Reflections from the Bench
Reflections from the Bench

Teamwork couple helping hand, trust in mountains
Teamwork couple helping hand, trust in mountains

Hon. Lorrie Sinclair Taylor My parents and six siblings were all born in Jamaica, West Indies, but I was born and raised in the Crown Heights and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn, New York. Our neighborhood ...

I didn’t make it by myself

Hon. Lorrie Sinclair Taylor My parents and six siblings were all born in Jamaica, West Indies, but I was born and raised in the Crown Heights and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn, New York. Our neighborhood ...

Rear view of themis statue
Rear view of themis statue

My mother always called me a “character.” It was not meant as a compliment. Like most children growing up in my Midwestern generation, I was expected to be less individual and more conformist. The 196...

The currency of character

My mother always called me a “character.” It was not meant as a compliment. Like most children growing up in my Midwestern generation, I was expected to be less individual and more conformist. The 196...

Village near the Oljatoâ Monument Valley in Arizona.
Village near the Oljatoâ Monument Valley in Arizona.

Some years ago I was teaching an Indian Law Sovereignty class for the National Indian Justice Center in Las Vegas. In class was my friend Mr. Charlie Hill, Oneida Tribal member and famous comedian. This i...

This Land is Our Land? Two changes Native people would appreciate

Some years ago I was teaching an Indian Law Sovereignty class for the National Indian Justice Center in Las Vegas. In class was my friend Mr. Charlie Hill, Oneida Tribal member and famous comedian. This i...

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