1. Just don't beat on people.
2. I like criminals, without them we wouldn't have jobs.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Friday, February 14, 2014
City of Ladue v. Horn, 720 S.W.2d 745 (Missouri, 1986) - what started it?
If you have been in Family Law you probably read this case about a zoning ordinance that defined what a family is and said that Horn and the man she was living with (but not married to) did not fit this definition. Well, if you are like me you probably wondered what would have started this case.
Did a neighbor complain?
Did the police just do a random spot check?
Was this a family that was always getting in trouble and the neighbors wanted them out of the area?
Who paid the legal fees to take it this far?
Looking at the date you would hope it wasn't a racial discrimination, issue. Looking at the area and the what research was going on at a nearby university at the time you would think this area would be a little more liberal and welcoming of diverse families. Nope!
What is believed to be the cause follows below.
Joan Kelly Horn's white daughter was dating a St. Louis Football player, who was black. He would come and spend time at the family's home and a neighbor was upset that in an affluent white neighborhood a black man was playing in the yard with Jones and Horn's children. Both Jones and Horn worked at the university and knew several lawyers with the ACLU, and it was the ACLU who paid the legal costs.
Please see attached link and read pages 197-199 for the full background on the story.
If the link does not work you can find the information in the book Not Just Roommates: Cohabitation After the Sexual Revolution by Elizabeth H. Peck. I found it on Google Books.
Sadly, as of the Spring of 2014 this ordinance is still on the books and Jones and Horns with their children living in the house would still be violating it. Please see the link below and read page 65 to see what the City of Ladue defines as a family.
http://www.cityofladue-mo.gov/uploads/Ordinances/Ordinance1175.pdf
On a happier note Joan Kelly Horn was elected to The House of Representatives
Did a neighbor complain?
Did the police just do a random spot check?
Was this a family that was always getting in trouble and the neighbors wanted them out of the area?
Who paid the legal fees to take it this far?
Looking at the date you would hope it wasn't a racial discrimination, issue. Looking at the area and the what research was going on at a nearby university at the time you would think this area would be a little more liberal and welcoming of diverse families. Nope!
What is believed to be the cause follows below.
Joan Kelly Horn's white daughter was dating a St. Louis Football player, who was black. He would come and spend time at the family's home and a neighbor was upset that in an affluent white neighborhood a black man was playing in the yard with Jones and Horn's children. Both Jones and Horn worked at the university and knew several lawyers with the ACLU, and it was the ACLU who paid the legal costs.
Please see attached link and read pages 197-199 for the full background on the story.
If the link does not work you can find the information in the book Not Just Roommates: Cohabitation After the Sexual Revolution by Elizabeth H. Peck. I found it on Google Books.
Sadly, as of the Spring of 2014 this ordinance is still on the books and Jones and Horns with their children living in the house would still be violating it. Please see the link below and read page 65 to see what the City of Ladue defines as a family.
http://www.cityofladue-mo.gov/uploads/Ordinances/Ordinance1175.pdf
On a happier note Joan Kelly Horn was elected to The House of Representatives
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
1st rule
The first rule of law school
"Focus Little Grasshoppers" - at least it is according to my Descendant and Estate's Professor
"Focus Little Grasshoppers" - at least it is according to my Descendant and Estate's Professor
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Best line heard today
Between two classmates who are veterans
"Did you see the JAG Moot Court downstairs?" - Classmate 1
"I saw all those uniforms, thought hell no, did an about face and when on about my own mission of getting out of there." - Classmate 2
"Yeah, I had enough of that in my 22 years." - Classmate 1
"It brought back some PTSD issues from my 8 years." Classmate 2
DE class - best line tonight
"Has anyone ever gone snipe hunting? My dad took me snipe hunting one night in Alaska when I was 5..." proceeds to tell a sad story
"I was recently told that there really is a snipe bird, but if someone asks me to go snipe hunting you remember this story and say..." - professor
"NO" - class
"or hell no" - professor
DE class - best line tonight
"Has anyone ever gone snipe hunting? My dad took me snipe hunting one night in Alaska when I was 5..." proceeds to tell a sad story
"I was recently told that there really is a snipe bird, but if someone asks me to go snipe hunting you remember this story and say..." - professor
"NO" - class
"or hell no" - professor
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Just a comment on life lessons
Please do not name your children of any of the following:
-Botanical
-Blade
-Legend
-or do any funky spelling of what might be a normal sounding name
The first day of classes are always misleading the professors are very different than how they tell you they will be. No matter what they say.
Ladies if your button down shirt looks like it is going to pop a button any second, think twice about your shirt and select something else.
Little children love most everything and almost everyone, we should all try to strive to be more like that.
-Botanical
-Blade
-Legend
-or do any funky spelling of what might be a normal sounding name
The first day of classes are always misleading the professors are very different than how they tell you they will be. No matter what they say.
Ladies if your button down shirt looks like it is going to pop a button any second, think twice about your shirt and select something else.
Little children love most everything and almost everyone, we should all try to strive to be more like that.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
First Days of Classes Can be misleading
Last Thursday I thought my DE professor would be the best and funniest teacher of the semester. I was wrong - Monday she made me fear her and not enjoy being in her class. The horror stories of other classmates have since been told to me and I don't feel like I will be taking her summer course no matter how much I like her subject.
Last Thursday I thought my Family Law professor was as scary as a military drill Sargent. She has since shown herself to be a great teacher, who will make me think and really learn the topic.
Today I am overwhelmingly impressed by my plea bargaining professor. I am hopefully that he keeps this up, I don't want to be disappointed by a teacher that promises to teach practical skills instead of theory and actually care about his students.
Last Thursday I thought my Family Law professor was as scary as a military drill Sargent. She has since shown herself to be a great teacher, who will make me think and really learn the topic.
Today I am overwhelmingly impressed by my plea bargaining professor. I am hopefully that he keeps this up, I don't want to be disappointed by a teacher that promises to teach practical skills instead of theory and actually care about his students.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Best things overheard in law school
Negligence, whatever that is.
People in law school do not like math.
NO, because math is straight forward.
They don't know what they are missing. A reality show would hit gold if they followed evening law school students around at their job all day, then in law school at night for several hours. We are crazy!
People in law school do not like math.
NO, because math is straight forward.
They don't know what they are missing. A reality show would hit gold if they followed evening law school students around at their job all day, then in law school at night for several hours. We are crazy!
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