Eugster Law & Comment

Where are those few lawyers of the late 60’s and early 70’s who cared about the poor, the outcast, the overwhelmed, the environment, the public trust, the public interest?  They no longer exist, for the very most part.  The lawyers, judges, people who appoint judges, the people who elect judges, the law schools and the professors [...]

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The Washington Court of Appeals, Division Three, decided another case dealing with whether the Washington Public Disclosure Act (RCW Ch. 42.56) applies to non-public entities which provide government services at the behest of the government. Leonora Claire Clarke v. Tri-Cities Animal Care & Control Shelter, No. 25222-1 - III (Apr. 24, 2008). In this case, [...]

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A fallacy of logic is a method of reasoning that does not have a sound basis in reason.
One fallacy we have quick recognition of is ad hominem argument  or  argumentum ad hominem (Latin: “argument to the man”, “argument against the man”).  Using this fallacy, one replies to an argument or factual claim by saying something about the [...]

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