In the wake of a number of recent controversial pardons issued by President Trump, some have begun to argue that perhaps the Constitution should be amended to restrict the president’s authority. Introduced by Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD), the Pardo...
In 1984, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed a report alleging that federal judges improperly used funds to “influence pending legislation.” Specifically, the concern was that judges might have misused resources allo...
Truth is a fickle matter. It prowls the crevices of bias and roams the pith of dissent. It snakes through equivocation, hiding from politics and eluding online discourse. Even as we increasingly hunger for it, truth languishes in the growing fissures...
Oyez, oyez! Your second week of Supreme Court schooling is about to begin. For those of you who missed my explanation in last week’s column, I have decided to spend the month of September publicizing and explaining certain decisions handed down by ...
Oyez, oyez! Your second week of Supreme Court schooling is about to begin. For those of you who missed my explanation in last week’s column, I have decided to spend the month of September publicizing and explaining certain decisions handed down by ...
Welcome back, readers, and happy September! Regardless of whether one is returning to school, fall seems to mark a turning point in the year. Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere say goodbye to warm weather and long evenings, and the fall foliage s...
Welcome back, readers, and happy September! Regardless of whether one is returning to school, fall seems to mark a turning point in the year. Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere say goodbye to warm weather and long evenings, and the fall foliage s...
Bill Belichick often implores his players to “ignore the noise.” Unfortunately, the noise surrounding this summer’s disclosures about the intelligence gathering activities of the U.S. government (“USG”) has obscured thei...
Bill Belichick often implores his players to “ignore the noise.” Unfortunately, the noise surrounding this summer’s disclosures about the intelligence gathering activities of the U.S. government (“USG”) has obscured thei...
It appears we have had two wartime technology questions in the last few months. Both have left me with the same question: Why does the manner in which someone is killed change the legal ramifications of the killing? First, we had Senator Paul’s fil...
It appears we have had two wartime technology questions in the last few months. Both have left me with the same question: Why does the manner in which someone is killed change the legal ramifications of the killing? First, we had Senator Paul’s fil...
On YouTube, Defense Distributed (DD) can seem like a troop of disgruntled teenagers. Their first uploaded video features the heavy, grungy metal of Unsane, and a sinister album cover—a limp hand drenched in thick, crimson blood—for a background. ...
On YouTube, Defense Distributed (DD) can seem like a troop of disgruntled teenagers. Their first uploaded video features the heavy, grungy metal of Unsane, and a sinister album cover—a limp hand drenched in thick, crimson blood—for a background. ...
In Part I, BPR’s Lauren Sukin and Thomas Nath debated the legal underpinnings of the Zimmerman verdict and critiqued both the prosecutors and the Florida Stand Your Ground Law. In Part II, Sukin and Nath delve into the social ramifications of...
In Part I, BPR’s Lauren Sukin and Thomas Nath debated the legal underpinnings of the Zimmerman verdict and critiqued both the prosecutors and the Florida Stand Your Ground Law. In Part II, Sukin and Nath delve into the social ramifications of...
In the past month, there have been a slew of prominent Supreme Court decisions covering such contentious topics as affirmative action, same-sex marriage, and voting rights. We held our breath as we waited for the results of Fisher v. University of Te...
In the past month, there have been a slew of prominent Supreme Court decisions covering such contentious topics as affirmative action, same-sex marriage, and voting rights. We held our breath as we waited for the results of Fisher v. University of Te...
BPR’s Lauren Sukin and Thomas Nath spar over whether the Zimmerman decision is right, the implications of racial prejudice in the justice system among Millenials and what the case means for the rest of us. Lauren: I want to start by saying that I d...
BPR’s Lauren Sukin and Thomas Nath spar over whether the Zimmerman decision is right, the implications of racial prejudice in the justice system among Millenials and what the case means for the rest of us. Lauren: I want to start by saying that I d...
Louis C.K., responding to a question on the Daily Show about a Rolling Stone article, replied: “Well they put that kid on the cover that blew up Boston, so fuck them.” Louis was being glib, and he’s such a thoughtful comedian that I suspect he ...
Louis C.K., responding to a question on the Daily Show about a Rolling Stone article, replied: “Well they put that kid on the cover that blew up Boston, so fuck them.” Louis was being glib, and he’s such a thoughtful comedian that I suspect he ...
If recent memory is any testament, helplessness, rather than mere evil, seems to be at the heart of modern tragedy. Grief breeds an awkward distance between our human compassion and the outcome of loss, a spatial component of heartbreak gracefully re...
If recent memory is any testament, helplessness, rather than mere evil, seems to be at the heart of modern tragedy. Grief breeds an awkward distance between our human compassion and the outcome of loss, a spatial component of heartbreak gracefully re...
If you’re in college and you’re reading this, you probably know someone with an unpaid internship this summer. You might even have one yourself. And entering a competitive job market in a slow economy, what can you expect? Sure, you might be doin...
If you’re in college and you’re reading this, you probably know someone with an unpaid internship this summer. You might even have one yourself. And entering a competitive job market in a slow economy, what can you expect? Sure, you might be doin...
Forgetting the Orwellian aspects of the NSA surveillance program (and you shouldn’t), this story has been pretty fun. Some have labeled NSA leaker Edward Snowden a hero, while House Speaker John Boehner called him a traitor. Rand Paul announ...
Forgetting the Orwellian aspects of the NSA surveillance program (and you shouldn’t), this story has been pretty fun. Some have labeled NSA leaker Edward Snowden a hero, while House Speaker John Boehner called him a traitor. Rand Paul announ...