The Archives
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The News
Who’s the Man? Wu’s the Man.
07.08.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsA while back, I wrote about Lori Drew. She’s the woman who was indicted for violating a federal anti-hacking statute prohibiting the “unauthorized access” of MySpace’s computers by lying about her age and gender when she signed up for an account. Of course, tons of people do that on a daily basis; Ms. Drew was indicted not primarily on the basis of her dishonesty, but on what she did with her account. Under the guise of a teenage boy, Ms. Drew harassed 13 year old Megan Meier until the teenager committed suicide.
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A Day in the Life
Statement of Interest
If I were bolder, my reply to the question “why do you want to work in public interest?” would be simply:
Because literally tilting at windmills pays even worse.
Let me explain. One of the (many) things I’ve been writing instead of posts here is a statement of interest on why I want to go into public service. I’m working for another government agency this summer, and before the government starts handing out funding to their interns, they want to know that I’m serious about serving the public interest.
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Legal Theory
Look on the Bright Side
On the federal level, you have a number of big sources of authority. The most dramatic is probably the Executive Order: the President has sat down at his sweet desk, pulled out The First Pen (ink force one?), and made some sort of Decree. He doesn’t get to make up new laws, but he does wield a lot of power. Hell, with an Executive Order, President Truman almost nationalized the steel industry.
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The News
Terms of Service
11.29.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsWe’ve all heard of the Megan Meier story, yes? A thirteen year old girl killed herself because she was tormented by a fictional sixteen year old boy. The boy was actually the online alter ego of a pair of adults, one of which has just been convicted of a federal crime.
As it happens, my very first post on Almost Legally was about the silliness of the term “cyber bullying,” and yet, here we sit five months later; cyber bullying is apparently not only real, but a federal crime.
Why?
Almost Legally
Not a compilation of useful facts
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Just got my first email addressing me as Professor Mauro. Oh, I don't think I'll be correcting this person just yet.
