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January 19, 2009

American Signage: Bed-Stuy, Seattle and Johnstown PA

New York Times: "‘Not Much of a Block,’ but It’s Named for a King". The Seattle Times: "Dream Remains Alive on Seattle's Street Named for King". The Tribune-Democrat: "Johnstown Bridge Renamed in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.".

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NYT: Martin Luther King Jr. Place, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Posted by JD Hull at 11:16 PM | Comments (0)

Popular election of state judges in America: are we done yet?

For watchers of American state judiciary systems, on Tuesday, March 3, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co. (No. 08-22). See summary and list of amicus briefs in West Virginia Business Litigation.

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Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 12:07 AM | Comments (2)