Featured Articles from March 2008

Protection or Peril: The Supreme Court and Gun Control (Friday 28 March 2008)
On March 18, 2008, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in District of Columbia v. Heller on the issue of whether the Second Amendment supports an individual's right to bear arms.

Suit Questions Liability of Alcohol-Related Death (Thursday 20 March 2008)
The drinking death of Amanda Jax raises the legal question of whether drinking companions should be liable for alcohol-related death.

Snail's Pace: An Analysis of the Texas Supreme Court's Growing Backlog (Wednesday 5 March 2008)
Texas Watch has discovered trends demonstrating a delay in the Texas Supreme Court system.

Birth Control Patch Cases Being Settled and Sealed (Tuesday 4 March 2008)
Johnson & Johnson will pay $1.25 million for the death of a 14-year-old who suffered blood clots in her lungs after using the Ortho Evra birth control patch.

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