Religion & Law

VA Tech student decapitated by suspect www.privateofficer.com
VA Tech student decapitated by suspect www.privateofficer.com BLACKSBURG VA Jan 23 2009 Virginia Tech officials said today that a 22-year-old Chinese graduate student who was just starting her studies here was decapitated last night in an attack at a campus restaurant...

Hi Tech Cheating
There is an interesting article in the June 5, 2009 edition of Insider Higher Education about student hi tech cheating called A New Student Excuse. The game goes this way. Students intentionally purchase(for up to $5...

Morgan Dana Harrington: Metallica helps FBI try to catch killer of Va. Tech student
Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington disappeared after one of the heavy metal band's concerts in October 2009

25 plausible tech/policy predictions for 2011
Cory Doctorow quotes Freedom to Tinker’s Timothy B Lee on his list of 25 plausible predictions for tech and policy for 2011: 25 plausible tech/policy predictions for 2011 “1...

Google Policy Fellowships: A Dream Come True For Aspiring Tech Policy Wonks
If code is law and architecture is policy, then a Summer of Policy is a natural complement to Google’s Summer of Code. That’s exactly what Google announced yesterday — a new Policy Fellowship program offering $7,000 stipends for undergraduate and graduate students to dive deep into the tech policy world with top-flight organizations like [...

How Should We Deal with JAG's Discriminatory Hiring Policies
Army JAG recruiters are coming next Wednesday in order to fill summer slots for 1Ls and recruit 3Ls to serve as JAGs after they graduate from law school.Some student groups have suggested students who may or may not actually be interested in getting a job with JAG sign up for interviews and then tell the Army recruiters exactly how they feel about the US military's discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy...

F-1 Visas
Visas for Foreign Students

State Farm Class Actions
Policy Holders Settle

Wal-Mart
Faces Class Action over Return Policy

State of Virginia
$11 million settlement reached in Virginia Tech massacre.

Student Loan Xpress Settles Class Action with Students
Student Loan Xpress Settles Class Action with Students

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Princeton Review
Sarasota Student Data Breach Prompts Class Action