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Entries from February 2008

Virginia is for Voters

February 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Here’s some amateur analysis of the Virginia primary that I wrote for the Huffington Post. Turnout in the commonwealth was incredible. 

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Tags: Politics

Obama in Virginia Beach

February 11th, 2008 · No Comments

I never thought I’d see 18,000 people gathered for a Democratic political rally in Virginia Beach.
It happened.
In 2004, I went and saw John Kerry address a gathering in Norfolk that was described as the largest assembled crowd to see a Democratic candidate in Hampton Roads since JFK made a visit. Well, I think that record [...]

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Tags: Politics

Family-Friendly v. The First Amendment

February 4th, 2008 · No Comments

As a Virginia Beach native who spent hundreds of weekends at Lynnhaven Mall, I feel qualified to say that cops seizing Abercrombie & Fitch’s advertisements is yet another ridiculous example of local puritans subjecting the rest of the community to their crazy standards.
Check out this link, authored for W&M ACS, for a brief legal history [...]

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Tags: Law School

Emission Not Accomplished

February 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Today was the annual W&M Environmental Law and Policy Review symposium. This year’s topic, titled “Emission Not Accomplished: The Future of Carbon Emissions in a Changing World,” featured hours of lectures from experts knowledgeable about global warming.
Unfortunately, not one of them mentioned this recent study that shows that zombie attacks might increase due to global [...]

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Tags: Law School