Nov 14

Classmates.com Sued

To heal a divided nation after the election, a lawsuit we can all agree on … When Classmates.com told user Anthony Michaels last Christmas Eve that his former school chums were trying to contact him, he pulled out his wallet...

Filed under: Advertisements, Anthony Michaels, Classmates.com

Nov 6

A few things...

Now that we have a president elect it is a good time to reread ABA Journal’s look at The Next Confirmation Battle. A few possible names are banded about like Deval Patrick, Harold Koh, Elena Kagan and Janet Napolitano....

Filed under: ABA, ABA Journal, ACLU, BC Supreme Court, California, Confirmation, Deval Patrick, Elena Kagan, Harold Koh, Hyperlinking, Janet Napolitano, Liability, Proposition 8, Strauss v. Horton

Nov 5

Proposition 8: Ex Post Facto Law?

Watching the election results last night with friends was a bittersweet experience. I certainly felt proud to be an American and that I was watching a moment of history unfold when Obama addressed his supporters and gave his vision for...

Filed under: 14th Amendment, Article I, Calder v. Bull, California, Connecticut, Constitution, Contract Rights, Due Process, Ex Post Facto, Interracial Marriages, Justice Samuel Chase, Loving v. Virginia, Private Rights, Property Rights, Proposition 8

Nov 2

FCC v. Fox Television Stations: Is Cher's Potty Mouth Harming Society?

On Tuesday, the Court will hear argument in FCC v. Fox Television Stations1, in which broadcasters are fighting fines imposed by the Federal Communications Commission for the airing of expletives, even if unintentional and isolated. For example, upon winning a...

Filed under: Amy Kiste Nyberg, Billboard Music Awards, Bono, Carter G. Phillips, Cher, Comic Books and Juvenile Delinquency, Cop Killer, Criminalizing Popular Culture, FCC, FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Folk Devils, Golden Globes, Ice T, Indecency, Jeff Ferrell, Mapplethorpe, Moral Crusaders, Oral Arguments, Parents Television Council, Supreme Court, U2