May 15, 2013 | Notes, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 46
Wind power is now the fastest growing source of alternative energy in the United States, due in part to desires to increase utilization of cleaner energy and to withdraw from dependence on foreign energy. Studies have shown that if properly harnessed, the United...
May 15, 2013 | Notes, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 46
Zoning laws in the United States came into existence at the turn of the twentieth century and were deemed constitutional under state police power. Since zoning’s inception, states have delegated the bulk of zoning authority to local municipalities, and accordingly,...
May 15, 2013 | Notes, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 46
On January 14, 2010, Phoebe Prince, a fifteen-year-old Irish immigrant and student at South Hadley High School, took her own life. While the reasons for Phoebe’s suicide remain unknown, what emerged in the broader media coverage of her death was an allegedly systemic...
May 15, 2013 | Notes, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 46
Next time you go shopping, look at the sales price of an item you want to buy. Compare that price with the somewhat higher price you actually end up paying. That difference is what we all know as a sales tax. Now, sign on to amazon.com (Amazon) and look up the...
May 15, 2013 | Notes, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 46
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees criminal defendants the right to a public trial. This right, although fundamental, is not absolute. The Supreme Court has held that a criminal defendant’s public-trial right extends to pretrial...
May 15, 2013 | Case Comments, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 46
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution embodies one of the country’s founding principles—separation of church and state—by prohibiting Congress from enacting laws that either respect a religious establishment or prohibit the people’s free exercise of...
