Tag / Law
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Moving Forward And Looking Back
I’m finally ready to say goodbye to the memory of my former self. I thought you were perfect. I thought you had everything. I thought you were me. In reality, I had fabricated an intricate web of lies to fool myself into thinking that I could and would become a doctor. You’re probably thinking, “Another…
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Amending The Amendment Process
Under Article V of the Constitution, two thirds of both the House and the Senate must approve of any potential Constitutional Amendment. If both houses approve, the amendment is sent to each of the fifty states and becomes law only if three quarters of the states vote to ratify it. The system creates daunting barriers…
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Are We Safe?
How far does the constitutional right to carry a firearm extend? How comfortable are you with having open carry on campus? Coming from the Northeast, these are questions I never had to confront. Guns required a permit and largely Democratic state legislatures never made any move to change that. Living 20 minutes away from Sandy…
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The Supreme Court Hears Disparate Impact: Endorsement With Limits
On April 11th, 1968, Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act (FHA) into law, calling it one of “the proudest moments” of his time in the White House. The FHA, which followed up the Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawed housing discrimination based on race or certain other protected characteristics. Precisely what type of…
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Elonis v. United States: When Are Threats Free Speech?
“Fold up your [protection from abuse order] and put it in your pocket Is it thick enough to stop a bullet?” So wrote Anthony Elonis after his wife left him in 2010. Elonis took to Facebook with the pseudonym “Tone Dougie” to create rap lyrics laced with expletives in what he termed “therapeutic” writing. These…
