Law
The Bush Administration's excessive reliance on "secret law" threatens the effective functioning of American democracy, Indiana University Law Professor Dawn E. Johnsen said this week in testimony to a Senate subcommittee.
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U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar will be the keynote speaker on Saturday, May 3, for the Graduation Recognition Ceremony of the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington. The ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. at the IU Auditorium.
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Craig Bradley and Jody Madeira, professors at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington, discuss a current Supreme Court case that concerns whether someone convicted of raping a child should face capital punishment.
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Indiana University faculty experts provide comments about the May 6 Indiana primary election. The topics they discuss include: Indiana's controversial voter ID law, moderation in Indiana politics, the role of news imagesin an election, the appeal of non-traditional news sources, what's at stake for Republicans and congressional contests.
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The National Security Letters Reform Act being considered by Congress is an "important first step" in protecting Americans against excessive data-mining, but more needs to be done, Indiana University law professor Fred Cate said in testimony to a congressional subcommittee. Cate is distinguished professor at the IU School of Law--Bloomington and director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research.
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Jody Madeira, professor at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington, explains that there is little consensus and no guidance from the courts on whether lengthy sentences for young offenders constitute cruel and unusual punishment. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from Christopher Pittman, a South Carolina youth sentenced to 30 years in prison without parole for the murder of his grandparents when he was 12 years old.
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