Preface: In order to understand how the Tarasoff verdict was reached and why it is an example of judicial activism, it is first necessary to be aware of the facts that led to the initiation of the case. In 1969, a man named Prosenjit Poddar began seeing a psychologist named Lawrence Moore who worked for the Cowell Memorial Hospital at UC Berkeley (Tobriner 1976, 2). Poddar … [Read more...] about “Legislating from the Bench” in Tarasoff v. UC Regents
Accountability on the High Seas: Royal Caribbean and Labor Rights Abuses
A 2008 Royal Caribbean commercial dares the consumer to “cast off conventions of life on land and set sail, free to ask, ‘Why not?’ Why not ice skate on the equator? Sunbathe past glaciers? Climb mountains at sea? […] Or do nothing at all?” Royal Caribbean’s ships are like giant playgrounds at sea for adults and children alike. As the commercial proudly points out, … [Read more...] about Accountability on the High Seas: Royal Caribbean and Labor Rights Abuses
The Mission
By Casey McAlduff The two soldiers were sitting with their backs to the western terrain, panting and sweaty, their camouflage wrapped around them like sheets. In their laps, their guns were filled with bullets the color of mercury, ammunition emanating heat. Urgent barrels waiting release, ready to penetrate the enemy. "You know," said Soldier #1. "There's a hope in … [Read more...] about The Mission
Saving Ariel
By Anna-Marie McLemore As the 487 left me at the corner, I looked back up the road to the San Gabriel range, the foothills looming so close I was sure if I reached out to them my fingertips would be indigo when I pulled them back. These streets stood beneath them, one apartment building after the other, beige or stone, dense as a mosaic, all boasting heated pools and … [Read more...] about Saving Ariel
May the Wind Carry Me Home: The Wes Goldman Story
Admission into the pantheon of all-time athletic greats is a hard thing to come by. It is reserved for the few who transcended the game, those who took their sport and remade it in their own image. Some punched their ticket through years of consistent brilliance. Ruth. Jordan. Gretzky. Pele. Others joined the ranks through a single moment of athletic magnificence so staggering … [Read more...] about May the Wind Carry Me Home: The Wes Goldman Story