Nashville, Tennessee March 29, 2013  Imposing the “Protected Class” on Attorneys? Why Rules of Professional Conduct Should Focus on “Justice,” rather than Social Engineering By Scott Friedman and Carol M. Swain America often turns to its lawyers to resolve conflicts – from social issues such as same-sex marriage to business disputes gone awry.  Recognizing that men are not angels, our adversarial legal system wisely places constraints on a lawyer’s zealous… [Continue Reading]

Is there a connection between the debt crisis and the spiritual health of our nation? I discuss these  matters in Chapter two of my new book Be the People: A Call to Reclaim America’s Faith and Promise.  According to Deuteronomy 28:15-62, “ a nation that rebels against God will not thrive. Its people will suffer ill health, and natural disasters will strike the land. Its ventures will not prosper. Until recent decades, America has prospered. But the twenty-first century finds us dealing… [Continue Reading]

The Obama Administration made headlines a few weeks ago when its Department of Justice cracked down on urban police brutality.  Meanwhile, the media seem to be reporting more and more incidents of bad behavior among urban youth.  CBS News Chicago reports: “The teenage robbery mobs are at it again on North Michigan Avenue.  Some 50 young people barged into a Walgreens at Michigan and Chicago on the Magnificent Mile on Tuesday afternoon. They… [Continue Reading]

I am a long-term advocate for a mandatory E-Verify Bill that would require employers to check the records of new and existing employees against a national database. In addition, I have enormous respect for House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and I trust his advocacy on behalf of American workers. However, I must quibble with Chairman Smith’s apparent compromise with pro-amnesty groups (Chamber of Commerce, National Restaurant Association, and the Home Builders Association) and his decision to include preemption language in H.R. 2164 that could tie the hands… [Continue Reading]

With the help of spineless Republicans, New York State is poised to pass a same-sex marriage bill.  For thousands of years the definition of marriage has meant a union between one man and one woman.  Gay rights advocates with the help of Republican legislators are on the brink of radically changing an institution that many of us believe was ordained by God.  These “progressive” changes are  made in the name of civil rights with gay rights advocates likening bans against… [Continue Reading]