Michael Kenny

Michael Kenny

December 11, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Commentary: Law, Literature and Revenge

An Atlanta attorney writes that many great works of literature offer wisdom about the political perils of revenge and retribution.

By Michael Kenny

6 minute read

November 19, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Commentary: James Madison, Meet Matt Gaetz

An Atlanta attorney writes that "The last thing the country needs is for the Department of Justice to be handed over to an unqualified snollygoster working at the direction of a vengeful president instead of working for the Madisonian 'common good of the society.”'

By Michael Kenny

8 minute read

October 31, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers, the Rule of Law and Taking a Stand

Fascism is not some facile epithet; it is a description of a form of government that is the very antithesis of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, the Reconstruction Amendments, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

By Michael Kenny

4 minute read

October 11, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Commentary: Judges Need to Know Their Limitations

This past June, a majority of the Supreme Court once treated established precedent as another heresy to be extirpated by overruling Chevron USA, Inc. v. National Resources Defense Council.

By Michael Kenny

6 minute read

October 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Not Everything That Can Be Said Should Be Said

Truth in our political discourse is vital for a free and healthy democracy. Only reliable factual information will enable us to make informed and intelligent decisions about important public policy issues.

By Michael Kenny

5 minute read

August 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Commentary: The Constitution, Tolerance and Pluralism

The imposition of a rigid ideology not shared by the overwhelming majority of 330 million Americans, including many Christians, of rich cultural, political, economic, sexual and ethnic diversity, is a prescription for broken eggs with no omelet in sight.

By Michael Kenny

8 minute read

August 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Commentary: Stubborn Facts Trounce Bad Arguments

An Atlanta attorney writes that, inasmuch as it is emblematic of how some denigrate the achievements of women and minorities in law, the professions and business, it is the poisonous, pernicious—and demonstrably false—charge that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is a "DEI hire" and, if elected, would be the "first DEI president."

By Michael Kenny

6 minute read

July 10, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court and American Common Sense

The Trump majority not only flunked the tests of nonpartisanship and the rule of law, it also flunked the test of common sense.

By Michael Kenny

6 minute read

June 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Flags, Flag Week and American Patriotism

Sunday, June 9, marks the beginning of National Flag Week.

By Michael Kenny

7 minute read

May 23, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Justice Brandeis, Free Speech and Democracy

Justice Louis Brandeis's First Amendment legacy, particularly his extraordinary concurring opinion in Whitney v. California, is well worth remembering during Jewish American Heritage month and all the others as well.

By Michael Kenny

7 minute read