From the Blawgernacle – November 2, 2009
Since the last mention in these Blawgernacle Round-ups, Jeff Breinholt of Mormon Matters has written several excellent posts. As usual, they are recommended reading. My favorite was his post on cases that challenged the impartiality of Mormon judges or jurors. I was extremely surprised to learn that more Mormon judges had been challenged than even Catholic judges, and that challenges to Mormon jurors are similarly common in comparison with other religions. Jeff’s post about the Civil Rights movement at BYU garnered quite a rather extensive comment thread. Less controversial but still quite interesting was this post about the litigators for the Church, both past and present. Jeff’s most recent post takes a look back at the infamous “Mormon will” of Howard Hughes, a holographic will that purportedly left a portion of his estate to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Adam Greenwood of Junior Ganymede writes about some of the motivations for abortion law advocates.
Finally, some of you may have heard of the passing of BYU Law professor Michael Goldsmith after a long struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). I actually heard the news tonight during Game 5 of the World Series between the Yankees and the Phillies. Goldsmith was a life-long baseball fan and spurred Major League Baseball to do more to help combat the disease named after one of its most famous players. The New York Times has a good article on Goldsmith, but I found a more personal set of memories from BYU Law alumna and blogger Gurrbonzo, complete with memorable quotes from Professor Goldsmith’s classes.
