Law
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What does Freedom of Speech really mean?
People have been throwing around the 1st Amendment and Freedom of Speech so much lately. It’s become the go to response whenever someone gets in trouble for saying something they should not have said. Take Roseann. While there has been a lot of praise for her show getting cancelled there has also been a lot of “freedom of speech!” comments out there. Like all attorneys, I took a constitutional law class in law school. Even though I got an A (I think I got an A) I am not in any way shape or form an expert on the constitution. But I know enough to know that Freedom Speech is…
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Father’s Day Was Yesterday
Father’s Day was yesterday and since I was traveling I did not do my normal Facebook tribute to my Dad. I did send a gift, card and made sure to call him so it wasn’t a complete loss. I am by all accounts a Daddy’s Girl. I have a wonderful father (and mother) and I am quite thankful for him. I can’t imagine growing up or even being grown up and not having a father, my Father. I often feel that fathers are very overlooked in our society. I wrote a post some years back on fathers and family law if you want to check it out; and reflecting once more on Father’s Day I fee…
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Keeping Fathers in Family (Law)
We all know that gender roles changed quite a while ago and it is becoming more evident in today’s society. Advertising is changing; commercials for products like Clorox, Huggies, Tide, and Go-Gurt are showing men in roles that used to be considered roles for women or mothers. The terms “stay at home dad” and “househusband” are becoming more common place. With these obvious changes in lifestyle and social norms a change in the legal area of family law cannot be too far behind. There is strong belief that in the family law system the mother is often favored over the father when it comes to custody of the children. The…
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Father’s Day Was Yesterday
