Although there are at least 16 cities in the U.S.A. named Independence, the one on the Missouri side of our metropolitan area is probably the most prominent. Independence was named in honor of the Declaration of Independence. While Kansas City has a rich and deep history, the history of Independence traces back years before Kansas City came into …
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Kansas City Law Firm Reviews Why Election Day is the First Tuesday in November
Have you wondered why elections are held on Tuesday in November? The answer may surprise you. Americans first began the custom of weekday voting in 1845 when Congress passed a federal law designating the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November as Election Day. Before then, states were allowed to hold elections any time they …
Kansas City Law Firm Reviews Thanksgiving Traditions
The history of Thanksgiving has devolved from a gathering of Pilgrims in 1621 at Plymouth Rock. Everyone has seen the pastoral image of American Indians coming to a feast with the Pilgrims to celebrate the harvest and the peaceful co-existence that existed at the time. That, of course, was before Henry Hudson swindled the Native Americans out of …
Kansas City Law Firm Reviews the Best Ways to Dispose of Autumn Leaves
Not just a popular song by Roger Williams, autumn leaves are an annual blessing and nuisance. They are a blessing because of the beautiful colors they turn before succumbing to gravity, but eventually they must yield to Newton’s discovery and clutter the yards, streets and gutters of our fair city. Then the issue becomes what to do with …
Kansas City Law Firm Reviews Prospect of Marijuana Tax Revenue
Over the last few years, states have considered additional legalization of recreational and medical marijuana and now it’s Missouri’s turn. Missouri medical marijuana advocates are currently petitioning state courts to allow their initiative on the November ballot. The Missouri legislature recently defeated legislation to legalize medical …
Kansas City Law Firm Reviews Sixth Amendment
In the Declaration of Independence, our founding fathers set forth the grievances against the King of England that precipitated the American Revolution. With respect to trial by jury, they specifically complained that English troops committed crimes while subjugating the colonists at the behest of the King but were protected from punishment by …
