Did eHarmony hire the wrong lawyer in that gay discrimination case?

By: mikeparanzino (Diary)  |  November 29th at 09:35 PM  | 

Remember that infamous 2008 New Jersey case against dating site eHarmony for not helping gays find dates? eHarmony folded in that battle faster than a lawn chair when the potato salad is all gone. Given that the dating site had long been associated with Christian conservatives, its decision has always puzzled me. I recalled that capitulation today when I saw an article about settlement of | Read More »

Obama the constitutional lawyer … ha

By: mikeparanzino (Diary)  |  June 19th at 02:03 AM  | 

“After several meetings and phone calls, the rival legal analyses were submitted to Mr. Obama, who is a constitutional lawyer, and he made the decision.” –The New York Times, June 17, 2011. One of the more hilarious fictions in President Barack Obama’s biography is that of him as a constitutional lawyer, scholar, professor and expert. It was used during his first presidential campaign to give | Read More »