Woodruff v. City of Pelham
Woodruff v. City of Pelham (1 So. 3d 157) began with a petty traffic citation and reached courthouse shenanigans that I just could not tolerate. I won this appeal and the appellate decision has been cited more than two dozen times in state and federal courts. Most significantly, it laid the foundation for vacating Deangelo Thomas’s conviction and three life sentences. But Alabama never lets anyone skate and true to form, Greg Shaw wrote a separate concurring opinion in which he unleashed a vitriolic ad hominem attack. Following the opinion, I will explain the ways that Shaw twisted his pen.more ›
Sex Memes
Bryce Lawn Scarecrow
Forgivenesses
When you forgive yourself, whether others forgive you becomes less relevant. Self
Preparation and Opportunity
Fortuna est quae fit cum praeparatio in occasionem incidit. [Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity] Seneca
Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation. Zig Ziglar
Effort and Grace
I’m doing what I can, when I can, as best I can, and hope for whatever grace can be found. Self
Social Balance
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. Edmund Burke (1770)
Libertarians
Libertarians are the truest conservatives and advocate liberty, not liberalism. Libertarians are governmental minimalists, politically more conservative than Republicans, socially more tolerant than Democrats. The Libertarian mantra sums, “as much liberty as possible” and “as little government as necessary.” more ›