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 by Nick Anthis at 10:04 AM • 3 Comments •
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An Evolution Fight Brewing in Texas
Category: evolution
Chris Comer fights back after being wrongly terminated.
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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 by Nick Anthis at 7:18 PM • 0 Comments •
Do These Scientists Have a Hard-On for Disaster?
Category: law
A Times slip-up makes for a good laugh.
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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
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Shelley in Newsweek
Category: blogosphere
Another indication of the staying power and impact of blogs.
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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Under the new Democratic Congress, many are hoping to change these outdated and sometimes blatantly racist laws.
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