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Good Guys, Bad Guys And Gun Control, Nathan B. Oman

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Commentary On Marriage Grants: Article Iii & Same-Sex Marriage, Neal Devins, Tara Leigh Grove

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Law School Forum: William And Mary Law School, Davison M. Douglas

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Section On The Education Of Lawyers Remains Committed To Improving Legal Training, A. Benjamin Spencer

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Smile For The Camera - The Long Lost Photos Of The Supreme Court At Work—And What They Reveal., Sonja R. West

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In a day when even our cellphones can capture images unobtrusively, why were we forced to stare at pixels on our computer screens or at a static televised image of the Supreme Court’s exterior? In 2012, why is there a wall of separation between the American people and their high court?

For decades, the debate over cameras in the court has gone something like this: the press pleads for permission and the court says no; academics make policy arguments that the court ignores; and Congress threatens to force cameras into the court, but the justices don’t blink. The argument remains …

Erie, Swift, And Legal Positivism, Michael S. Green

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An Almost-Eyewitness Account - New Evidence About Mary Meyer’S Murder, Donald E. Wilkes Jr.

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This article, appearing in the Flagpole on September 12, 2012, is a follow-up to the mysterious murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer. It provides a statement of Harold Libermann who was with Mary Meyer on the date of her murder.

Chick-Fil-A And The Problem Of Soft Censorship, Nathan B. Oman

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Ruling In Georgia State Copyright Case Is Mostly Good News For Libraries, James S. Heller, Paul Hellyer, Benjamin J. Keele

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Why Obama’S Words Didn’T Go Far Enough, Sonja R. West, Dahlia Lithwick

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When President Obama announced his support of same-sex marriage, he talked broadly about “equality” and “fairness.” He spoke of “opposing discrimination against gays and lesbians” and making sure that nobody is treated as “less than full citizens when it comes to their legal rights.” It was a powerful moment—historic and emotional. In the Aaron Sorkin version, the orchestra would have soared at this point as the supporting cast members exchanged teary-eyed yet knowing nods.

But then President Obama described how these rights should be protected and the music stopped with a squawk. Same-sex marriage, he said, is not in fact …

Legal Scholarship Highlight: Confronting Supreme Court Fact Finding, Allison Orr Larsen

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Law And Ethics For Robot Soldiers, Kenneth Anderson, Matthew Waxman

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Policy Review American University, WCL Research Paper No. 2012-32 Columbia Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Working Paper Group Paper No.12-313AbstractLethal autonomous machines will inevitably enter the future battlefield — but they will do so incrementally, one small step at a time. The combination of inevitable and incremental development raises not only complex strategic and operational questions but also profound legal and ethical ones. The inevitability of these technologies comes from both supply-side and demand-side factors. Advances in sensor and computational technologies will supply “smarter” machines that can be programmed to kill or destroy, while the increasing tempo of …

Law And Ethics For Robot Soldiers, Kenneth Anderson, Matthew Waxman

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Policy Review American University, WCL Research Paper No. 2012-32 Columbia Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Working Paper Group Paper No.12-313AbstractLethal autonomous machines will inevitably enter the future battlefield — but they will do so incrementally, one small step at a time. The combination of inevitable and incremental development raises not only complex strategic and operational questions but also profound legal and ethical ones. The inevitability of these technologies comes from both supply-side and demand-side factors. Advances in sensor and computational technologies will supply “smarter” machines that can be programmed to kill or destroy, while the increasing tempo of …

How 'Duty To Retreat' Became 'Stand Your Ground', Jeffrey Bellin

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(Government) Speech Spaces, Timothy Zick

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Architectural Trusteeship, Timothy Zick

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Speech And Spatiality, Timothy Zick

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Roberts To America: Trust Us, Herman Schwartz, William Yeomans

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