Category: Legal
Slate.com in a Dither Over non-Repeal of LSEA
| May 7, 2013 | Posted by DonaldM under academic freedom, Biology, Constitution, Courts, Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Education, Evolutionary biology, Intellectual freedom, Intelligent Design, Laws, Legal, science education |
Slate.com is all upset that repeal of the Louisiana Science Education Act of 2008 was was rejected yet again in a 3-2 vote in the State Senate. 19 year old Rice University Student Zack Kopplin has been leading the charge to get this “outrage” done away with once and for all, with help from the… more
The shape of things to come, and it ain’t pretty
| October 29, 2011 | Posted by News under Legal, Mind, News |
Even the useless dweeb legacy media coverage can’t quite get around the radical evil that says everything we need to know. more
Two or More Replaced with More Than Three
| September 20, 2011 | Posted by GilDodgen under Legal, Religion |
Those who don’t get the two-or-more reference should look it up. For those interested in the more-than-three reference, check out the following from CBS news about the Capistrano home Bible-study dustup. MISSION VIEJO (CBS) — An Orange County couple has been ordered to stop holding a Bible study in their home on the grounds that… more
Neurolaw: When penitents become patients, then experiments
| April 6, 2011 | Posted by O'Leary under Legal, Neuroscience |
“Our understanding of the way the brain works could help us create a better legal system, says Baylor College of Medicine’sneuroscientist David Eagleman,” in “The human brain: turning our minds to the law” (Telegraph 05 Apr 2011): The problem, he says, is that the law rests on two assumptions that are charitable, but demonstrably false.… more
Academic Politics
| March 8, 2011 | Posted by PaV under Free Speech, Legal, Popular culture |
This is mildly off-topic. And I’m guilty of little bit (maybe a lot) of ‘venting’. But here’s a link to what has allegedly happened at Oregon State University. It appears that a scientist whose children are on their way to Ph’D’s at OSU are being thrown out of the Ph’D program (one has been there… more
The Panda’s Thumb Goes After Casey Luskin Yet Again
| August 12, 2010 | Posted by DonaldM under Biology, Cosmology, Darwinism, Design inference, Education, Evolution, Evolutionary biology, Intelligent Design, Legal, Peer review, Philosophy, Science |
Casey Luskin, Program Officer in Public Policy and Legal Affairs for the Discovery Institute, has recently published an article entitled ZEAL FOR DARWIN’S HOUSE CONSUMES THEM:HOW SUPPORTERS OF EVOLUTION ENCOURAGE VIOLATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE in the Liberty University Law Review. Luskin continues to be a favorite target of the anti-ID crowd over at The… more
California Lawmaker demands answers over museum censorship
| January 15, 2010 | Posted by DonaldM under Biology, Cambrian explosion, Constitution, Courts, Culture, Darwinism, Education, Ethics, Evolution, Evolutionary biology, Free Speech, Intellectual freedom, Intelligent Design, Laws, Legal, Media, Science |
Apparently round two of the controversy over the California’s Science Center’s cancellation of Darwin’s Dilemma is getting ready to take place. This was reported and discussed here back in October, as well as here and here in December. Now, a California State Senator is calling the constitutionality of the censorship into question. more
RationalWiki copyright infringement
| November 15, 2009 | Posted by William Dembski under Legal |
RationalWiki is reprinting large portions of an article I did with Robert Marks that far exceeds anything permissible under “fair use” copyright protections. I was getting ready to contact my attorney about having them remove our article from their website (go here — I’ve saved this page in case it changes as a consequence of… more
Big Brother wants into your hard drive
| November 10, 2009 | Posted by William Dembski under Culture, Legal |
The phrase “Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement” sounds innocent enough. Who could be against such an agreement? But in fact it appears to be a pretext for a massive invasion of privacy, motivated in part by the entertainment industry seeking to maintain copyrights. But once unleashed, such an assault on freedom will know no bounds. What if… more
Science’s Rightful Place Redux
| March 7, 2009 | Posted by DonaldM under Biology, Chemistry, Constitution, Culture, Darwinism, Laws, Legal, Philosophy, Religion, Science |
Back in January I posted this comment to ask what is science’s “rightful place.” Now it seems we’re getting a clearer picture of the answer as far as the President is concerned. Fox News is reporting that President Obama to issue an executive order on Monday that would lift the restrictions on embryonic stem cell… more
Book Review: Slaughter of the Dissidents
| January 5, 2009 | Posted by johnnyb under Darwinism, Education, Intelligent Design, Legal |
I just got through reading Slaughter of the Dissidents, and I must say, it is fantastic. I was a little skeptical at first, simply because the title of the book was so extreme. After reading it, I still think that the title is extreme (there are real slaughters of people happening in different parts of… more
In the Face of an Aspiring Baboon
| August 22, 2008 | Posted by Steve Fuller under Atheism, Biology, Courts, Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Education, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Legal, Philosophy, Religion, Science, theistic evolution |
In the Face of an Aspiring Baboon: A Response to Sahotra Sarkar’s Review of Science vs. Religion? Introduction Some will wonder why I expend such great effort in responding to Sahotra Sarkar’s negative review of my Science vs. Religion? I offer four reasons: (1) The review was published in the leading on-line philosophy reviews journal… more
PeerGate review scandal at American Physical Society
| July 19, 2008 | Posted by DLH under Culture, Global Warming, Intelligent Design, Legal, Science |
The American Physical Society alleged that Lord Monckton‘s paper Climate Sensitivity Reconsidered was not peer reviewed when Monckton in fact thoroughly revised his paper in response to APS peer review. Monckton immediately demanded retraction, accountability and an apology. The Editor of the American Physical Society‘s Forum on Physics and Society launched a debate on global… more
Texas educator sues over job loss and creationism
| July 10, 2008 | Posted by Mario A. Lopez under Constitution, Courts, Creationism, Darwinism, Education, Evolution, Expelled, Intelligent Design, Laws, Legal, Religion, Science |
Published online 9 July 2008 | Nature 454, 150 (2008) A former Texas official is suing the state’s education agency, saying that its policies passively endorse creationism. In a complaint filed with a district court on 1 July, Christina Comer, a former director of state science education, alleged that officials tacitly condone the teaching of… more
UD’s Immodest Proposal mentioned in Worldnet Daily
| July 8, 2008 | Posted by scordova under Constitution, Courts, Creationism, Education, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Laws, Legal |
Congratulations to Roddy Bullock for having his first column, Judge says creationism for the birds, published in Worldnet Daily. Roddy is head of the Intelligent Design Network in Ohio. Roddy references Bill Dembski’s Immodest Proposal But there is another option, a brilliant solution if evolution’s defenders have any integrity. Put forth by author William Dembski,… more
The Shadow falls across Canada … what does it mean for the ID community in the United States?
| June 10, 2008 | Posted by O'Leary under Culture, Laws, Legal, Off Topic |
Observing the ongoing collapse of civil liberties in Canada, Bill asked me, As I recall, Judge Jones in his ruling used the word “disparage” in relation to Darwin and his theory, attempting to put pressure on those who might want to disparage Darwin in the public school context. How soon before it is illegal to disparage… more
Good News for the boys at “After The Bar Closes”
| May 15, 2008 | Posted by Dave S. under Humor, Laws, Legal, Off Topic |
California’s top court legalizes gay marriage Hat Tip to Wesley Elsberry’s message board for homozygous church burnin’ ebola boys After the Bar Closes. more
Expelled Plagiarizing Harvard?
| April 10, 2008 | Posted by Patrick under Expelled, Legal |
Premise Media has just been slapped with a “cease and desist” letter from XVIVO, the group at Harvard that produced the video clips from which the still images at the top of this thread were taken. They are alleging copyright infringement (not to mention blatant plagiarism). The full text of the letter from XVIVO’s lawyers… more
Can Texas remain neutral on origin theories?
| December 6, 2007 | Posted by DLH under Constitution, Creationism, Darwinism, Education, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Legal |
* Can or should the State of Texas remain neutral on origin theories? * Can politicians enforce such a principle? * Would remaining neutral violate the First Amendment? Consider the following recent events that offer a remarkable contrast to the case of denying tenure to astronomer Gonzalez: ——————– State science curriculum director resigns Move comes… more
How To Teach the Controversy Legally
| August 25, 2007 | Posted by scordova under Courts, Creationism, Education, Legal |
I highly recommend this from the Discovery Institute: (Free Video) How To Teach the Controversy Legally (DvD Order Details) How To Teach the Controversy Legally more