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Two courses:  Judicial Processes & Policies, and Constitutional Law II.  I met the former group tonight.  It should prove to be a challenging semester, although I am comforted by the presence of some students from Constitutional Law offerings over the past year. I do imagine that some of my students will be posting at some point

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/10/tom-delay-sentenced-to-th_n_806951.html Well, this was not unexpected — although DeLay was at liberty for a good, long time prior to be nabbed for his offenses.  DeLay, dubbed “the Hammer” was well-known for his rabid partisanship and his sale of favors to private interests.  The

I am not disagreeing with this refusal to review a case addressing the constitutionality of federal legislation prohibiting the sale and use of bulletproof vests by convicted criminals.  However, I remain perpetually stunned by the extreme perspectives of Justices Scalia and Thomas.  Both dissented to this denial of review, a/k/a “c

I was examining my Google profile, and noticed this recent article from the Halifax Business Journal, dealing with the impact on employers of health care reform.  Overall, the new law is a definite improvement over the previous state of affairs.  Unfortunately, it arguably does not go far enough, including some regulatory authority to con

Congresswoman Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) was gunned down — alongside with six others — during a constituency event outside of a Tucson-area supermarket.  Such a senseless death.  Giffords has apparently been a target for those on the far right for the past couple of years, with her office being vandalized last March following her v