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30

The ACS Trip to Our Nation’s Capital

March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Recently, ten members of William & Mary’s chapter of the American Constitution Society drove up to Washington, D.C. to explore some of the capital’s most important landmarks.

The first stop of the day – not counting Wawa on I-95 – was the Supreme Court of the United States. After inquisitively checking out the many busts of [...]

Mar

19

Consumerist

March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Interested in consumer law? First of all, register for Professor Tortorice’s class. Next, check out W&M ACS member Alex Chasick’s work over at consumerist.com.
You might be familiar with Chasick’s muckraking if you’ve been following this site for a while. Almost a year ago, he wrote W&M officials to discuss the RIAA’s litigious tactics on college [...]

Mar

17

Guns n’ Taxes

March 17, 2008 | 3 Comments

After stumbling on a recent news story about concealed weapons in restaurants, I decided to do a little digging on Virginia’s gun control laws. On March 4, Governor Kaine vetoed a Virginia state bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed weapons into restaurants that serve alcohol. Currently, it is only legal to carry [...]