Category: The Jeffersonian

Super Bowl XLVI (46) was a closely fought game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots.  Saving readers an exhaustive recap on the football game, here are some fascinating, some outright shocking facts related to the Super Bowl experience. • NBC has announced the average T.V. ad price- $3.5 million per 30-second […]

January 23rd was the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court of the United State’’s decision in Roe v. Wade, where the Court ruled that the right of privacy found under Fourteenth Amendment applies to a woman’s decision to have an abortion.  This landmark ruling was seen as supporting women’s autonomy in exercising reproductive rights. To […]

On January 23 of this year, The Supreme Court of the United States came down with a long anticipated decision addressing major issues relating to privacy rights. The justices unanimously invalidated a drug conviction against Antoine Jones, a D.C. nightclub operator, stating that the police in the investigation violated his Fourth Amendment Constitutional rights when […]

December 31, 2011 – New Year’s Eve.  President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act.  The $662 billion defense bill is more than just this year’s new defense budget.  Politics aside, when the dust in Washington settled, the NDAA contained two shocking provisions that are further serving the erosion of our beliefs and […]

With each player congratulating him as they made their way to the bench, Michigan State head basketball coach Tom Izzo could not hold back his emotions any longer.  The veteran coach began to shed a few tears as he won his 400th game with a win over conference foe Minnesota on January 25, 68-52. Showing […]

One of the greatest achievements a student can obtain in law school, or any sort of educational institute for that matter, is scholarly publication.  A well-written article or Note impresses potential employers, can be cited in an annotation or legal encyclopedia, or may even get cited in a Supreme Court opinion.  Student scholarship is a […]

TEHRAN – On January 11th, two assailants on a motorcycle pull up along side a car, attach a magnetic bomb, and speed away.  BOOM!  That bomb killed Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, as well as his driver.  Roshan was the director of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility in central Iran.  He specialized in making polymeric membranes to […]

As most of us come near to the end of our law school career, the next step is to apply for jobs. Most job applicants have a checklist before applying or interviewing that includes updating a resume, preparing cover letters, and seeking a professional outfit. However, a crucial item on the checklist that most students […]

At the end of a long day of studying Evidence in July 2010, I got up from my favorite study chair to go to bed.   I had been comfortable on my cushy chair with my feet up on the ottoman, the soft blanket on my lap, cat snuggling with me as I read case after […]

Please enjoy the new issue of The Jeffersonian.  Hot off the e-press.  As promised, it is at least 4% better than the previous issue.  Also, my soapbox has become much higher (see below).  I’d like to address the articles that are featured on the homepage: Please pay particular note to Professor Semeraro’s article regarding bar […]

My best description of this restaurant can be contained in one word: masculine. Tractor Room, located on 5th Avenue and Pennsylvania in Hillcrest, has long been one of my very favorite San Diego restaurants. Driving past it, you can’t help but notice the actual tractor sitting out front, and the byline ‘Honest Cocktails and Meats.’ […]

“The success of science depends on an apparatus of democratic adjudication—anonymous peer review, open debate, the fact that a graduate student can criticize a tenured professor. These mechanisms are more or less explicitly de-signed to counter human self-deception. People always think they’re right, and powerful people will tend to use their authority to bolster their […]