Blog Posts in March, 2012
Posted on Mar 14, 2012 By Alex Ghibaudo
In 2010, Deljuan Goodlow appealed his judgment of conviction which was entered after a Washoe County jury found him guilty of first degree murder with use of a deadly weapon, home invasion, and ...
Continue reading "Judicial Irrationality-A Commentary on Goodlow v. State, Docket No. 54198" »
Posted on Mar 14, 2012 By Anonymous
In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Holder v. Humanitarian Law. In that case, Plaintiffs, Humanitarian Law Project, argued that certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act (18 ...
Continue reading "Government, Hypocrisy and Legitimacy" »
Posted on Mar 6, 2012 By Alex Ghibaudo
In 2000 Nevada voters changed the state's constitution to allow people who need marijuana for medicinal purposes to possess seeds, grow their own plants and possess marijuana. Unfortunately, the ...
Continue reading "Constitutionality of Drug Dispensaries in Nevada" »
Posted on Mar 6, 2012 By Alex Ghibaudo
A Corporation is a person with the same freedoms ascribed to real flesh and blood people, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently ruled. Specifically, in Citizens United, the SCOTUS held ...
Continue reading "Alien Tort Statute and the Corporate Person" »
Posted on Mar 6, 2012 By Anonymous
Recently, Wikileaks released 5 million new documents obtained from government files. Contained within those leaks was a five page report issued by the Orwellian named Department of Homeland Security, ...
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Posted on Mar 6, 2012 By Anonymous
This phrase struck me as I was reading a story about Occupy Oakland protestors. One activist, in describing his strategy to bring awareness to issues of economic and social justice, indicated his ...
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