Justice Scalia Redefines Discrimination
Tuesday April 29, 2008
See also: Justice Antonin Scalia
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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Indiana's restrictive new voter ID laws are constitutional.Well, sort of.It was actually more ... Read More
Lethal Injection, Science, and the Burden of Proof
Friday April 18, 2008
See also: The Eighth Amendment
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Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Baze v. Rees that the three-drug cocktail currently used to administer lethal ... Read More
Obama vs. Clinton on Medical Marijuana
Saturday April 12, 2008
Civil Liberties Platforms: Barack Obama | Hillary Clinton | John McCain
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Earlier this week, in my roundup of the remaining major-party 2008 presidential candidates, I characterized ... Read More
Obama vs. Clinton vs. McCain
Wednesday April 9, 2008
Civil Liberties Platforms: Barack Obama | Hillary Clinton | John McCain
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The 2008 presidential race has more or less winnowed down to three candidates.I say three ... Read More
The Prisoner's Dilemma
Tuesday April 8, 2008
See also: The Eighth Amendment
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It's easy to go to prison, especially if you're poor, young, careless, and/or just plain unlucky.That's one of the messages I ... Read More