A Mind of Her Own: Helen Connor Laird and Family, 1888–1982

Review of: "A Mind of Her Own: Helen Connor Laird and Family, 1888–1982," by Helen L. Laird

A Mind of Her Own: Helen Connor Laird and Family, 1888–1982

Review of: A Mind of Her Own: Helen Connor Laird and Family, 1888–1982, by Helen L. Laird

Clapper v. Amnesty International: Who Has Standing to Challenge Government Surveillance?

This commentary previews an upcoming Supreme Court case, Clapper v. Amnesty International, in which the Court will examine whether plaintiffs have standing to challenge possible government surveillance under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. In so doing, the Court will have to revisit the standards for standing in surveillance cases in light of Laird v. Tatum and a circuit split stemming from that case

“This Is War”: The Construction of the Laird Rams

By the spring of 1863, American ambassador to England Charles Francis Adams had a much bigger problem than the activities of British-built Confederate raiders on his hands: the construction of two 230-foot long ironclad rams in the Laird shipyard at Birkenhead that evidence suggested were destined for the Confederacy. At 230 feet long and 40 feet wide, with 6-7 foot iron spears at the front, rotating turret batteries, full iron plating, and a top speed of 10 knots, these ships were the Americans’ worst nightmare. Lincoln’s cabinet even considered blatantly ignoring Britain’s “neutrality” and sending a U.S. Navy squadron to destroy the rams, which had been under construction since the previous summer

Laird v. Horn

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