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What Brands Make Up Your Day?

Anupam Chander
May 19, 2009 11:32

A person who goes by the moniker Jane Sample has posted an account of her typical day using brands for commercial products to represent her experiences. Mine would begin with newspapers.A person who goes by the moniker Jane Sample has posted an account of her typical day using brands for commercial...

The Constitution in 2020

Anupam Chander
May 11, 2009 16:31

Some of the nation's leading legal scholars have contributed essays to a new volume, "The Constitution in 2020," edited by Jack Balkin and Reva Siegel. Very cheap on Amazon and a nice idea for summer reading...Some of the nation's leading legal scholars have contributed essays to a new volume, "The...

David Souter, Human Rights Justice

Anupam Chander
May 09, 2009 15:58

Over at Balkinization, I argue that David Souter deserves recognition for his opinion in Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, a decision that permits alien victims of torts to sue for violations of international law, pursuant to the grant of jurisdiction in a...  Over at Balkinization, I argue...

Video of Torture in the UAE

Anupam Chander
May 07, 2009 22:22

ABC's Brian Ross has obtained a shocking video of torture on the desert sands, apparently conducted with UAE police officers assisting a member of the royal family. Every adult should sit through this. The video shows vividly how inhumane one...ABC's Brian Ross has obtained a shocking video of...

Dean Harold Koh, Protecting America, and Protecting Liberty

Anupam Chander
May 07, 2009 22:20

When Ed Meese, Alfred Regnery, Grover Norquist, Phyllis Schlafly, and Richard Viguerie join forces to come out swinging against someone, perhaps that means that they are afraid of that person. Ten right wing leaders, including the five mentioned above, have...When Ed Meese, Alfred Regnery, Grover...

Conference in Honor of International Law Legend Michael Reisman This Friday at Yale

Anupam Chander
April 20, 2009 22:15

Yale Law School will hold a conference on April 24, 2009, to honor the work of W. Michael Reisman ’64 LL.M, ’65 J.S.D.: "Realistic Idealism in International Law: A Conference in Honor of W. Michael Reisman." Professor Reisman is the... Yale Law School will hold a conference on April 24, 2009, to hon...

Suffering, Redefined

Anupam Chander
April 20, 2009 16:09

From the August 2002 torture memo: "The waterboard, which inflicts no pain or actual harm whatsoever, does not, in our view inflict 'severe pain or suffering' [prohibited by 18 U.S.C. 2340]... The waterboard is simply a controlled acute episode, lacking...From the August 2002 torture memo:"The...

Defending Dean Koh and Judge Wilkinson from Borking Attempt

Anupam Chander
April 13, 2009 17:13

The American Enterprise Institute's Norman Ornstein has a powerful rejoinder to the furious attacks on Dean Koh, linking them to the attacks on Judge Wilkinson (of which, I'm sorry to say, I was not previously aware). Herewith a sample of...The American Enterprise Institute's Norman Ornstein has a...

Dean Harold Koh’s Nomination to the State Department

Anupam Chander
April 11, 2009 20:56

President Obama has nominated Dean Harold Koh of Yale Law School to serve as the Legal Advisor to the State Department. The Legal Advisor is the nation’s top international lawyer, advising the Secretary of State on international security law, international...President Obama has nominated Dean H...

Dean Harold Koh on Sharia

Anupam Chander
April 11, 2009 20:55

The right wing media has falsely attacked Dean Harold Koh of the Yale Law School as someone who would impose Sharia law on the United States. Glen Beck claims that Dean Koh would place “Sharia law over our Constitution.” Daniel...The right wing media has falsely attacked Dean Harold Koh of the Yale ...