Archive for March 2010

FREEDOM AND GUNS FOR… ALL… NONE… SOME? A viewer’s guide to McDonald v. Chicago

Mar 15th, 2010

Written by:  Jesus Miguel Palomares
Researched by:  Moorisha Bey-Taylor
Edited by:  Matthew Schroettnig
Managing Editor:  Kirk Strohman
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” – Second Amendment, U.S. Constitution
There are few issues in America today as polarizing as firearms, [...]



Rebuilding and Beyond: The Role of Human Rights in Post Earthquake Haiti [Part II]

Mar 11th, 2010

Written by Stephen Robbins
Edited by Daniel Kwak
Researched by Stephen Robbins and Brady Iandiorio
Managing Editor: Jennifer Hill
Americans have donated more than one billion dollars to relief efforts in Haiti since the January 12th earthquake, with even more pouring in from around the world.
Roslyn Hees from Transparency International has called this sudden influx of money “a perfect [...]



Rebuilding and Beyond: The Role of Human Rights in Post-Earthquake Haiti [Part I]

Mar 2nd, 2010

This is Part I of a two-part focus on Haiti. In Part I, Stephen Robbins discusses issues from the state of affairs in Haiti before the earthquake on January 12, 2010, to international and domestic reform, to U.S. – Haiti relations, and finishes by discussing the foundation that needs to be laid for a “fresh start” to be realized. Part II will be posted on theLegality.com next week.