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The Decisive Utterance Volume 54, Issue 5
May 1, 2017
Category: Courts
The Decisive Utterance Volume 54, Issue 3
March 24, 2017
In Case You Missed It: The full digital version of our third issue is available online.
“What Are We Doing Here?”
April 25, 2016
What are we doing here, exactly? What is the purpose law school? I have posed these questions to a few professors, and I have received different answers. A common answer is that law school prepares students to be practicing attorneys. We are here to learn the nitty-gritty of the practice of law. That is why, …More
Human Sacrifice: A Look at the Death Penalty in America
April 25, 2016
Friedrich Nietzsche postulated that, in pre-modern times, when a man was wronged he retaliated against the transgressor irrespective of the transgressor’s “intent”, “negligence”, or “soundness of mind.” Before the inception of “free will”, along with the notion that man “chooses” to commit wrongs, pain was inflicted to forge a memory. It mattered not whether the …More
Pharma Fiasco or: How America Learned to Forget its Problems and Hate the Pharma Bro
April 25, 2016
In this era of divisive politics, infrastructure deficits, extra judicial police killings and budget crises, there appears to be little common ground to share in our public debate. The one exception appears to be our collective feelings towards Martin Shkreli, the hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical executive better known by his nickname, “Pharma Bro.” Just …More
Scribes Bestow Lifetime Achievement Award on Judges Easterbrook and Posner
April 25, 2016
On Friday, April 15 The John Marshall Law School co-sponsored the American Society of Legal Writers (Scribes) for a CLE and awards ceremony. The Scribes is an organization of professional writers who focus on legal subjects and matters of cultural and professional significance. The topics of the panels included; Ethics and Writing, Storytelling for Lawyers, …More
Give Me Back my NCAA Football Video Games
April 4, 2016
Since 1993, the NCAA released a video game based on college football and basketball games every year. This tradition has come to an end in 2014 due to the mounting pressure placed on the organization from former college athletes. They are complaining that their image and likeness has been used by EA Sports without their …More
Crypto-War: What is it Good For?: The FBI’s Legal Battle with Apple Encryption…is Over!
April 4, 2016
The FBI’s legal battle with Apple over its use of strong encryption on the IPhone began after the horrific 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack by a couple who swore allegiance to ISIS. In the aftermath the FBI recovered an IPhone 5c belonging to one of the terrorists, which the FBI believed may contain information about …More
United Nations v Rock ‘n Roll
March 28, 2016
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization which aims to promote cooperation between all the nations of the world. Since the UN aims to promote harmony and fair dealings between its members, it is generally not thought of to be controversial. United Nations is also the name of a band formed in 2005 by …More
Legacy and Leverage: How Scalia’s Sudden Passing is being Handled on Capitol Hill
March 28, 2016
A first-time guest to the Cibolo Creek Ranch hunting resort in West Texas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was animated and engaged during dinner on the night of February 12, according to the 30,000-acre ranch owner John Poindexter. “He was seated near me and I had a chance to observe him,” re- called the …More