Archive for July 9th, 2007
Fish’s Foolhardy Fascism OR Clarence Thomas is [Not at All] Right
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 9th, 2007 in Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Clarence Thomas, Madness (Sparta?), Republicans, Schools, Supreme CourtStanley Fish wrote a very silly editorial on his blog over at the NY Times. His title proclaims ‘Clarence Thomas is Right.’ When I read the title, I first thought 1) Yes, Clarence Thomas is decidedly conservative and 2) No, Clarence Thomas does not posses enough legitimacy to ever be considered ‘correct’. Fish flops over [...]
Standing Room Only in ACLU v. NSA
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 9th, 2007 in Circuit Courts, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Current Events, Fourth AmendmentJust last week in ACLU v. NSA, the sixth circuit Court of Appeals struck down the ACLU’s suit against the NSA’s warrantless-wiretapping authority. In a 2-1 decision, two concurring opinions were published meaning that not one of the judges agreed with another’s methodology. Lets take a look at this case and its potential implications. The [...]
