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Will Robert Ringley Be Returning to Ave Maria School of Law?
Throughout our coverage of Robert Ringley, the Ave Maria School of Law student accused of attempted murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, many have offered up their comments about the alleged occurrence, and thoughts about law school in general. This comment was perhaps the most fitting of them all: Law school is a […]
Who is Robert Ringley? An Ave Maria Law Classmate Tells All
Earlier this week, we brought you news about Robert Christopher Ringley, the second-year student at Ave Maria School of Law who stands accused of shooting at and threatening to kill two of his classmates — Christopher Graves and Samantha Morris — during an alleged drunken bender. In case you missed our coverage, Ringley has been […]
Ave Maria School of Law Student Accused of Attempted Murder
Law school, copious amounts of alcohol, and unrequited love are the ingredients necessary for a very dangerous cocktail, the effects of which can lead to much more than just a bad hangover. Just ask Robert Ringley, a man whom we believe to be a second-year student at the Ave Maria School of Law. Ringley was charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly threatening to kill and shooting at two of his Ave Maria Law classmates. What caused Ringley's alleged of acts violence, and what's love got to do with it? Let's take a closer look at the allegations....
Morning Docket: 10.03.11
* After Anwar al-Awlaki’s death, everyone wants to know if it’s legal to kill American citizens abroad. Well, if Ron Paul is wrong, then I don’t want to be right. [New York Daily News] * Sullivan & Cromwell and the Mailroom of Death: Harry Potter series reject or SCOTUS-bound appeal? If only there were a […]
Morning Docket: 10.03.11
* After Anwar al-Awlaki’s death, everyone wants to know if it’s legal to kill American citizens abroad. Well, if Ron Paul is wrong, then I don’t want to be right. [New York Daily News] * Sullivan & Cromwell and the Mailroom of Death: Harry Potter series reject or SCOTUS-bound appeal? If only there were a […]
Same-Sex Dorms: The Cure For Pre-Marital Sex OR The Dumbest Controversy This Month?
Speaking at Duquesne University School of Law, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that Antonin Scalia said: "I hope this place will not yield -- as some Catholic institutions have -- to this politically correct insistence upon suppression of moral judgment, to this distorted view of what diversity in America means." Apparently, this was Scalia's way of supporting Catholic University's same-sex dormitories. Because really, with all of the problems with our system of higher education, it's whether or not boys and girls reside in the same physical building that's the pressing issue worthy of supreme comment....
Morning Docket: 09.20.11
* “The road to this day has been long”… and hard. That’s what he said. Don’t Ask Don’t Tell has finally been put to bed, and the next logical step would be to ditch DOMA. [PostPartisan / Washington Post] * “Citizens United has been good for gay rights.” Well, at least it’s been good for […]
Dukes Proving To Be a Hazard to Wal-Mart
In 1995, Betty Dukes took a job at a Wal-Mart near San Francisco, working as a cashier and greeter for $5 an hour. A “greeter” represents the face of the company as consumers walk through the door. Little did Dukes and Wal-Mart know that Dukes would ultimately become a face of Wal-Mart nationally, under much different circumstances. Today, […]
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Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Registry Error
And just like that, it’s December. Flurries fill the sky, Wham’s “Last Christmas” saturates the airwaves, and the list of weddings in the New York Times shortens dramatically. Quality tends to decline along with quantity, but we’ve been pleasantly surprised to find plenty of comment-worthy nuptials (and attractive brides!) over the past couple of weeks. […]
Boston College Law Dean Seeks to Humble Us With His Newfound Piety — Becomes New President of Catholic University
If Boston College Law Dean John Garvey was a J.R.R. Tolkien character, he’d be about to shadow fax in his letter of resignation to the BC administration. Eagleionline reports: John H. Garvey, Dean of Boston College Law School, will be named the new President of Catholic University of America tomorrow… The Catholic University of America […]