Oct 29
Legal Dictionary: Penumbra
pe⋅num⋅bra [pi-nuhm-bruh] -noun (Latin: paenes “almost, nearly” + umbra “shadow”) 1. Astronomy. a. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly...Oct 28
Salim Hamdan Update
Yesterday as I was talking home and listening to a few news podcasts on my iPod I heard Salim Hamdan’s case mentioned in relation to President Bush’s anouncment that Guantanamo would not be closed during his term in office and...Oct 26
Which Supreme Court Justice Are You
I wish I could say that someone sent this to me as a gag and I thought it was so funny that I would post about it but no - I actually went looking for a “Which Supreme Court Justice...The Use and Abuse of Foreign Law in Constitutional Interpretation
I was just directed to a great article by the Legal Theory Blog and got to spend a nice Sunday morning reading over a cup of coffee. The Use and Abuse of Foreign Law in Constitutional Interpretation by Ganesh Sitaraman...Oct 25
Can the Supreme Court Win Swing States?
The Politico’s Roger Simon talks to Republican strategists about if there is any way that McCain can turn things around and win the election. Greg Mueller, adviser to Pat Buchanan and Steve Forbes in their presidential campaigns, advises McCain to...Oct 24
Intent of the Framers
Although I can rarely resist a showing of Sister Act when I come across it while flipping through cable on the weekend I do not usually think of Whoopi Goldberg as my personal touchstone of wisdom. Well, maybe it is...Oct 21
Identity Theft Before The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in the only new grant on Monday, agreed to review Flores-Figueroa v. U.S., a case dealing with identity theft.1 As someone who is currently dealing with the ramifications of identity theft I would love a good hanged,...Oct 17
Supreme Court in the Election
Today the Supreme Court overruled a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling which would have required Ohio election officials to verify the names of newly-registered voters against Social Security databases. The ruling skirts the core issues about what the Help...Oct 5