If polygamous marriages are ever legalized, their legal structure may resemble corporations more than a traditional marriage.
Latest Articles in Law
October 13, 2009
Our last Supreme Court preview deals with the right to keep and bear arms in the individual states.
October 5, 2009
In Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, the Court considers whether someone can sue if the government manufactures false evidence against them.
September 29, 2009
The second article in our Supreme Court preview involves a case that goes to the heart of patent law.
September 25, 2009
The first article in a series previewing some juicy cases in the upcoming Supreme Court term.
July 29, 2009
Heretical Ideas’ resident legal expert Tom Traina reports on day one of the Joel Tenenbaum copyright infringement case.
July 28, 2009
Should churches be allowed to keep their special status as tax-exempt entities?
June 3, 2009
What does the selection of Judge Sonia Sotomayor mean for the Supreme Court?
April 10, 2009
When people are able to link their minds to computers, what happens when companies start advertising to them?
March 23, 2009
Lots of science fiction novels predict that we will one day be able to download and store memories. What kinds of legal protections would exist for those memories?
March 18, 2009
If they’re ever developed, virtual reality programs that interface directly with the brain could pose some interesting implications for the First Amendment.
March 4, 2009
The Author’s Guild is up in arms over the text-to-speech capabilities of the Amazon Kindle. Do they have a case?
January 14, 2009
Given advances in forensics, psychology, and other aspects of the legal system, there seems to be less justification for someone to be tried by a “jury of their peers.”