Apr

20

What’s So Great About Organic Food ?

April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

In recent years, there has been a lot of focus on healthy eating, and particularly about eating organic foods. Most organic food purchasers do so for one of two reasons. They believe either that organic food is more nutritious or that is better for the environment. There continues to be conflicting evidence about whether [...]

Apr

9

Opening the Door to a New Medical Marijuana Policy

April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment

While marijuana continues to be illegal under federal law, thirteen states, including first California in 1996 and most recently Michigan in 2008, have adopted laws legalizing the medical use of marijuana. This conflict between federal and state policies was brought into sharp focus during the Bush administration, which authorized the Drug Enforcement Agency to raid [...]

Apr

9

Is Worrying About AIDS Sooo 90s?

April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Today The Washington Post reported on a brand new five-year AIDS and HIV awareness campaign – Act Against AIDS. The article quoted the Director of the CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Kevin Fenton, who said that Americans have settled into complacency about the disease and that we have a false sense of security. The new [...]

Apr

7

Two and a Half Steps Towards Marriage Equality

April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment

By the narrowest margin possible, Tuesday the Vermont House overrode a veto by Republican Governor Jim Douglas, legalizing gay marriage within the state. Joining Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Iowa, Vermont became the fourth state to legalize gay marriages and the first to do so through legislative action. They also added to a week filled [...]

Apr

6

Suing Google: Don’t Judge an E-book by its Publisher

April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The W&M chapter of ACS recently co-sponsored an event with the Student Intellectual Property Society with attorney Joanne Zack, a founder of Boni & Zack LLC, who was plaintiff’s counsel in the recently settled Authors Guild v. Google (PDF). The case involved a lawsuit against Google Books for making a searchable database of books [...]