In 1907, Charles Evans Hughes, New York governor and eventual chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, said, “The judiciary is the safeguard of liberty ... under the Constitution.”
A new poll by Harris Interactive/HealthDay presents some pretty troubling findings.
While we have been hearing news about Trayvon Martin, another shooting that was arguably just as troublesome has been virtually ignored by the media.
In the age of YouTube and citizen journalism, questions have emerged about whether ordinary citizens are legally able to film or photograph on-duty police officers during events like traffic stops and arrests.
On Friday’s episode of “Fox & Friends,” a morning news show on Fox News, “Geraldo At Large” host Geraldo Rivera fell victim to this urge to simplistically rationalize horrible events when he was discussing the Trayvon Martin shooting.
According to a recent report by NPR, Florida is one of 19 states that permit public school officials to paddle students.
We often experience conflict between what laws or legal precedents dictate and what we know to be right and wrong.
On Monday, The Gainesville Sun chose not to run the day’s edition of Doonesbury, a popular comic strip by Garry Trudeau.
Few would have thought that in 2012 one of the biggest topics of debate would be birth control.
In last year’s Mechanicsburg, Pa., Halloween parade, two members of The Atheists of Central Pennsylvania walked in the parade dressed as a zombie pope and a zombie Muhammad.
In October of 2011, a Gallup poll showed for the first time ever more Americans supported the legalization of marijuana than opposed it.
The events of last week sparked much debate and discussion on campus about the ethics of reporting, the purpose of a campus newspaper and the idea of bias in the media.
Yesterday, at Weimer Hall, home of the College of Journalism and Communications, 268 copies of the Alligator were taken from bins and thrown away.
Do you ever wonder if Big Brother is watching you? Well, depending on your religious affiliation, he might be.
We have received very impressive platforms from both Student Government parties during the past week.
Last semester, we wrote an editorial in favor of a bill that would grant in-state tuition status to students who were children of illegal immigrants.
Grow up and stop complaining about something that has no effect on your life. If you don't care about Valentine's Day, why exhaust yourself complaining about it?
A new investigative report about crashes involving law enforcement by the Orlando Sentinel discovered some pretty disturbing statistics.
A closer look at the Bill of Rights could give same-sex marriage advocates the tools they need to ensure marriage equality nationwide.
The likelihood of seeing a solar eclipse or Halley's Comet is greater than the chances of seeing politicians of opposite political parties agree on something - in public, at least.
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