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Paul Campos

Paul Campos is a professor of law at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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FREE MAN

Grand Jury Bought Darren Wilson’s Story

They decided it was reasonable for him to believe unarmed Michael Brown was dangerous enough to be shot and there was no other way to stop him from fleeing.

Paul Campos

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Acting Alone

Why Did Obama Flip-Flop on Immigration?

For years the president has insisted he was no ‘emperor’ and couldn’t unilaterally enact the immigration measures he announced Thursday night. So what changed between then and now?

Paul Campos

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Seed-Stealer

Why Monsanto’s Big Win Matters

The Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of Monsanto’s soybean patent is a victory for the protection of intellectual property.

Paul Campos

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LEGAL EXCEPTIONS

48 Hours, No Miranda

The “public safety” exception started out narrow, but has grown into a warped version of itself, writes Paul Campos.

Paul Campos

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Stay Out Of It, Supremes!

Paul Campos says the best way to honor the “democratic process” is for the Supreme Court to back off and let the lower-court ruling stand.

Paul Campos

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Bork is Dead. Long Live Scalia!

The original originalist never made it to the high court, but his brother in arms, Antonin Scalia, has wrought more than enough damage on his own, writes Paul Campos.

Paul Campos

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Do You Sodomize Your Wife?

Of course Scalia is biased against gays—but that’s not the real problem with his homophobic screeds, writes Paul Campos.

Paul Campos

articles/2012/06/24/penn-state-values-the-system-that-discourages-making-waves/sandusky-convicted-campos_pnqv5u
United by Tragedy

We Are All Penn State

It wasn't just university leadership that enabled Jerry Sandusky. It was a system that discourages rocking the boat at all costs.

Paul Campos

articles/2012/02/17/was-martha-stewart-plagiarized-debating-patents-for-recipes/recipe-copyright-campos-update_qf4yqd
Foodie Wars

Did This Chef Rip Off Martha Stewart?

<p>The Food Network canceled Anne Thornton’s <i>Dessert First</i> show in part because she allegedly copied Martha Stewart and Ina Garten’s work, but the legal system provides no easy way to copyright a recipe.<br> </p>

Paul Campos

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Gaffe

Chris Christie Embarrasses Himself

The New Jersey governor may have apologized, but that won’t erase the memory of him claiming 1960s civil-rights activists would have preferred a referendum—not legislation. Paul Campos on what the flub says about the contemporary American conservative movement.

Paul Campos

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