The Activist U.S. Supreme Court The activist U.S. Supreme Court brought down the curtain on its shameful, disgraceful, truly mind-bendingly awful 2021-22 Term. Lots of bad, bad decisions: and many more that show a work-a-day Court that resolves complex disputes that get little attention.* Here are the highlights: Guns In New York Rifle & Pistol […]
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Conservatorship Inventories and Accountings
Conservatorship Inventories and Accountings Really? Really??? You want to tell us about conservatorship inventories and accountings. And you think anyone will read this piece? Conservators for adult Protected Persons – different rules exist for certain minor conservatorships – must account for their actions. An accounting starts months beforehand, with an inventory. Arizona law requires inventories in […]
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Facts Don’t Matter Anymore
Facts Don’t Matter Anymore Daniel Patrick Moynihan was a good man. Wicked smart, funny, and he had a good heart! For all of that, though, he should be known most for one statement: Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. (Senator Moynihan attributed the quote to Alan Greenspan and James […]
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Thank You, Donald Trump
Thank You, Donald Trump Thank you, Donald Trump. Thank you for your nonsensical response to the, so far, proceedings of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Thanks, also, for being the ignorant fool who tried to break us … and failed. Thanks, too, for serving as the […]
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Defending Mark Zuckerberg, Et Al.
Defending Mark Zuckerberg, Et Al. I feel the need to put pen to paper – fingers to keyboard, truth be told – to defend Mark Zuckerberg and a bunch of billionaires I admire not at all. Not. At. All. (I do use Facebook to promote my blog posts, but I’d be very happy if the […]
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Primary Election Results … and Murder
Primary Election Results … and Murder Y’all don’t here from me very often. I learned “if you don’t have something nice to say, be quiet” early on … but, in 2022 and for the past several years, “nothing new to say” has guided me. If writers who get paid to offer their opinions share what […]
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The War in Ukraine
The War in Ukraine I find myself, often, mentioning stuff I never thought I’d live to see. Sometimes, the observations seem gratuitous and pithy. Many reference how rapidly we have moved from what satisfied Traditional Norms to Live YOUR Life (although, as I write, legislatures across the country focus on passing laws which prevent people […]
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R&B: Canine Corps Update
R&B: Canine Corps Update Ozzie Smith – not Osbourne Earl Smith aka Ozzie Smith, the baseball player for whom Leigh Bernstein named her boy Corgi many years ago – died a few minutes before 9:00 a.m. on February 9, 2022. Our – Leigh’s and my – sadness has not found its bottom. When Leigh and […]
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Affirmative Action and the Court
Affirmative Action and the Court I don’t get angry often. No, really, I don’t. Pissed and quick-triggered, sure, but really angry. Nah! On January 26, word slipped that Associate Justice Stephen Breyer intended to retire. The following day, Justice Breyer notified the president that he will leave the Court at the end of the 2022 […]
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From a budding blogger … 55 years ago

From a budding blogger … 55 years ago. Enjoy!
A father told his seven-year-old son he could ride his bike to school. The father explained to his young son that along with the privilege of riding the bike to school he would have to assume some responsibilities. A few of these were: keeping the bike in good condition, keeping it locked, and obeying all the safety rules. The young son then reconsidered riding to school, in view of all the responsibilities he would have to accept.
We as American citizens must accept the fact that we are in the same…
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The Supreme Court and COVID: Depressing
The U.S. Supreme Court and COVID: Depressing The Supreme Court and COVID: Depressing Let’s be clear: the U.S. Supreme Court has not ruled in NFIB v. OSHA, No. 21A244 and Biden v. Missouri, No. 21A240. Pigs might fly, too – like the one who lives in the wooden frame on the wall in my family […]
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2021: Goodbye and Don’t Let the Door Hit You in the Ass
2021: Goodbye and Don’t Let the Door Hit You in the Ass Some year, huh? Unfortunately, if you saw the headline and thought I might address the issues of the day circa 2021 … no dice. Too toxic, and as Bush père might say, “Not gonna do it. Wouldn’t be prudent.” (Do click on the […]
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Harry Reid RIP
Harry Reid RIP Harry Reid died on Tuesday. He was 82. He was elected to the U.S. Senate from Nevada in 1986 and retired when his fifth term ended in early 2017. Senator Reid was a “pull no punches” guy with boxing in his background. (Last intentional boxing reference.) He grew up dirt poor in […]
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Basic Failures: USPS and IRS
We’ve moved! Rubin & Bernstein PLLC and Southern Arizona Fiduciary Services LLC reside at 1004 N. 6th Ave. in Tucson. (85705, for mailers.) We’re still getting settled, but we’re in. The move and this fall have brought a heightened awareness of our failings as a nation. No, I am not discussing the crew who […]
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File storage, the garage purge, and the lawyer

Hey there! Yes, you. Lawyer? Client? (Both?) Doesn’t matter, for if you fall into either category, my words about files and storage matter.
When I started practicing law, 40 years ago this Friday, we had carbon paper, with Olivetti 351s on the near horizon. (A screen about three-eighths of an inch high and maybe three inches long, affording a typist a brief opportunity to correct a typo before the print hit the page.) And, everything that mattered got saved in a manila folder.
The firm with which I practiced from 1983 until 1999 had off-site storage, along with an interior…
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News from the Work Front
News from the Work Front I work from home, mostly. I went home on March 15, 2020 and when someone asked me why, I said, “Because my government recommended it.” I was 62 and I have residual lung issues. So, why now, fully vaccinated and only around vaccinated people? Working from home lets me think […]
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