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The Court’s decision therefore constitutes a clear and present danger to the emerging consensus that blasphemy laws are incompatible with international human rights law.
Environmental advocates are asking courts to halt allegedly harmful private and public initiatives on the basis of ancient Roman law, common law doctrines, international agreements and norms, and innovative interpretations of constitutions.
One would hope that senators could have worked together to examine the available evidence in a manner that showed respect for all parties involved.
In this charged atmosphere, and with the national press looking on as well, two members of the UM football team—one of them none other than the quarterback and team captain—were charged with sexual intercourse without consent.
As individuals making personal judgments about the truthfulness of Kavanaugh and Ford, we are not held to the same standards as our justice system.
How can we base any stable conception of law on moral notions about which reasonable people are bound to disagree?
Human weaknesses in combat are well-documented and largely consistent. Technology, by contrast, improves with every passing week.
While social media inflames tensions, the law aims to remove emotion and passion from disputes.
America has the highest rate of incarceration in the world and—in state prisons—blacks are incarcerated at five times the rate of whites."
It’s difficult to say if it was really created to advance the rights of these people, or if it was simply cobbled together on some sort of whim.
Schenck and Masses provided opportunities for two judges to set the foundations of First Amendment doctrine for many years to come.
So, how did the Dear Colleague Letter turn universities into star chambers? It lowered the burden of proof for a guilty finding in sex cases, and stripped the accused of due process.
FBI Director Comey's call not to charge Hillary Clinton aimed to avoid political turmoil in a charged climate.