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IT’S THE FASCISM!
Back in another time, all the way back to 1992, Bill Clinton’s campaign manager James Carville posted a statement on the walls of...
Geoff Schoos
Oct 31, 202411 min read
THE “ENEMY FROM WITHIN”
On October 13, appearing on “Sunday Morning Futures,” hosted by Maria Bartiromo, the 45th President and current Republican nominee for...
Geoff Schoos
Oct 26, 202410 min read
THE CRISIS – AN ENDORSEMENT
In 1776, during the early days of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet entitled “ The Crisis.” Upon rereading this...
Geoff Schoos
Oct 14, 202411 min read
PUNKIN’ THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
In my last post, A Time For Choosing , I attempted to highlight what was at stake in the 2024 election – a continuation of the core...
Geoff Schoos
Sep 15, 202412 min read
A TIME FOR CHOOSING
Let’s throw this out there before going any further. The 2024 election is the craziest election since 1968. And as of this writing there...
Geoff Schoos
Aug 19, 202411 min read
America, get a grip
“…these are not ordinary times and this is not an ordinary election…” RFK, March 16, 1968 In March 1968, it seemed that the nation was on...
Geoff Schoos
Jul 9, 20247 min read
“In America, the law is king.”
American patriot Thomas Paine wrote these words in Common Sense in 1776. Three hundred and forty eight years later, on July 1, 2024,...
Geoff Schoos
Jul 4, 20247 min read
RANDOM THOUGHTS OF A WANDERING MIND
Most of the time I write pointed articles focused on specific topics. Every so often there are so many things to comment on that make it...
Geoff Schoos
Jun 13, 202410 min read
SAM THE SHAM PART…I LOST COUNT
For those who might not realize, I’m writing about Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Excuse me, after...
Geoff Schoos
May 23, 20249 min read
(NO) ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN RHODE ISLAND
Readers of this blog know that one of my intense desires is to see the establishment of an Access To Justice Commission in Rhode Island....
Geoff Schoos
May 10, 202410 min read
ACCESS TO JUSTICE – PART 1A – THE THREE-TIERED JUSTICE SYSTEM
ACCESS TO JUSTICE – PART 1A – THE THREE-TIERED JUSTICE SYSTEM Prior to the Trump Legal Follies, anyone whose IQ score cracked double...
Geoff Schoos
Apr 18, 202413 min read
Access to justice - part i
Until approximately 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2024, I was planning on writing my annual piece on the Rhode Island Judiciary’s utter and...
Geoff Schoos
Mar 2, 20248 min read
Happy (legal) new year - part iii
HAPPY (LEGAL) NEW YEAR – PART III COLORADO In Part II, I tried to preview the oral arguments likely to be made in Trump v. Anderson, the...
Geoff Schoos
Feb 11, 20249 min read
Happy (legal) new year - part ii
HAPPY (LEGAL) NEW YEAR – PART II I normally don’t take a victory lap, but I am today. Yesterday, February 6, 2024, the Federal Circuit...
Geoff Schoos
Feb 7, 20244 min read
The brawl at brown
BRAWL AT BROWN UNIVERSITY In my last post, I wrote about the ambush by Dolores Umbrage, er, I mean Elise Stefanik, ostensibly to expose...
Geoff Schoos
Jan 22, 202411 min read
Dolores umbrage goes after harvard
DOLORES UMBRAGE GOES AFTER HARVARD Before I begin, a few comments: 1. What happened in Israel on October 7, 2023, is beyond savage....
Geoff Schoos
Jan 8, 20249 min read
Happy (legal) new year - part I
HAPPY (LEGAL) NEW YEAR! PART ONE Ok, stop me if you heard it before: Two lawyers are arguing the merits of a legal issue. How many...
Geoff Schoos
Jan 3, 202411 min read
a christmas carol
When I was thinking about what I’d write, I thought I’d write something classy and inspirational as befits the Christmas season. Then,...
Geoff Schoos
Dec 24, 20239 min read
Our dual system of civil justice
OUR DUAL SYSTEM OF CIVIL JUSTICE As anyone who knows me or has read what I’ve written could tell you, I have had a deep and unshakeable...
Geoff Schoos
Dec 8, 20237 min read
I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired
The above title comes from words spoken in 1964 by Fannie Lou Hamer in remarks she delivered at a rally in Harlem. These were not mere...
Geoff Schoos
Nov 13, 202312 min read
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