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...Silverstein labeled Souter a “judicial conservative,” explaining that, “Judicial conservatives generally have great respect for the law, and for legal decisions that have been made. This is the essence of what is called stare decisis—let the decision stand. Upholding precedent staunches the forces of change—and typically, that generates conservative results. But when the precedent you are upholding is precedent set by the Warren Court, holding back the forces of change means enforcing liberal decisions against radical demands for change from movement conservatives...
...bulwark” against slavish adherence to the letter of the law. It is, in short, precisely what is needed for the success of someone like Nesson, a man who advocates for causes that hinge on breaking the laws as they currently stand. A belief in the power of the jury is what makes it worthwhile for Nesson to remind his students, in the midst of the skepticism over fair use, that it’s the jury’s mind they need to read—not the judges, not his colleagues’, not his own. It?...
Even in the academic community, where copy-conservative litigators seem convinced he belongs, Nesson’s image doesn’t stand still. It is, rather, a continuous tug-of-war between sheer brilliance and a series of lesser qualities—childish compulsion, utter laxity, idealistic extremism—that shimmer on and off, sometimes apparently part and parcel with the brilliance, sometimes apparently harmful to it. Nesson is either the most intelligent man in the room, or he is the most insane, it often seems. Sometimes he is probably both...
...Football Championship in the bag. But even such a stunning victory might have been quickly forgotten if not for LevSPN, the YouTube channel dedicated to Leverett sporting and musical events. Featuring videos covering everything from swimming to singing to stand-up comedy, LevSPN forever immortalizes the heroic efforts of Leverett students...
...eliminated, and that everything from the urgent business of rebuilding the shattered territory to negotiating a peace deal with Israel could not be done without the organization's consent. Hence the current efforts to broker a unity government backed by both Fatah and Hamas. But as things stand, the U.S. wants that government to endorse the same principles it has demanded that Hamas embrace as a precondition for recognition: Recognize Israel, renounce violence and abide by previous agreements. No dice, says Hamas, which has its own ideas about how to achieve peace, but on terms the Israelis are unlikely...