Archive for ‘Current Events’

We make the point early in the semester that the Internet has protection equal to that of newspapers and books – simply put, the highest potential protection that exists. However, because political speech can be easily controlled if there’s any money involved, the Internet is potentially subject to the same control. I don’t know why that fails bother so many people who are in favor of free speech and the Marketplace of Ideas, especially those on the Supreme Court. More »

The Family Guy’s executive producer thinks he couldn’t do some things that he used to on the show. More »

Google his installed the first phase of its controversial online library. Take a look and see what you can access. What do you think about it? More »

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Kraft Foods is cutting back on its advertising of the least healty kids foods – including Oreos – in an attempt to stave off federal regulation down the road. Alcohol and tobacco companies have been forced into that decision over the past couple of decades.

The Freedom Forum likely will soon have a roundup of Alito’s free speech writings. Until then, here’s its basic story. More »

The rumor going into Monday is that Judge Samuel Alito is President Bush’s pick to replace Sandra Day O’Connor. Thankfully for us The SCOTUS Nomination Blog has a good profile of him.

Watch the news tomorrow. Whomever is nominated, if someone is nominated, will make a good quiz question answer. More »

Hershey is seeking to block a pro-breastfeeding clothing maker from registering the name “Milkdudz” for its line of nursing wear.

This poses a good trademark question because Hershey conceivably never will get into the business of making clothes for women who nurse their babies. No the real question is one of trademark dilution.
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The conventional wisdom is that Lewis “Scooter” Libby will be indicted today for his involvement in the leaking of a CIA agent’s identity. Karl Rove, most guess, won’t. Journalists in Washington who benefit from leaks in Washington and elsewhere should not be happy about this. More »

Harriet Miers withdrew her name from consideration as a Supremee Court Justice. Now the whole nomination process starts over again. More »