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• Happy Anniversary, No Vehicles in the Park

  Posted Friday, March 21, 2008 6:00 PM by Howard Kaplan Comment Here: 1 Comments This year’s Law Day theme is “The Rule of Law: Foundation for Communities of Opportunity and Equity.” Among the resources included in the planning guide is a classroom lesson called “No Vehicles in the Park.” As it turns out, “No Vehicles” has quite an interesting history – and, in effect, is also celebrating its golden anniversary this year. [Read More]

• In Praise of Everyman

  Posted Monday, May 21, 2007 4:30 PM by Jim Landman Comment Here: 1 Comments “We always joked that Jimmy Stewart’s going to play him in the movie. He’s the picture of rectitude – a charming, engaging, funny guy, but one who set a tone for the office about doing the right thing, not necessarily about winning every case.” So said Steven R. Peiken, describing former U.S. deputy attorney general James B. Comey, with whom Mr. Peiken worked in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan, in an article that appeared on Thursday, May 17, in the New York Times. [Read More]

• Proclaiming Law Day?

  Posted Friday, April 20, 2007 10:10 PM by Howard Kaplan Comment Here: 1 Comments We’ll be celebrating the national observance of Law Day ( www.lawday.org ) on May 1. Issuing the first presidential proclamation in 1958, Dwight Eisenhower characterized Law Day as a “day of national dedication to the principle of government under laws.” [Read More]