Feb
24
9th Circuit Gives California Violent Video Games Bill the Beat Down
February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Last week, in Video Dealers Software v. Schwarzenegger (pdf), the Ninth Circuit unanimously affirmed a District Court decision for summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff’s constitutional challenge that a California act banning the sale of games classified as “violent” to minors violated the first amendment right to free speech. The Court held that [...]
Feb
23
CAFE Standards: Fed Task Force FAIL
February 23, 2009 | 9 Comments
The vehicles owned by the Obama administration’s auto team were released in a list today by The Detroit News. While Detroit is focusing on the fact that the “Big Three” are underrepresented amongst the auto-owners on the federal task force, I just did some back-of-the-envelope math and made a shocking discovery.
The federal task force fails [...]
Feb
23
Student Chapter of the Week
February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
When our chapter established goals for the academic year, we aimed high.
In addition to planning countless compelling events on campus, generating hundreds of original blog posts on this website, and maintaining a strong progressive presence at William & Mary– we also sought to be recognized as an American Constitution Society “Chapter of the Week”.
Well, we [...]
Feb
22
Impunity for Journalist’s Killers
February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment
A chilling message was sent to journalists worldwide when all three defendants associated with the murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya were acquitted this Thursday. However, this will not be the end of the case. Attorneys for the Politkovskaya family promised to appeal the decision and Judge Yevgeni Zubov, the presiding judge, ordered today [...]
Feb
20
Is Bristol Palin Wiser Than Her Former Running Mate Mother?
February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
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In a recent Fox News interview , Bristol Palin, daughter of former Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sara Palin, told viewers about her new life as an unwed teenage mother.
“Like, your whole priorities change after having a baby,” she said, holding her newborn son, Tripp, in her arms. Palin argued [...]
Feb
18
Ice Storms and Blizzards Don’t Mean We’re Cool (Global Warming Still Happening)
February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Professor Ryan’s ACS contribution emphasized the importance of the new Green Deal for stimulating the economy and saving the planet. However, recent severe winter storms may have some of us wondering, “This can’t be global warming, is the environment okay now?” The February 15 edition of EarthTalk, the question-and-answer column of E-The Environmental Magazine, [...]
Feb
17
A CON Gone Bad
February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Last week, William and Mary held its annual Benjamin Rush Symposium, at which selected students presented papers addressing issues in health law and bioethics. Among the many well-researched and articulate presentations, one that was particularly enlightening (in that it addressed a topic directly relevant to our daily lives yet little known among most of us) was [...]
Feb
16
Secret Courts Multiply in the U.S.
February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc
Oral arguments available here (audio .wma).
Mohamed, and 4 other plaintiffs, are suing an airline for transporting him around the world, against his will, for the purpose of subjecting him to the torture of foreign governments. Apparently he has some pretty damning quotes which (if believed) make it as clear as day [...]
Feb
16
Gym Membership: Good for You, Bad for the Environment?
February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
While many Americans’ resolutions have come and gone, there will always be some who stick with the resolution to be healthier. With healthcare costs and unemployment up, many citizens are taking their health into their own hands, looking to benefit their wallets and their waists. While most are well intentioned, what some exercisers don’t [...]
Feb
16
8 Years Later, Sikhs Still Under the Cloud of 9/11
February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
On February 12th Raj Singh Jolly, Legal Director for the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) came to speak at the law school. The presentation was entitled: Post-9/11 Challenges to Sikh Americans: What Lawyers Need to Know and was presented by the Institute of Bill of Rights Law: Student Division.
Mr. Singh Jolly focused on the [...]
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