Christopher Leger

International trade agreements rarely make front page news, and even then only when the agreements are signed, binding the signatory countries to them. Because of this, the standard practice for negotiating these trade agreements is extraordinarily opaque due to press disinterest and the lack of the same open-government laws that many nations have regulating how [...]

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According to this New York Times article an unnamed telecommunications company challenged the constitutionality of the warrantless wiretapping program in a secret FISA claim and refused to comply with the order until the court ruled on the constitutional questions. Very few times do I think that telecommunication companies have their customer’s best interest at heart, [...]

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The perversion of justice that was the conviction of teacher Julie Amero has finally been resolved. The resolution is not the full vindication that many have called for, but it is a partial victory for reasonable and measured justice. Two things about this case scare me: 1. The absolute resolution that permeates prosecutors to obtain [...]

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