Archive for February 2015

By: Kelly Carlson             What happens when the Supreme Court issues an opinion of vast applicability that should negate similarly situated state laws? What if those state laws remain on the books and not invalidated by the corresponding state legislatures after the Supreme Court decision has been issued? Who is…

By Jesse Lively Since its creation, one of the basic principles of the Internet has been anonymous speech, such as a comment board site like Reddit, a chat room, instant messaging, or even the comment section of a news article.[1] However, a recent Virginia court case poses a large threat to this principle of anonymous speech.[2] If…

By Lillian Bales In recent weeks, attention has been on both the benefits and harms of vaccinating children.[1] Fueled mostly by the measles outbreak originating in Disneyland, the conversation has centered on parents who choose not to vaccinate their children out of fear that vaccinations cause autism and other complications.[2] What many of these anti-vaccination parents fail…

By Jacqueline Morley President Barack Obama made history last week by being the first U.S. President to use the words “lesbian,” “bisexual,” and “transgender” in a State of the Union address.[1] President Obama proclaimed that Americans must “condemn the persecution of women, or religious minorities, or people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.”[2]His speech marked…