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Joel is a Web developer and student of law & politics currently residing in Bowling Green, Oh. Comments are always appreciated!
Category Archives: Law
arbitrary justice
The second thing I notice is that when asked where Obama would be tried, Holder responds that he would “have to look at all of the evidence”. Now, to the layman, this may seem like a reasonable answer. But to someone with legal training, I find this answer appalling. What Holder is basically saying is that the decision whether or not to try a person in federal court (where there are greater legal protections available) or a military tribunal (where fewer legal protections are available), is dependent on how easy it is to find a conviction in either venue. This is all but a candid admission that the Obama Administration decides where to try an enemy combatant based on the outcome it wants to reach in any particular combatant’s case. Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Holder, Guantanamo, Holder, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, KSM, Miranda, Miranda Warnings, obama, Obama administration, terrorists
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Steele’s censure
Shelby Steele isn’t pulling punches on the Sotomayor pick. [T]he Sotomayor nomination shows that Mr. Obama has no idea what a post-racial society would look like. In selling himself as a candidate to the American public he is a gifted … Continue reading
fun law review titles
I found these articles when doing a recent lexis search for the phrase “copyright issues” Who is really protecting Barbie: Goliath or the Silver Knight? A defense of Mattel’s aggressive international attempts to protect its Barbie copyright and trademark Second … Continue reading
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A cogent liberal…
As I was researching a previous post, I came across a number of interesting blog posts and interviews I found quite interesting. In particular, I wanted to bring your attention to a great interview with my favorite liberal feminist, Naomi … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Books, Arts, Law, women
Tagged 10 steps, Analysis, book, featured, naomi wolf, youtube
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My Copyright Final Exam…
Introduction It’s been a while since I posted on any LEGAL matter, and I must say it’s good to finally get around to the legal posts again. Anyway, I’m not vouching for the LEGAL correctness of any of this… but … Continue reading
Lucas County Courthouse
Here is my office… the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas. I’m on the second floor, working for Judge Jensen.
The Commercial Speech Doctrine – Past and Future.
Commercial speech has been uniquely categorized in American law. In fact, this process of splitting speech into various categories has been a hallmark of American Constitutional jurisprudence. Pulling from both British common law and more modern doctrines, the Supreme Court … Continue reading
Concurrence to Red Lion… if I were writing it.
In this case, I concur with the majority in result, but would rather decide the case on less questionable grounds. I concur with the majority on the issues of spectrum scarcity and licensing. It is clear that the F.C.C. must … Continue reading