Milt Policzer

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Milt Policzer

I have the solution to California’s State Bar exam crisis: self-help. Quick recap in case you don’t know about this: The bar association decided to save money by dumping the standard Multistate Bar Exam in favor of creating its own test. It also hired a company to administer the test and enable remote exams so the bar wouldn’t have to spend as much on room rental. This was supposed to save up to $3.8 million a year. That’s not what happened.

3 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Milt Policzer

You can tell you’ve been reading too many news stories when random sentences immediately remind you of current politics. I had this experience the other day after running across this sentence in an Alaska Supreme Court decision: “The harvest of older male bears reduces the hunt’s impact on the population’s sustainability.”Didn’t I read something like that in an article about Democrats wanting younger leaders?

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | Milt Policzer

Sometimes it’s hard to decide whether something is good news or bad news. The American Bar Association has reported that the employment percentage rate for 2024 law graduates hit an all-time high even though the class was much bigger than the previous year. Good for new lawyers. Maybe not so good for everyone else because that means — or might mean — there’s a lot more litigation going on. Or maybe it’s a Trump bump. He likes to sue. Other people like to sue him.

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | Milt Policzer

Are you obsessed with politics? Can you not get enough? If so, you need therapy. I’m not a therapist, however, so instead I’m going to help feed your addiction with a new game: Find the Politics. All you have to do is log on to the social media outlet of your choice and search for any random topic — the randomer the better. Then prepare to be astonished (or horrified) to find political/Trumpy content. Give yourself points for finding as many of these unexpected (or expected?) items as you can.

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | Milt Policzer

There’s always more than one way of looking at things. Bad news can be good news if you’re in the right kind of job. I point this out because I’ve been feeling a little guilty lately even though I’m not guilty (and, yes, I know that’s what everyone says). I make a living in the news/sarcasm business because bad and dumb things happen pretty much all the time. If society had no problems and everyone was sane and smart, I’d be out on the street.