By Nick Frost, Staff Writer When Vice President-elect Mike Pence attended the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” on Nov. 18, 2016, he was delivered a message from actor Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays the role of Vice President Aaron Burr: “Vice President-elect Pence, we welcome you and we truly thank […]
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CARTOON: First Amendment Protection?
By Cameron Mitchell, Staff Writer/Graphic Artist Inspired by Should graffiti artists’ First Amendment rights be protected?, Elizabeth G. Gee, City Walls Can Speak: The Street Art Movement and Graffiti’s Place in First Amendment Jurisprudence, 20 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports L.J. 209 (2013), https://advance.lexis.com/api/permalink/f7168e73-c513-4710-80fd-fff40b929d9f/?context=1000516.
How a Seventy-Year-Old Trademark Registration Precedent was Deemed Unconstitutional
How a Seventy-Year-Old Trademark Registration Precedent was Deemed Unconstitutional By Anthony Bianco, Staff Writer The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States guarantees several freedoms to the people and provides protection from government action in certain areas. Perhaps most importantly, the First Amendment guarantees the freedom of expression […]
Denaturalization: Evaluating Section (C)
Denaturalization: Evaluating Section (C) By Carlie Masterson, Staff Writer Many natural-born United States citizens have heard the horror stories of having to pass the USCIS Naturalization test to become a citizen. Even as a law student, I have to admit, there are many History and Government Civics questions I would […]
Privacy versus Security: Which do you value more?
Privacy versus Security: Which do you value more? By Katherine Littlejohn, Staff Writer On December 2, 2015, the deadliest terror attack on American soil since September 11, 2001 occurred in San Bernardino County, California, killing 14 people and injuring 22.[1] The shooters, Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen […]
Freedom of Speech in the Social Media Age
Freedom of Speech in the Social Media Age By: Kristin Hoffman The First Amendment protects our fundamental right to the freedom of speech. However, freedom of speech is not absolute and has limitations, student speech especially. The case law surrounding this issue points to an increasing trend of schools […]
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