Feb

27

VA Attorney General Bob McDonnell Visits W&M

February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Virginia Attorney General, Bob McDonnell, visited William & Mary School of Law earlier today and spoke to The Federalist Society and guests. Although ACS and I have some strong ideological differences with AG McDonnell, he should be commended for staying relatively non-partisan in his lecture.
AG McDonnell touched on a variety of topics, and also spoke [...]

Feb

20

A POV on BOVs

February 20, 2008 | 3 Comments

William & Mary’s Board of Visitors recently decided not to renew President Nichol’s contract. As a result of their actions, President Nichol resigned from his position. I am no stranger to heavy-handed and ill-informed decisions passed by a Board of Visitors. I attended Virginia Tech when its Board of Visitors voted to dismantle affirmative action.
In [...]

Feb

14

Senate Immunizes Warrantless Wiretapping

February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments

Jim Webb, John Warner, and a supermajority of the Senate (68-29), just sold you out. The Senate just passed a bill which would excuse the telecommunications companies for violating the rights that same Senate conferred upon you. Make no mistake, there hasn’t been the slightest suggestion that what they did was legal. [...]

Feb

4

Abercrombie & F#t@$

February 4, 2008 | 1 Comment

Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach has long held a special place in my heart. Whether attending friends’ birthday parties at Aladdin’s Castle Arcade, or hitting up PG-13 movies at the old upstairs theater, Lynnhaven Mall has always been a place that Hampton Roads natives like myself have congregated. Historically, Virginia Beach has been a [...]

Feb

4

Nothing about us without us

February 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

On Thursday, January 31, William & Mary’s chapter of the ACS hosted Professor Michael Stein in a lecture on international disabilities law. Professor Stein spoke about his participation in drafting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which the UN General Assembly adopted in December 2006. Professor Stein said this Convention [...]

Feb

3

DOJ: Bureaucracy Goes from Bad to Lethal

February 3, 2008 | 2 Comments

Few of us spend our days in law school contemplating those whom justice has evaded or ignored, preferring out of necessity to keep our heads low and survive this tiny journey, looking forward to the day when we can take out our shiny new degrees and battle the best of them for positive and systemic [...]