by Ty Davison | Jun 17, 2020 | Essays
A Supreme Court decision about the meaning of “sex.” Never a better time to say, IANAL! (I Am Not A Lawyer—what did you think I meant?) My initial reaction to Bostock v. Clayton County was concern. Not because of the immediate outcome. I hope...
by Ty Davison | Jun 12, 2020 | News & Commentary
I might like it aesthetically, but the Confederate flag belongs in the dustbin of history, a traitorous symbol of a rightly destroyed rebellion. You know that when even NASCAR has come around to my way of thinking, big changes are afoot. Likewise, I’m very much in...
by Ty Davison | Jun 3, 2020 | News & Commentary
Charges against the police officer are elevated in the George Floyd murder. Unclear if this is a good idea. It is unusual but not unique that Minnesota law has three degrees of murder. From the CNN article, here’s some legal definitions: Under Minnesota...
by Ty Davison | May 6, 2020 | News & Commentary
Assuming that the governor is acting within her lawful authority—I would think she is, but I’m not an attorney—it’s hard to see how this business owner isn’t in legal trouble. That’s to say nothing of the public relations nightmare....
by Ty Davison | Aug 23, 2019 | News & Commentary
What we know is that the War on Drugs has been a catastrophic social and financial failure. If something like LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) can work in Seattle, there should be no reason it can’t work throughout most of America. From the New York...
