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A Busy Fall
Oct 03, 2022
By Robert Rosborough
It is a busy time of year for MCBA and we have lots of news. I am honored to announce the slate of candidates for next year’s MCBA officers and new directors.
President's Message
Constitutions
Sep 08, 2022
By Robert Rosborough
I have been thinking about constitutions more than usual lately and Chile’s referendum on a new one got me thinking about the nature of constitutions. They serve an array of functions, from creating (or more commonly, enshrining) a form of government, to establishing the rights and obligations of citizens and government. In doing so, they must contain, or at least inspire, some ongoing mechanism in which citizens are willing to place their faith for defining those rights and obligations in light of the inevitable change that will come.
Editor's Introduction
The Law and Its Impacts
Sep 07, 2022
By Ann Munene
To say the least, we are living in interesting and even more accurately, historic times. The law is at the root, or at least the center, of many current events where its impacts continue to unfold day-by-day. You would have to live in a hole not to know the holding in the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson World Health Organization decision. The full implications of this ruling remain to be seen but its impacts have already been dramatic.
Legal Consequences of the January 6 Capitol Riot
Sep 05, 2022
By Tom McInerney
January 6, 2021, has been described as the worst attack on the U.S. Capitol since the War of 1812. The attack on the Electoral College proceedings by a riled-up group of thousands of supporters of Donald Trump was a dark day for our democracy. It also put in legal jeopardy a long list of those present at the Capitol that day, as well as those who instigated the mob action, including Donald Trump and many of his political advisors.
Questions About The Dobbs Decision
Sep 05, 2022
By Shelley Kramer and Wanden Treanor
Their signs say, “Choose Motherhood.” But what if you don’t choose motherhood? Or fatherhood? Planned parenthood is a great concept, every child healthy and wanted. But what if the plan fails, or people fail to plan? Is the penalty really a life sentence?
