When I was on the news staff at The Times, I wrote a variety of obituaries of notable people, ranging from the influential environmental philosopher Thomas Berry to Victor Mills, the father of the disposable diaper. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Despite the use of obituaries in the website considered in Emmett v. Kent School District, the court found that no threat could be demonstrated, (slaw.ca)
Oliver W. Hill, the civil rights lawyer who died this week at the age of 100, is being remembered in obituaries for his role in the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, as well he should. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)