AvatarJulie McKenzieAvatarAvatarHow Does the Electoral College Work? (Published 2016)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Jonah Engel BromwichWhat is the Electoral College? The Electoral College is a group of people that elects the president and the vice president of the United States. (The word “college” in this case simply refers to an organized body of people engaged in a common task.) As voters head to the polls on Tuesday, they will …
AvatarJulie McKenzieAvatarAvatar15 Surprising Things That Can't Be Copyrightedverified_publisherInc Magazine - Larry KimWhat is copyright and which things can't be copyrighted? What is copyright? In short, it's a legal right for content creators. Copyright applies to billions of pieces of content on the web and in the real world, yet how it works and when it applies is still a mystery to many. Is this image or that …
AvatarJulie McKenzieAvatarAvatar1979 Murder Convictions of Ex-Green Beret Surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald Should Stand: Prosecutors' New Filingverified_publisherPeople - Nicole Weisensee EganDespite so-called “newly discovered evidence” his lawyers claimed in a June filing to have uncovered, the initial trial evidence against former Green Beret surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald remains “strong” and his 1979 conviction should stand, prosecutors argued in an 80-page response brief filed …
AvatarJulie McKenzieAvatarAvatar7 Takeaways, 14 Top Cases From A Short-Handed High Courtverified_publisherNPR - Ron Elving , Nadia FarjoodAs the Supreme Court's term comes to an end, here are some takeaways: The signal event in the 2015-2016 term was not a decision but a death. The court lost its longest-serving current member, Antonin Scalia, who died in February at age 79. Scalia had been appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 …
AvatarJulie McKenzieAvatarAvatarFifty years later, the Miranda decision hasn’t accomplished what the Supreme Court intendedverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Bruce PeabodyFifty years ago today, the Supreme Court handed down the landmark case Miranda v. Arizona. The decision requires police to inform suspects of their constitutional rights to remain silent and obtain an attorney before being questioned. Miranda remains perhaps the most well-known case in criminal law, …
AvatarJulie McKenzieAvatarAvatarFrench financial prosecutor went dark for a year to investigate Google Franceverified_publisherTechCrunch - Romain DilletGoogle was caught by surprise. Last week, nearly 100 employees of France’s equivalent of the IRS (Direction générale des Finances) raided Google’s office in Paris for a tax non-compliance investigation. French financial prosecutor Éliane Houlette told Europe 1 that her team had been secretly …
AvatarJulie McKenzieAvatarAvatarThe Supreme Court Gets Ready to Legalize Corruptionverified_publisherThe New Yorker - Jeffrey ToobinThe Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United marches like a zombie precedent, destroying all in its path. First the case turned the law of campaign finance into a useless corpse. Now it appears the law of political bribery is the next victim. Citizens United let rich people buy candidates; now …