George Washington, during his first year as president in 1789, issued a proclamation setting aside Thursday, November 26 as "A Day of Public Thanksgiving and Prayer." The decree appointed the day "to be observed by acknowledging with gratefu ...
The Alabama Legislature Must Respond to Tort Liability Expansion
Last Friday, the Alabama Supreme Court denied a rehearing in the case of Wyeth v. Weeks. This let stand a holding that name-brand drug manufacturers can be held liable for alleged misrepresentations or failures to warn in regard to generic drugs that they ...
Silencing Religious Expression Through Courts and Legislatures
Within the last couple of weeks, federal judges in three conservative states have ruled that those states’ bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional. These bans were instituted in legislation passed by the Legislature and state constitutional amendments ...