On Thursday this week the White House will host a "summit" for health care overhaul, featuring both Republican and Democratic congressmen. In doing so, Obama touted the needs for extending health
This past Friday, I emerged from my apartment for my first real Night Out in awhile - dinner with some friends, then on to a bar with another group of friends.
Snowmageddon was all the rage a couple weeks ago, but now that it's over, the question is: was it worth all the fuss? The snow resulted in a week off, which probably falls in the pro column. It a
Something you may or may not know about me - in addition to harassing writers for articles and throwing together the layout every other week for Nota Bene, I am also a Dean's Fellow - hi's to secti
I was going to write an article a few weeks ago regarding the recent wrangling between Google and China, but as I was about to submit my article to the newspaper, new information came to light.
I don't know how many times I saw it on the news this weekend: somebody trying to plow through two feet of snow in their Civic, Corolla, or other lightweight front-wheel drive car. As I trekked to
There's no way around it. It's going to have to happen. As your resident militant Nota Bene feminist, I'm going to have to write this week's column about Roe v.
In a 5-4 decision Thursday certain justices of the Supreme Court made their censure known in no uncertain terms, lost as it may have been in the midst of the Federal Election Commission upset. In
Note: This piece first appeared on the website "Concurring Opinions" as two blog postings. It is printed in the Nota Bene with Professor Cunningham's permission.
Politics in this country got a whole lot messier this week for two reasons: the election of Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts to the Senate, and the Supreme Court's decision to tear back wel
If you hadn't heard by now, Scott Brown made political history last Tuesday by winning the late Ted Kennedy's senate seat in Massachusetts. For Republicans, the victory served as a clear signal th
In the wee hours of Christmas morning (and I mean EARLY - Santa had not yet come to deliver me all the material possessions I desire, but do not need) a man attempted to detonate an explosive on a
When the calendar rolls around to November, a lot of people think "Wow, I can't believe it's Thanksgiving already!" Or "Time to get started on that Christmas shopping." Law students think, "Oh crap
Last Wednesday, when my thoughts should have been directed toward what would turn out to be the final game of the World Series, I was distracted by a surge of analysis about the off-off-year electi
For those of you who read my last Opinion piece, you know that October was Breast Cancer Awareness month. What you may or may not also know is that October is Domestic Violence Awareness month.
