I have decided to publish an Election Guide this year so I can crystallize the issues to my satisfaction and logically justify my positions before going into the voting booth. Feel free to comment. Read the official voter information guide here.

California Ballot Propositions

Proposition 1A - High Speed Rail Bonds

YES. You don't need me to tell you ( Read more... )

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First published in the AdvocateIn a show of bipartisanship after the election, one of the first declarations made by Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, was that impeachment of President George W. Bush was “off the table.” This comes at the same time polls show that 58% of Americans wish the Bush presidency “were ( Read more... )

First published in The Advocate, Law Student Newspaper, April 2007 ( Read more... )

The People of New OrleansIt's hard to describe a population that has been through so much. Everybody has a story. Whether it's the Chinese restaurant that talked about how business fell after the hurricane, or the cautiously hopeful clients of NOLAC who must jump through legal hoops to begin rebuilding. Yet, every part of town we were at, there was ( Read more... )

Thre's a really good Flash presentation on how the levees in New Orleans failed when Katrina hit. It is fascinating to see how the entire flood protection structure folded long before the worst even came ashore.

Wednesday, March 7Having a more difficult time rolling out of bed at 8:30 or so with the excitement of being in New Orleans wearing off ( Read more... )

Monday, March 5We got up bright and early at the hour of 9 am to drive over to downtown NOLA for our work assignment. For those of us who initially applied to the IDP program, we were assigned to New Orleans Legal Assistance (NOLAC). Everyone got to pick a specialty to work on, and I chose litigation. I immediately had three assignments to research ( Read more... )

Over my Spring Break, I decided to spend a week in New Orleans as part of the Alternative Spring Break put forth by the law students association at Santa Clara to do legal aid work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Saturday, March 3I flew in at around 5 pm and after some minor hassles ended up riding into the city with a professor who rented ( Read more... )

As George Herbert once said, "living well is the best revenge ( Read more... )

Time for Roe to Go?

Why liberals need to lose some battles to win the war.

First published in The Advocate, Law Student Newspaper, November 2006 ( Read more... )