For more information on how to obtain tickets to the PAPA Fourth of July event, visit palisades4th.com. Signs ups for the 5K and Kids’ Fun Run are open at palisades10k.com. Norman J. White, 1935-2024But the call would have irked him. Dad wanted you to get to the point. “Ju st answer the question ” he said innumerable times to me or my mother, perhaps throwing in a rude adjective if circumstances warranted, fixing his eye upon me as I temporized and danced around his question. Where did that big black bumper-shaped mark on the garage door come from? Well, Dad Here are some ideas for this Fourth of July that work for the whole family: Gratitude: Express thankfulness for the religious freedom enjoyed in America. Take time to discuss with your family how religious freedom in America has impacted all of you, then take time for everyone to reflect separately and journal about it. [I’ve re-posted this many times, because it’s fundamental to what it means to me to be an American.] In the hot summer of 1992, I was working for Judge Ronald S.W. Lew, a federal judge 94 1 comment 51 shares Like Comment Share Most relevant Jeanne McCutchan Van Voorst Happy Fourth of July! The holiday, which celebrates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, has been an official federal holiday since 1870. But United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked the men of the Philippines to fight, promising them United States citizenship and veterans benefits in return. 200,000 fought. Tens of thousands died. They weathered the brutal conditions under Japanese occupation, fought a valiant guerrilla war, and in some cases survived the Bataan death march. A newsletter about law, liberty, and leisure. Click to read The Popehat Report, by Ken White, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers. This Fourth of July, Americans are grappling with a global pandemic and an intense period of political and social unrest, driven by calls to reform policing and address systemic racism that Link One hot summer in the early nineties, I was working for Judge Ronald S.W. Lew, a federal judge in Los Angeles. One day in early July he abruptly walked into my office and said without preamble "Get your coat." Somewhat concerned that I was about to be shown the door, I grabbed my blazer and Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America. Last 5 posts by Ken White Now Posting At Substack - August 27th, 2020 The Fourth of July [rerun] - July 4th, 2020 Thirty years ago, in the hot summer of 1992, I was working as an extern for Judge Ronald S.W. Lew, a federal judge in Los Angeles. One day in early J. What a story. We traditionally go to a naturalization ceremony every 4th. Now the local ones are all on hold. But this one a promise kept after more than half a century. 4y 155K subscribers in the neoliberal community. Free trade, open borders, taco trucks on every corner. Please read the sidebar for more information. Nothing in Particular Effluvia and miscellany Speech Decency Lawyering Podcasting Criminal Justice Bad Law Journalism Popehat Archive Posts Free Speech Culture Politics Lawsplainers Mental Health Bad Lawsuits and Legal Threats Free Speech Meta Free Speech Rights Nothing in Particular Nothing in Particular May 20, 2024 The Popehat Report is now hosted here on Beehiiv, which will allow a number of design and feature changes. If you are a subscriber but didn't get an email with this post, check your spam filter. Wonderful. I've made a point of reading this every 4th July for years now. But one thing I only noticed now, Ken. 1990 - 1946 = 44, not 54. You need to correct that detail. Expand full comment Reply Share Walternate Jul 5, 2023 I am in week two of a God-knows-how-long trial in San Diego. It’s a great city and if you have to be away from home in trial, this is one of the best places: walking a few blocks to the courthouse, enjoying mild weather, sampling the frankly pretentious array of craft beers and so forth. It does make long-form writing harder, though. President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked the men of the Philippines to fight, promising them United States citizenship and veterans benefits in return. 200,000 fought. Tens of thousands died. They weathered the brutal conditions under Japanese occupation, fought a valiant guerrilla war, and in some cases survived the Bataan death march. Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Signal: KenWhite.1969
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