limits

4Dec

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LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Threat Posed By Militias – Oath Keepers Convictions Shed Light On The Limits Of Free Speech

The verdicts in a high-profile, monthslong trial of Oath Keepers militia members were, as one defense lawyer acknowledged, “a mixed bag.” Leader Stewart Rhodes was found guilty on Nov. 29, 2022, of the most serious charge – seditious conspiracy – for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and was acquitted on two other related charges. One of Rhodes’ four co-defendants, Kelly Meggs, was also convicted of seditious conspiracy. All five on trial were found guilty of obstructing an official proceeding, namely Congress’ certification on Jan. 6, 2021, of the 2020 presidential election results. The convictions for seditious conspiracy – a rarely used, Civil War-era charge typically reserved in recent decades for terror plots – are the most significant yet relating to t...

Some Limits Set By States And Universities May Still Be Unconstitutional – But March Madness Stars Can Now Cash In On Endorsements

25Mar

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SPORTS

Some Limits Set By States And Universities May Still Be Unconstitutional – But March Madness Stars Can Now Cash In On Endorsements

March Madness is proving lucrative for some of its Cinderella stories and standout stars, thanks to a 2021 Supreme Court ruling that led the NCAA to end its longstanding ban on student athletes earning money from endorsement deals. Doug “Dougie Buckets” Edert, who led the Saint Peter’s Peacocks to their first ever Sweet 16 appearance on March 25, 2022, has already signed deals with Buffalo Wild Wings and sports site Barstool. Drew Timme, the mustachioed star forward at Gonzaga, agreed to use his whiskers to sell razors for Dollar Shave Club. And Deja Kelly, a star sophomore at the University of North Carolina, became one of Dunkin’s’ first college endorsements in February when she agreed to promote the brand’s doughnuts and coffee. But the Supreme Court ruling doesn’t mean anything goes....

Upholding Abortion Limits While Preserving The Privacy Right Under Roe V. Wade, The Supreme Court Could Redefine When A Fetus Becomes A Person

22Nov

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IN OTHER NEWS, POLITICS

Upholding Abortion Limits While Preserving The Privacy Right Under Roe V. Wade, The Supreme Court Could Redefine When A Fetus Becomes A Person

Morgan Marietta, University of Massachusetts Lowell Since the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to abortion almost 50 years ago, a powerful legal movement has sought to overturn the ruling, while abortion rights advocates have fought to protect it. On Dec. 1, 2021, the court will hear a case many believe will force the conservative justices — who now command a majority of the court — to decide if they will strike down Roe v. Wade or uphold the long-standing precedent. There is a third path the justices could take. The court may focus its ruling on a more neglected aspect of the ruling in Roe — the court’s understanding of the facts of fetal personhood. Roe not a monolith There are two separate rulings in Roe: 1) The Constitution protects a right to privacy, which encompas...

The Colonial History Of The Marshall Islands Limits Their Ability To Save Themselves And Could Be Wiped Out By Climate Change

4Apr

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ENVIRONMENT, Journalism, VIDEO REELS

The Colonial History Of The Marshall Islands Limits Their Ability To Save Themselves And Could Be Wiped Out By Climate Change

Along U.S. coastlines, from California to Florida, residents are getting increasingly accustomed to “king tides.” These extra-high tides cause flooding and wreak havoc on affected communities. As climate change raises sea levels, they are becoming more extreme. The Marshall Islands and other small island nations are urgently threatened by rising seas. Stefan Lins/Flickr, CC BY King tides are nothing new for the Marshall Islands, a nation made up of 29 low-lying coral atolls that stretch across more than a million square miles of Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia. By 2035, the U.S. Geological Survey projects that some of the Marshall Islands will be submerged. Others will no longer have drinking water because their aquifers will be contaminated with saltwater. As a result, Marshallese w...

Towards Wakanda – Chadwick Boseman’s passing and the power and limits of Afrofuturism

5Apr

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CELEBRITY NEWS, VIDEO REELS

Towards Wakanda – Chadwick Boseman’s passing and the power and limits of Afrofuturism

If you’re not a comics fan, you may have been surprised at the extent of the heartfelt grief expressed following the death of actor Chadwick Boseman. One explanation lies in the extraordinary power of the 2018 movie Black Panther, in which Boseman starred as T’Challa/Black Panther, to address racist stereotypes about Africa and Africans. Boseman’s character was heir to the hidden kingdom of Wakanda, a mythical African nation free of European colonisation. The film’s subtext explores African Americans’ varying identifications, past and present, with Africa and a global Black diaspora. Dark continent Westerners’ ideas about Africa are steeped in myth. The United States, wrote German philosopher Georg Hegel in 1830, was “the land of the future”. Africa, by contrast, was “the land of chi...