Law and Politics – New York Times
Law and PoliticsNew York TimesI first read about Robert A. Dahl's death earlier this month in the Yale Daily News. Why would the editors of a student newspaper publish a…
Repeal stand-your-ground laws – Washington Post
Repeal stand-your-ground lawsWashington PostThe law is supposed to solve problems, not create them. Laws should provide as much clarity as possible, not expand the realms of ambiguity and subjectivity. Laws…
War, Peace and the Law – New York Times
War, Peace and the LawNew York TimesPrime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan is getting dangerously close to altering a cornerstone of the national Constitution through his own reinterpretation rather than…
Judge strikes down Nebraska law that allowed Keystone pipeline to proceed … – Fox News
Dallas Morning News Judge strikes down Nebraska law that allowed Keystone pipeline to proceed …Fox NewsA Nebraska judge on Wednesday struck down a law that allowed the Keystone XL pipeline…
American courts using foreign law that incorporates religious law – Washington Post
American courts using foreign law that incorporates religious lawWashington PostWhile American courts cannot and should not decide what sharia calls for (as I argued in the preceding post), and thus…
40000 Tons of New Jersey Salt, Stuck in Maine – New York Times
NBC New York 40000 Tons of New Jersey Salt, Stuck in MaineNew York TimesNew Jersey officials are calling it a maddening winter's tale: how the raging forces of nature and…
Turkey’s Gul approves law tightening Internet controls – Reuters
Turkey's Gul approves law tightening Internet controlsReutersThe legislation, along with a law increasing government influence over the judiciary, is seen by Erdogan's critics as an authoritarian response to a corruption…
Daily Talker: Kansas Law Would Allow Harder Spanking – CBS Local
HLNtv.com Daily Talker: Kansas Law Would Allow Harder SpankingCBS LocalCurrently, state law allows teachers, other caregivers and parents to spank children, as long as it is not hard enough to…
Study: Repealing Missouri’s background check law associated with a murder spike – Washington Post (blog)
Washington Post (blog) Study: Repealing Missouri's background check law associated with a murder spikeWashington Post (blog)… the SHOT Show in Las Vegas in 2011. (Julie Jacobson/AP). The 2007 repeal of…
Fathers sue Utah over law allowing mothers to secretly give up babies for adoption – Fox News
Examiner.com Fathers sue Utah over law allowing mothers to secretly give up babies for adoptionFox NewsA dozen men are suing the state of Utah in federal court because of a…
