January 29, 2012 at 9:33 pm
The New York Times published a fascinating article this morning regarding the increasing use of GPS devices. As we now know thanks to US v. Jones, if the government attaches a GPS device to your car it is a search, so a warrant is required. But what if your spouse, or your parent, or a […]
January 25, 2012 at 2:34 pm
A classmate sent me this article from the Wall Street Journal about trademark litigation regarding Christian Louboutin’s red soled shoes. The case is now on appeal in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, who has to decide whether Louboutin may prevent other shoe companies from selling shoes with a red sole. In case you are […]
January 25, 2012 at 8:28 am
Yesterday the Supreme Court announced its decision in U.S. v. Jones. Jones involved a case where a suspected drug dealer was monitored by the police using a GPS device attached to his car. The police had obtained a warrant, but went beyond the warrant’s terms when they used the GPS. The defendant made a motion […]
January 22, 2012 at 4:06 pm
The study of ethics need not be academic or intellectual. I encourage students to see how having a strong ethical framework, or a solid set of life principles, will help them make the right choice in everyday incidents. A great example of this is the TV show called “What Would You Do?” This cheesy show […]
January 19, 2012 at 8:13 am
Yesterday many websites blacked out for the day in protest of legislation pending in Congress that is intended to fight copyright infringement on the web. Wikipedia is a vocal opponent of the law, SOPA, so I thought it would be appropriate to link to its page explaining the law. Basically the law would allow the […]
January 16, 2012 at 5:11 pm
This weekend I read this article about Apple’s suppliers and some questionable labor practices. Although I should pay closer attention to human rights, especially those of children, if I am being completely honest I often skip these articles. Too depressing, and it seems like such a big problem to fix. And it is one I […]
January 11, 2012 at 4:18 pm
A Note regarding Letters of Recommendation For several years I have been spending a significant percentage of my time writing letters of recommendation for my students, current and former. I am happy to do so; my students work hard and I am happy to acknowledge their strengths, and I realize I wouldn’t be where I […]
January 11, 2012 at 4:17 pm
After using other clunky interfaces (isn’t that a technical word? I am probably misusing it), I have finally decided to create a real blog to communicate with current and former students. I actually know how to do this, because I have a non-work blog about feeding my kids. The purpose of this blog is to […]
