The following is a recent submission to the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association: The message is specifically directed to members of the Round Table, but it should make us all pause to reflect the choices we …
Who Is Protecting the People’s Property? Who, indeed. Read more »
We just just returned from the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Brooklyn New York, where a disproportionate number of participants were lawyers or law professors. (And, where incidentally, 140 participants beat a computer program named Dr. Fill – so think …
A 3-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has denied a motion to vacate a lower court judgment that California Proposition 8 violated the 14th Amendment. [Perry v. Brown] The ruling stated “Proposition 8 serves …
Today marks the 39th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. In the news today, several journalists write that the decision is responsible for saving numerous women from unnecessary deaths resulting from illegal abortions. For example, Debby D’Arcangelo …
Thirty-Nine Years Later: The Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court Decision Read more »
In all likelihood, you probably came across some unfamiliar images on your computer screen yesterday while accessing any one of several highly-used websites. For example, Google’s logo was covered by a black strip and Wikipedia’s information could not be accessed …
SOPA and PIPA: Changing the Way We Use the Internet? Read more »
