Category Archives: law

For All Debts, Public and Private

Posted on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 by Will

As a young man with few dollars, I used to spend some time admiring the engraving on those few I had. I’ve long been struck by the phrase printed on Federal Reserve Notes: “This note is legal tender for all … Continue reading →

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Angling for Satisfaction

Posted on Friday, September 19th, 2008 by Will

The excerpts from, and an interview with the author of, Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency are disturbing, and reinforce what we already suspected. In what I hope is not a quixotic exercise, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has brought suit, Jewel … Continue reading →

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Go Wake Up the Judge

Posted on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 by Will

You know how in the movies, when the cops want to bust in on the mob doing their dirty deeds, first they go wake up the judge in the middle of the night, or drag him out of his poker … Continue reading →

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As Cruel as Society Demands

Posted on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 by Will

I am not quite sure how this august panel of nine judges decides what constitutes a cruel and unusual punishment, unless it is by simply following the precedent rather than considering whether the punishment was properly enacted and in conformity … Continue reading →

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