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Constitutional Law Posts (November 19, 2009)

Seventh Circuit Rules on Gun Case

The Seventh Circuit, which spawned McDonald v. City of Chicago, the Second Amendment incorporation case now before the Supreme Court, ruled yesterday that the federal government failed to sufficiently justify its ban on firearms for domestic violence convicts under the...
Posted on Constitutional Law Prof Blog on November 19, 2009 at 7:52 PM

Gay Marriage in N.J.: Which Side of History Will You Be On?

(Originally posted on the New Jersey Star-Ledger's NJ Voices blog.) As our state legislature gears up to vote on marriage equality in the lame-duck session, we have one question for lawmakers: Which side of history do you want to be on?
Posted on Blog of Rights on November 19, 2009 at 6:55 PM

The "Show Me" State Shows the Nation on Juvenile Justice

Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most comprehensive treaty on children's rights. The convention has been ratified by nearly every country in the world, except for the United States. The convention would fill current gaps in U.S. laws, and provide all children in America with the same robust protecti
Posted on Blog of Rights on November 19, 2009 at 6:02 PM

Same-sex marriage updates: New York and Texas

New York's highest court today (download here) affirmed the rejection of a taxpayer challenger to directives by executive and county officials that recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages for purposes of public employee health insurance coverage and other benefits. The case may...
Posted on Constitutional Law Prof Blog on November 19, 2009 at 4:27 PM

"No One Should Go Through What I Went Through"

That's what Bethany Cajúne told me the first time we spoke about her experience in Montana's Lake County Detention Facility. 'No one should go through what I went through.' We filed a case earlier today to make sure that Bethany's desire to protect other women becomes a reality.
Posted on Blog of Rights on November 19, 2009 at 3:30 PM

Maintaining the Status Quo

(Originally posted on Daily Kos.)
Posted on Blog of Rights on November 19, 2009 at 3:15 PM

Sheldon Whitehouse Lecture in NYC

"Living Up To Our Constitution" is the title of a lecture to be given by United States Senator (D-RI) on Friday, November 20 at 5:30 pm, sponsored by the Brennan Center at NYU. As a member of the Senate Judiciary...
Posted on Constitutional Law Prof Blog on November 19, 2009 at 3:04 PM

Attempted hijack of Maesrk Alabama

This time, tho, the ship had armed guards who shot back, and the pirates quickly took several KIAs. Howard Nemerov notes, strangely, the NY Times plays down the rifles and the defense and sounds rather, well, pro-pirate.
Posted on Of Arms and the Law on November 19, 2009 at 1:41 PM

?An Environment Which Fosters the Health, Self-Respect and Dignity of the Child?

Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most comprehensive treaty on children's rights. The convention has been ratified by nearly every country in the world, except for the United States. The convention would fill current gaps in U.S. laws, and provide all children in America with the same robust pr
Posted on Blog of Rights on November 19, 2009 at 12:50 PM

Citizen Media Law Project Launches Legal Assistance Network for Online Journalists

I am delighted to announce the public launch of the Berkman Center's Online Media Legal Network (OMLN), a new pro bono initiative that connects lawyers and law school clinics from across the country with online journalists and digital media creators who need legal help. Lawyers participating in OMLN will provide qualifying online publishers with pro b
Posted on MediaShift Idea Lab on November 19, 2009 at 11:55 AM

Citizen Media Law Project Gives Free Legal Help to Online Publishers

KingCast goes to ACLU and Chilling Effects Clearing House because JAG Attorney Bill Christy lied in his affidavit to Scribd.com and they know it.

Y'all know Bill, he's the guy that can't keep the Nigger bomb from falling out his mouth. Here is is public FaceBook account with his picture.Chilling Effects NoticeID 30728.Jason Bentley and Bullshit Bill Christy (public website link) are in a World of Trouble for submitting and accepting a false DCMA Affidavit look here and look here. Look at this p
Posted on Chris King's 1st Amendment Page on November 19, 2009 at 8:40 AM

4th Programmer-Journalist Scholarship Winner Learns to 'Think Like a Journalist'

Manya Gupta, a software engineer for telecommunications companies in her native India, is the fourth winner of a Knight News Challenge "programmer-journalist" scholarship. She's now in her second quarter studying journalism at the Medill School at Northwestern University. She blogs occasionally at http://manya-myvoice.blogspot.com/. Learn some more abo
Posted on MediaShift Idea Lab on November 18, 2009 at 6:20 PM

7th Circuit questions ban on gun ownership by misdemeanor DV defendants

There's quite a discussion at the Volokh Conspiracy, regarding today's decision that calls into question the Lautenberg Amendment. The court concludes that the law should be given intermediate scrutiny (in part because the firearm was possessed for hunting rather than self-defense), vacates the conviction and sends that case back for more fact-finding
Posted on Of Arms and the Law on November 18, 2009 at 6:12 PM

Public Free Speech Under Attack

This morning in a federal court building in Denver, Colorado, lawyers for two Bush administration operatives argued for legal protection of a policy to silence the public at taxpayer-funded public meetings. Lawyers representing the Bush administration 'volunteers' argued that there was not an obviously established right to have an opposing opin
Posted on Blog of Rights on November 18, 2009 at 5:33 PM

Heather Ellis Case is One in a Long Line of Missouri's racial injustices

(Originally posted on The Grio.)
Posted on Blog of Rights on November 18, 2009 at 4:34 PM

Teach Your Children Well

This coming Friday marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most comprehensive treaty on children's rights. The convention has been ratified by nearly every country in the world, except for the United States. The convention would fill current gaps in U.S. laws, and provide all children in America with the same ro
Posted on Blog of Rights on November 18, 2009 at 4:11 PM

Why it Matters that Pierre Omidyar is Launching a News Startup

Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, is launching a for-profit news startup in Hawaii, where he and his family live. This is important news, and not just because he's involved. A few months ago Pierre and Randy Ching founded Peer News. Their first project was a Twitter-related experiment called Ginx, which didn't get critical mass and is being closed. No
Posted on MediaShift Idea Lab on November 18, 2009 at 3:45 PM

Technology Changes Things. Latest Example: Student Records.

Schools care about kids. Some are better than others but educators get into the business because they want to help kids grow and learn. Any teacher will tell you one of the key ingredients for doing that is knowing your kids. What kind of student are they, how are things at home, are they having discipline issues, the list goes on and on. In
Posted on Blog of Rights on November 18, 2009 at 3:16 PM

Your Life, Your Data. Or Is It?

(Originally posted on Daily Kos.) When we update our status on Facebook, post those photos on Flickr, or shop for holiday gifts on Amazon, a whole lot happens behind the scenes. The more we do online, the more digital footprints we leave behind. Many sites we visit collect detailed information about us—our politics, hobbies, relationships and mor
Posted on Blog of Rights on November 18, 2009 at 1:01 PM

KingCast joins Lieutenant George McNeil as guest lecturer at Bridgewater Criminal Justice classes!

A YouTube/memory card video upload problem made me shoot the video again with it playing on the laptop. I give a tutorial of this new video, using actual crime scene photos that show Kelly Ayotte's lies and coverups."Casey Sherman was riding a fine line to get that book published," was the first comment out of one student's mouth this morning, a feelin
Posted on Chris King's 1st Amendment Page on November 18, 2009 at 12:39 PM

Dred Scott & Harriet Scott Plaque next to Taney Statute

Justice Roger Taney, a Supreme Court Justice, lived in Frederick, Maryland and practiced law there. Thus, it is not surprising that the town of Frederick would have a monument to Taney. It is also not surprising that not everyone would...
Posted on Constitutional Law Prof Blog on November 18, 2009 at 11:43 AM

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