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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Goodbye, Mr. SCHIPs
Last week our Congress took an important step in expanding health care coverage for those who are most vulnerable: Children. The expanded program in question is SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program), a bipartisan initiative that was created in 1997 … Continue reading
Posted in Executive Branch, health
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Granted Cert: Admissibility of Search Incident to Unlawful Arrest
Virginia law provides that an officer may not arrest someone detained for a misdemeanor, but must rather rely on a summons and release them. In this case David Moore was stopped on suspicion of driving on a suspended license, he … Continue reading
Habeas Corpus Straight Peaced Out
Earlier this week, an important vote took place in the Senate regarding the restoration of the “Great Writ” of habeas corpus. Though the vote seems to have flown under the radar somewhat, the implications of Wednesday’s defeat venture far beyond … Continue reading
Posted in National Security
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Jena Six Day of Action
Last year, at a high-school in Jena, Louisiana, two black teenagers sat under the “white tree” on their campus. As unbelievable as it is that in 2006, at Jena High-school, there was a tree designated by the student body as … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
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Protests, Tasers, and Yearwood
Over the weekend, thousands of peaceful, anti-war protesters converged on Washington, D.C. in the exercise of their constitutional right to call their government to task. The media covered the event quite heavily, and what I recall most poignantly from standing … Continue reading
Prof. Chemerinsky Signs a Book
According to the video evidence, Prof. Chemerinsky doesn’t check online to see if signed copies of his books are getting megabucks on eBay. And, he doesn’t follow his sales rank on Amazon (currently ranked #4,222). If you’re a 1L, go … Continue reading
Posted in ACS Activities
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Jeremy Gunn Coming to W&M
Get excited! On Monday, Sept. 17th, ACS will host Dr. Jeremy Gunn, the current Director of the ACLU’s Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief and the Senior Fellow for Religion and Human Rights at the Center for the Study … Continue reading
Posted in ACS Activities, Uncategorized
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Offer and Acceptance
I might have to brush up on everything Prof. Oman taught me in Contracts class. It seems that our guest of honor this Friday was recently offered to be the dean at UC Irvine’s new law school. After signing a … Continue reading
Posted in ACS Activities
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Banning Bottoms
Belt sales in Louisiana could soon get a boost. The city counsels of Shreveport and Alexandria recently voted to prohibit individuals from wearing their pants below the waist, joining four other Louisiana cities in banning baggy pants. Depending on the … Continue reading