Jan

28

W&M Up Against FIRE-ing Squad

January 28, 2009 | 1 Comment

The nation’s second-oldest college, which prides itself on having educated some of the most important Founding Fathers, has been criticized for undermining the most fundamental right in the Constitution: the freedom of expression. FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, has labeled William & Mary a “red-light” school, calling out the College for having [...]

Jan

26

Avast, Ye Somalian Pirates!

January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment

If you’re a lot like me, all of these pirate headlines bring back memories of your lego days.  If you’re exactly like me, then they also take you back to the day your mom stepped on a the sharp bow piece of a lego pirate ship that she’d told you to pick up for the [...]

Jan

22

Coming and Going; the Going Part: Saucier Overruled

January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Yesterday, in Pearson v. Callahan, the Supreme Court overruled Saucier v. Katz. This is a really big deal. Section 1983 makes it a crime for anyone to violate the civil rights of another citizen ‘under color of law’. Given that expansive language (which is just as expansive as it sounds), and the availability [...]