Wow! I totally missed the Lieberman confrontation with YouTube (owned by Google) until it was mentioned in an email exchange I had today.
From CNN:
In a Monday [May 19, 2008] letter to Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, Lieberman asked that YouTube “implement its own policy against this offensive material,” by removing the videos. [...]
Thank goodness, albeit another split decision, the court came through with a good decision. In DC v Heller, the court ruled in favor of gun ownership. We discussed this case back when arguments wrapped up in April. For those of you that are sure to argue that my position yesterday was [...]
Lyle Denniston at the SCOTUS Blog provides some interesting insight into today’s decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana, a death-penalty case that has now been overturned by the high court. This was a case of child rape. Eight years old. By the her step-father.
The court is wrong.
As Lyle observes, the court has [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Saturday, Jan 19, 2008 at 10:55 am Filed Under: Bill of Rights, Constitution, Contests
Demosthenes is this week’s winner. He nailed the Statue of George Mason, and covered the point that he was behind the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which was a key basis for the U.S. Bill Of Rights (the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution).
Great job, Demosthenes, You hereby enter the Winners Circle!
One thing [...]
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