Blinded by Legalese
Category: law
Contemplating the mindset that led to the CIA torture memos reminds me of an encounter I had at the Pentagon in September 2005.
Posted on: April 19, 2009 10:04 AM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
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An Evolution Fight Brewing in Texas
Category: evolution
Chris Comer fights back after being wrongly terminated.
Posted on: July 7, 2008 8:53 PM, by Nick Anthis • 19 Comments •
Supreme Court to Address Navy Sonar Exercises
Category: environment
On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, a case regarding the Navy conducting sonar training exercises in the proximity of marine mammals--some of which are threatened or endangered species. A large body of...
Posted on: June 24, 2008 7:18 PM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Do These Scientists Have a Hard-On for Disaster?
Category: law
A Times slip-up makes for a good laugh.
Posted on: April 1, 2008 6:33 PM, by Nick Anthis • 10 Comments •
Archbishop to England: Take Your Fancy Schmancy Legal Tradition and Shove It
Category: law
Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, promotes legal exceptionalism through the recognition of sharia law
Posted on: February 8, 2008 6:54 PM, by Nick Anthis • 8 Comments •
Shelley in Newsweek
Category: blogosphere
Another indication of the staying power and impact of blogs.
Posted on: November 19, 2007 7:14 PM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Potential Changes to Mandatory Sentencing Laws
Category: law
Under the new Democratic Congress, many are hoping to change these outdated and sometimes blatantly racist laws.
Posted on: January 10, 2007 9:47 AM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
