Wednesday, November 21, 2012, by Ashley McAlarney House Representative Zoe Lofgren (D.-California) is using a novel approach to drafting legislation. Concerned over federal seizure of domain names for potential infringement issues, she has posted a request on the social news site Reddit for contributions toward a legislative proposal “to build due process” into these situations. …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012, by Dylan Novak There has been plenty of hype in the recent months over U.S. drone strikes on terrorists in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia. While many questions have been raised about the legality of these unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) strikes, especially on U.S. citizens, there is no doubt that the …
Sunday, November 18, 2012, by Anu Madan On November 9, 2012, the world watched in shock as decorated four-star Army general, David Petraeus, resigned from his post as the Director of the CIA, after confessing his extra-marital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. What led to these astounding events? As if right out of a …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, by Kenneth Jennings In a world where the definition of journalism is changing, the traditional legal protections enjoyed by journalists have come into question. Media shield laws, which have been adopted in a majority of jurisdictions for decades, facilitate journalistic truth-seeking by protecting the identities of confidential sources. Such laws pair …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, by Collier Johnson II On November 12, 2012, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published its World Energy Outlook which concluded that the United States will become the number one oil producer in the world by 2020 and completely energy independent by 2035. If the IEA predictions are correct, this will be …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012, by Amanda Jones A lawyer in Ohio must pay $300,000 to the families of two girls whose picture he used to create images that looked like child pornography. Dean Boland, an attorney and self-proclaimed computer expert, used the images of two children to create sexually explicit photos that he subsequently presented …
Monday, November 12, 2012, by Carla Gray Now that the election is over, it appears that the House of Representatives is getting back to business on important agricultural legislation. This is because House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will try to bring a vote on the Farm Bill to the House floor during the lame duck …
Sunday, November 11, 2012, by Drew Hargrove The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently posted a report, documenting an increase in the number of renewable energy projects installed on contaminated land. The report is associated with EPA’s RE-powering America’s Land Initiative, which provides incentives for renewable energy on contaminated land, such as landfills, mines, Brownfields, and …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012, by Kaitlin Powers Election day in the United States on November 6th resulted in a deluge of social media postings including photographs of ballots cast. But what may seem to be merely proud expressions of voters exercising their right to vote may actually violate the law. In North Carolina, voters are …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012, by Lev Gabrilovich Slick water hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” may not have been a big issue in the presidential election, but information regarding it has been plastered on news aggregation sites and the walls of bohemian coffee shops for over a year now. Put simply, fracking operations involve injecting pressurized water …