Latest Articles by Tom Traina
January 29, 2010
by Tom Traina
Bob, Carol, Ted & Alice, Inc.

If polygamous marriages are ever legalized, their legal structure may resemble corporations more than a traditional marriage.

October 13, 2009
by Tom Traina
Supreme Court Preview: <i>McDonald v. Chicago</i>

Our last Supreme Court preview deals with the right to keep and bear arms in the individual states.

October 5, 2009
by Tom Traina
Supreme Court Preview: <i>Pottawattamie County v. McGhee</i>

In Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, the Court considers whether someone can sue if the government manufactures false evidence against them.

September 29, 2009
by Tom Traina
Supreme Court Preview: <i>Bilski v. Doll</i>

The second article in our Supreme Court preview involves a case that goes to the heart of patent law.

September 25, 2009
by Tom Traina
Supreme Court Preview: <i>US v. Comstock</i>

The first article in a series previewing some juicy cases in the upcoming Supreme Court term.

September 15, 2009
by Tom Traina
Kicking and Screaming

Disagreeing with the price of a good doesn’t give you the right to steal it.

August 13, 2009
by Tom Traina
The Alien Menace From Hawaii

Building on our research of the extraterrestrial infiltration of medieval Europe, we’ve tracked down how and why the aliens are trying to rule again…

July 29, 2009
by Tom Traina
David vs. Goliath? Tenenbaum Goes To Trial

Heretical Ideas’ resident legal expert Tom Traina reports on day one of the Joel Tenenbaum copyright infringement case.

June 3, 2009
by Tom Traina
Sonia Sotomayor: What Will She Mean For the Court?

What does the selection of Judge Sonia Sotomayor mean for the Supreme Court?

March 19, 2009
by Tom Traina
Accidentally Effective Activism

Why market manipulation might be the most effective tool of social change ever tried.

March 4, 2009
by Tom Traina
Kindle-ing a Fake Controversy

The Author’s Guild is up in arms over the text-to-speech capabilities of the Amazon Kindle. Do they have a case?

December 23, 2008
by Tom Traina
The “War On Christmas”

Those who claim that there is some sort of “war on Christmas” are ignoring the fundamental ideas about freedom of religion.

December 8, 2008
by Tom Traina
The Most Important and the Most Hated

The role of criminal defense attorney is one of the most important in the criminal justice system. It’s also one of the most hated.

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