Michael A. Olivas

Dear Friends, Michael passed away from a blood clot on Friday; you may know he had knee surgery and he had been doing well. The clot came quickly on Friday morning, and he died at home. law.uh.edu/news/spring2022/0…

tampabay.com/news/education/… St Leo U has now announced 2 merger plans, only to back off when it came to talk turkey. I’d be more careful, or suitors will think you are insincere (& promiscuous).

santafenewmexican.com/news/l… Too little and too late. The only way to find out what happened is to bring charges and let a jury decide--not require a chump-change fine.

washingtonpost.com/opinions/… I don't need Carville as my filter or sounding board & while I thought Mallory McMorrow was a decent takedown, it wasn’t a commandment or woke moment. We don't need the same putdown terms, but to call out the hypocritical rt wing more often & across lies.

chronicle.com/newsletter/lat… It's been clear all along that the Trump China-Initiative would hurt the US more than it would harm China or Chinese students. It has set back US interactions w/Chinese students, scholars, and programs—injecting hateful litigation, doubt, and uncertainty.

law360.com/articles/1484731/… Musicians suing UMG+Capitol Records to regain control of their songs asked a NY fed judge for class certification, saying the record labels have violated copyright law & deprived hundreds of artists of their ability to reclaim rights over their works.

nytimes.com/2022/04/13/theat… Mamet is among our best, and I have seen all his work at one time or another over the years, in all its formats. I do not care about his politics, but everything Trump touches turns to crap & hate, incl classic playwrights.

abovethelaw.com/2022/04/mask… She is the Trump Art III gift that keeps on taking--no trial, extends her district to the whole country, &psychobabble language. We can't let her govern the country in this inept way. CJ Roberts: tell her what a trial looks like, or this will get worse.

newyorker.com/magazine/2022/… This story scares the hell out of me, and should bother all readers. The US should set up an intl body for regulating these businesses, before it is too late to do so.

newyorker.com/news/us-journa… She's a fellow New Mexican who prevailed against all odds, through persistence and a sense she had no alternatives. There is a safety blanket out there, but it's confusing (esp in rural areas), and requires IRS to answer the goddamned phone & provide help.

huffpost.com/entry/tucker-ca… This therapy would explain a lot of *ucker’s pendejo beliefs & actions. Plus, I am no KR fan by any means, but even he knows tanned testicles are dubious, dangerous, & doofus.

huffpost.com/entry/alex-jone… Jones joins Trump in using bankruptcy laws to evade legal fees & remedies. He hasn’t participated or been held accountable in the justice system, so the judge & plaintiffs need to attach his assets & tie him up w/fraud damages.

abqjournal.com/2489804/gop-l… Every group, esp GOP in NM, has its Montoyas--pendejos who are not interested in engaged instruction but who urge schools to defy the law. Statewide standards must observe state law & leave teaching to teachers, not inept politicians scoring cheap points.

nytimes.com/2022/04/17/us/po… He's not only hoarding cash, he’s engaged in a repeat-grift, squeezing $ from his base—who do not even all know he's repeat-billing them. Worse, the GOP pays his bills & indulges his whims: Loser in Chief, exiled to his own Elba, hiding from fraud charges.