Under Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of The U.S. Constitution (sometimes referred to as the Appointments Clause), the president has the power to appoint ambassadors, other public ministers, consuls and judges of the Supreme Court, who must be confirmed by the Senate. Other officers of the United States and Congress may be appointed by …
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Kansas City Law Firm Examines the Local Tradition of the Union Station Clock
“I’ll meet you under the clock.” It’s a sentence which has been uttered thousands of times. For many old-timers, the phrase needs no further explanation, just a time affixed. For those who invite some further edification as to what it means, here’s some context. In 1914, when Union Station was built, it instantly became one of the grandest …
Kansas City Business Law Firm Announces New Partner
We are happy to announce that Elizabeth E. Patterson has become the firm’s newest shareholder (partner). Elizabeth joined the firm in 2012 and has been an exceptional asset in the areas of business formation, not-for-profit formation, tax policy and estate planning.In addition, she assists clients with choice of entity decisions, contract review, …
Cruel and Subjective: Van Osdol Examines the Eighth Amendment
The text of the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution reads: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” In short, the amendment, part of the Bill of Rights, prohibits the federal or state governments from imposing excessive bail or fines or imposing cruel and …
Kansas City Lawyers Make New Year’s Resolutions
As the magical date nears where we have a tendency to proclaim our intentions for the coming year, we thought it might be nice to find out what the wisdom and aspirations of the Van Osdol personnel might be, so the question was posed to all of us, “What New Year’s resolutions are you going to make for 2017?” It turns out we have a fairly …
Happy Holidays From the Van Osdol Team
Last month, one of our articles focused on why the election takes place on the second Tuesday in November every four years. Generally, election years are ripe for discussion fodder and an excellent source for newsletter material. This month we were going to write an article about the Electoral College and the popular vote and why never the two …
