In a challenge to Alabama’s Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a stay of any consequences of the Court’s ruling, paving the way for same-sex marriages in Alabama to begin sometime next week. A stay was placed on the case by District Court Judge Callie Granade, preventing …
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One of my favorite guys to troll on the internet, Cain Train “Shucky Ducky” Herman Cain, wrote on his blog a few weeks ago that the Supreme Court declining to hear 7 States’ appeals challenging the overturning of their gay marriage ban was “not that big a deal.” Wrong again, Herman! Turns out, …
Continue reading Holder – Gay Couples Get Federal Benefits in 7 More StatesWelcome back to Talking Law! Today I will discuss the invalidation of the gay marriage ban in Texas and the widely expanded rights of the police to search your home. Also, as I always do with this show, I’ll be answering questions off of avvo.com on civil law suits. Call in at 6:00 p.m. to get …
Continue reading Talking Law: The Ebb and Flow of Liberty – Gay Marriage Bans Invalidated; Search of Homes Eviscerated.Language is what bogs down our country’s people’s road to freedom, liberty, and uniform rights. This is why “separate but equal” was the law of the land until 1954 when it was declared “inherently unequal.” The law that African Americans used to achieve their accomplishments in the civil rights movement is the same law that …
Continue reading An Argument of Language – Hollingsworth v. Perry, SCOTUS and Gay MarriageListen Live at 6PM TODAY! CALL IN at 478-227-3879! Tonight is the “Ra Ra Read My Sign” Edition of the David Dorer Show. Our show will start of with special guest, Environmental Scientist and Advocate James Kane (@MountainDefense) enlightening us on the science behind the Duke University fracking tests in Texas that discovered dangerous levels …
Continue reading David Dorer Show – “Ra Ra Read My Sign” EditionToday was a prime example of why the Supreme Court is only in the news when issues of abortion, gay rights, or Obamacare come up. For those who aren’t really into the law of reversionary interests, what is and what is not taxable income, and the technical nuances and Constitutional separation of powers between Article I …
Continue reading David’s Daily Docket- 1/14/2014 – SCOTUS on “No-Take-Backs”, Taxable Severance Pay, and “Core” Bankruptcy ProceedingsOn this episode of Dorer Daily I talk about how on this day in 1857 the owner of Dred Scott freed him. This freedom came after nearly a lifetime of slavery. Most importantly to me and my listeners as well as the country as a whole is the fact that it also came after two separate …
Continue reading Not Repeating America’s MistakesWelcome back to the David Dorer Show! This week is the “The Times They Are A-Changin’” Edition where we will discuss the problems in the Department of Veteran Affairs, the Federal Courts’ lifting several State bans on gay marriage, and the consequences of the most recent primary races. My panelists this week include T-Bone (@tboneafterkdark), Jimbo …
Continue reading David Dorer Show – The Times They Are a-Changin’ EditionTwitter is a flutter with the news that Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty (a show I’ve never watched) gave an interview to GQ (a magazine I’ve never read) and as a result, A&E (a channel I never watch) suspended the reality star indefinitely. The reason? Because, according to A&E: “We are extremely disappointed to have …
Continue reading Duck Dynasty v. A&E: A First Amendment Primer.Before oral argument started for Hollingsworth v. Perry yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down it’s decision in Florida v. Jardines. The crux of the decision is this: a warrant is required when law enforcement use drug-sniffing dogs on a citizen’s property. The true question before the court was whether or not a “dog sniff” obtained by …
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