cleveland. After the Revolution, the area was known as the Western Reserve of Connecticut covering all of northeast Ohio where 640 acre parcels were awarded to Connecticut soldiers who completed their obligation to fight the British. The schools I attended carried the history of the Revolution: Paul Revere Elementary School, Nathan […]
Children Crushed to Death by Overturning TVs and Furniture
Sorry for this morbid note, but in earthquake country you would expect everyone would anchor TVs and furniture to walls. Not so. This past week we had two calls involving a child injured by an overturned TV and another by a dresser that tipped-over. Fortunately, these two children survived, but an astounding that 80 percent […]
