More jurisprudence

Supreme Court voids creation of Shariff Kabunsuan By Jesus F. Llanto abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak The Supreme Court has declared the creation of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao void and ruled that the power of ARMM’s legislature to create provinces and cities is unconstitutional. The SC, in an 8-6 vote, declared void Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act 201, which created the province of Shariff Kabunsuan, which was carved out of Maguindanao province... read more

Like critical legal studies, feminist jurisprudence is a critical response to traditional jurisprudence. Unlike CLS, which criticizes power and class relations, feminist jurisprudence generally addresses two concerns: (1) law as patriarchy and (2) women's issues in the law. Another key distinction between feminist jurisprudence (FJ) and CLS is that FJ does not usually call for a break with traditional notions of law, policy-making and adjudication. In this respect, it is less "radical," although...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/15/same.sex.marriage/index.html California Ban on Gay Marriage Struck Down Or for a more analytical (and more interesting I think) article by a Yale Law Professor, try this one:  http://www.slate.com/id/2191530/ Yes, Massachusets did this a few years ago, and it didn't do much, but in the Mass decision, marriage licenses were only available to residents, not to nonresidents whose states did not accept licenses.  However, the California case concluded that nonresidents...

I need to bring this up while it's fresh in my mind. I also need to eat breakfast, even though I've been awake for two and a half hours. Lots of folks are upset that Proposition Eight passed in California. This makes gay marriage illegal again in that state. The theory floating around is that the black community turned out in droves to vote but that community is mostly against gay marriage because of its religious roots. I haven't studied the numbers yet, so I hope it's something slightly more complex...

Comelec denies petition of Bacoor mayoral candidate              The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has denied for lack of merit a petition filed by Edwin E. Malvar, a mayoral candidate in the last local elections in Bacoor, Cavite who questioned the legality of an order of Regional Trial Court Judge Matias M. Garcia II of Branch 19 dismissing his election protest against Bacoor Mayor Strike B. Revilla.               The Comelec, through its first division...

I’m taking Indian Law, because it’s really one of the most interesting subjects in all of American law, and the professor asked a question that I couldn’t put out of my head: how has the concept of Indian sovereignty evolved (as from the Marshall Trilogy and Ex Parte Crow Dog to Kagama, Sandoval, and like cases). Johnson v. M’Intosh, 21 U.S. 543: Essentially, Indian sales of land to settlers either not recognized by U.S. courts or revoked by later treaty (there are ‘alternate’ holdings; the more...