Good news! My student note was selected for publication in the first issue of Volume 54 of the William & Mary Law Review. My note deals with the question of whether, under current law, the government may forbid social media services like Twitter or Facebook from being accessed in countries subject to U.S. export regulations (i.e. economic sanctions). I argue that it cannot.
Issue 1 will be out around November.
It’s been a busy several weeks. With some time to kill during Spring Break, here’s what’s new!
I was selected as the Managing Editor for Volume 54 of the William and Mary Law Review. I’ve spent the past month putting together the year-long publication schedule, which I must say is quite the complex task. The publication process begins in a few weeks; in the meantime I’ll be doing editor training, putting together resources and templates for the staff, and getting ready for a year of hard but rewarding work.
Claire and I went with another couple (John and Patricia) to Asheville this weekend for the Southern Conference basketball tournament. Davidson won, in an epic double overtime match-up against Western Carolina. Claire and I also went to the Biltmore Estate, and John, Patricia, and I went for a good long hike in Montreat. There were a few inches of snow on the ground during the hike, but it wasn’t bad, and as you can see the spectacular view from the top was very much worth it:
That picture was taken using the panorama feature of my Galaxy Nexus. Not bad for an Android phone, huh?
My brother Wilson will be returning from deployment in the next few weeks. Hard to believe he’s done already! He’ll have some time off in order to move across the country to Charleston for his next assignment: nuclear power school. It’ll be great to have him closer by for a little bit!
I’m looking forward to the summer, which I’ll spend at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto. Currently looking for somewhere to live in June and July — let me know if you have any leads!
We just pushed out a new version of the CLCT website. Kudos to Daniel Carrico for all the heavy lifting!
And say, who’s that gentleman holding the hammer? He looks like a pro.
I just published a new post on William & Mary’s Student IP Society blog about the Romney campaign’s recent decision to pull down an attack ad from the Internet, after CNN approached them about the use of clips from their programming — specifically, the debate they hosted. Although the campaign maintained their use was protected “under the law,” it complied with CNN’s request as a courtesy. It seems likely the campaign’s use of the content is fair, but obviously the last thing they want is to waste resources on copyright issues.
Read more analysis in the full post.
As a graduate fellow with the Center for Legal & Court Technology, my role for the past year has been to work with my colleagues to design, build, and launch a new website for CLCT. We finally launched this weekend.
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