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Matthew J Perry
Matthew J Perry

Matthew J. Perry (1921-2011) Matthew Perry was a successful civil rights attorney who became the first African-American from the Deep South appointed to the federal judiciary and the first African America...

Judicial Heroes & Legends: December 2020 - Matthew J. Perry

Matthew J. Perry (1921-2011) Matthew Perry was a successful civil rights attorney who became the first African-American from the Deep South appointed to the federal judiciary and the first African America...

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...

A dock getting pounded by Hurricane Laura as she lands on Grand Cayman
A dock getting pounded by Hurricane Laura as she lands on Grand Cayman

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was a Frenchman who studied American society during a nine-month tour in 1831 when the United States were still simmering with vitriolic political animus from the 1824 and 1...

Reflections from the Bench: Raging waters, recounts and sturdy banks of law

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was a Frenchman who studied American society during a nine-month tour in 1831 when the United States were still simmering with vitriolic political animus from the 1824 and 1...

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