Copyright Revision’s On The Agenda
By: Deborah Goldman Forget everything you know about copyright law, it may not be the same for long. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) announced in late April that […]
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Last Week In Congress
By: Carolyn Appel The House of Represenatives: The House passed their version of the farm bill on a party-line vote of 216 to 208. Twelve Republicans voted against and no Democrats voted […]
Broadcasters Holding On Tight as Cord-Cutting Service Aereo Wins in Court
By: Deborah Goldman You may have cut the cord with mommy, but the broadcasters are still holding on tight to wired technology. The latest cord-cutting television streaming service provider, Aereo, […]
The Voting Rights Act is Still Necessary to Prevent States from Abusing Their Rights
By: Shayna Gilmore President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law in 1965 in an effort to further the Civil Rights Movement. As a society, we would like to […]
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Section 5’s Key Civil Rights Provision Must Be Urgently Preserved
By: Carlos Garcia “[O]ne of the most monumental laws in the entire history of American freedom” (http://millercenter.org/president/speeches/detail/4034) and a landmark piece toward the civil rights of every American, the Voting […]
Stopping Sexual Assault: Native American Women in the Violence Against Women Act
By Carolyn Appel The current jurisdictional framework which prohibits tribes from prosecuting non-Indian members for violent sexual crimes is unable to respond to patterns of escalating violence, leaving many serious […]