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COVID’s Positive Financial Side-Effect

May 15, 2023December 30, 2020

The pandemic has motivated some people to get their financial affairs in order.

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Categories The World and Everything in It Tags ethical wills, love of money, money and possessions, stewardship of money

Washington’s Hungry Come to Church for Help

May 15, 2023December 15, 2020

A food pantry coordinator meets the needs of her community during the COVID pandemic.

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Categories The World and Everything in It Tags food assistance, food choice pantries, food insecurity, food pantry

A Footpath Education

May 15, 2023October 27, 2020

A family of six decides to hike the triple crown.

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Categories The World and Everything in It Tags Continental Divide Trail, hike, long trails, Strawbridge family, walking

Admitting Privileges 

August 7, 2023September 22, 2020

The Supreme Court issues a surprising plurality decision in a case that challenges a state law that requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags abortion law, constitutional law, incrementalism, June Medical Services v Russo, maternal health laws, persuasion laws, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, undue burden

Bivens Remedy

August 7, 2023September 8, 2020

The Supreme Court addresses whether a Bivens remedy is available in a case where a border patrol agent killed a Mexican teenager in a cross-border shooting.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags 5th Amendment, Bivens remedy, constitutional law, due process, Hernandez v Mesa, Paso Del Norte Bridge, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Border Patrol agents

The Insanity Defense

August 7, 2023August 25, 2020

The Supreme Court considers the limits of a complex and controversial defense to crimes: insanity.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags 14th Amendment, 8th Amendment, constitutional law, criminal law, insanity defense, Kahler v Kansas, mens rea, mental illness, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

The Clean Water Act

August 7, 2023August 11, 2020

The Supreme Court addresses the scope of the Clean Water Act in a case about a wastewater facility that wants to dispose of sewage into the ocean without a permit.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags Clean Water Act, coral reefs, County of Maui v Hawaii Wildlife Fund, DC Water, functional equivalent test, navigable waters, pollutants, SCOTUS, sewage plant, Supreme Court, toilet flush

Switching Sides in Pursuit of Justice

May 15, 2023June 11, 2020

A former prosecutor talks about why he decided to switch to criminal defense work.

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Categories The World and Everything in It Tags criminal defense attorney, rehabilitation, search and seizure, sphere sovereignty, Tom Kidd, turn signal violations

More Time at the Table

May 15, 2023May 21, 2020

The COVID pandemic has brought people together around the family dinner table. 

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Categories The World and Everything in It Tags coronavirus, COVID, eating at home, family dinner, gather around the table, stay-at-home order

A Biblical Guide to Gardening

May 15, 2023April 28, 2020

A landscape architect suggests ideas to start a biblical garden. 

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Categories The World and Everything in It Tags biblical garden, cucumber, dill, garden, hyssop, Isaiah 55, leeks, Matthew 6, melons, Shelley Cramm
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