tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703277898285614749.post2268555872889207320..comments2023-11-02T02:29:37.754-07:00Comments on Sit Right Back: The Silvas: California WeirdSilvshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397003013280579251noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703277898285614749.post-29320473439265161502012-03-06T15:46:12.448-08:002012-03-06T15:46:12.448-08:00I'm just now reading your post so you my comme...I'm just now reading your post so you my comment may be irrelevant at this point. But you shouldn't hate CA, at least not for the beach reason. There are plenty of reasons to hate it, but the beach issue was blown way out of context. It was actually prohibited to throw a football or a frisbee on the beach. Now it is just a fine. And it is a fine that will never be enforced, just like how most parks prohibit dogs but never enforce that law. This was just a misunderstanding of the County law and that they were reducing the potential penalties and actually making the law more relaxed. But again, people didn't realize or read the history of the law (because doing so would be boring) and with the 24 hr news cycle/facebook/twitter something was made out of nothing.kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16098859339378214092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703277898285614749.post-79733334409899540062012-02-21T16:09:50.053-08:002012-02-21T16:09:50.053-08:00Thanks for the clarification, Dave. Although, I...Thanks for the clarification, Dave. Although, I'd object to classifying my comments in this post as outrage. I don't think anything I wrote was very emotionally based. Just commenting, really, although I do think it is a bit strange. <br /><br />I bothered to look up reversal rates for other appellate courts and the 9th District actually is second only to the Federal Circuit court, 80% v. 83%. In the paper found here<a href="http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/migrated/intelprop/magazine/LandslideJan2010_Hofer.authcheckdam.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a> published through the American Bar Association, the 9th District still receives the lowest grade based on the reversal/vacate rate criterion, next to the Federal Circuit court. The median rate of reversal for all appellate courts is 68.9%, and although I can't say for sure since I don't know the other numbers, that 80% does look to be far enough away to be an outlier from the rest of the district courts. But your clarification about the types of cases it receives helps shed some light on why that may be the case. Although the causation is unclear on why that court gets more cases, the correlation is high enough that it does give some reason for some concern.Silvshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09397003013280579251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703277898285614749.post-66081911129821119512012-02-21T15:45:48.557-08:002012-02-21T15:45:48.557-08:00Your outrage, while justified, may be slightly dis...Your outrage, while justified, may be slightly distorted. The Supreme Court is a court of limited jurisdiction, so it does not have to hear any case it does not want to hear. Accordingly, the SCOTUS rarely will take a case it clearly agrees with unless it is something other jurisdictions are also wanting clarified by an affirmative upholding. Additionally, the 9th Circuit is the chosen venue for a wide variety of controversial legal issues due to the favorable litigation environment so it would also follow that more controversial decisions would be made and need clarification from the SCOTUS.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398036798062132396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703277898285614749.post-37768865349716778582012-02-17T12:30:21.559-08:002012-02-17T12:30:21.559-08:00I think it has mostly to do with the possibility t...I think it has mostly to do with the possibility that other people can be hit by them. Same with holes at the beach. People could fall into them. Our litigiousness is at fault. But mostly it's like, oh, you can't play nice? Fine! No one can!Silvshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09397003013280579251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703277898285614749.post-17323275761365311892012-02-17T12:02:43.655-08:002012-02-17T12:02:43.655-08:00What is the reason for no footballs and frisbees? ...What is the reason for no footballs and frisbees? Really?Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919589166153866156noreply@blogger.com