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In Iowa, the Constitution Trumps Religion

April 3rd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Law, Nerdery, News, Politics

As many of you have probably already heard, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage is protected under the Iowa Constitution. Significantly, the opinion references both the Federal Constitution and SCOTUS case law. More »

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Rule of Law in an Unfettered Utopia

January 23rd, 2009 | 3 Comments | Posted in Gaming, Law, Nerdery

You can call it a video game or massive social experiment, but EVE Online has several interesting results. For the uninitiated, EVE Online is a space MMORPG made by CCP where players do what most players do in MMORPGs: do things to get better things for their character. The most distinguishing feature of EVE Online is that the developers take a laissez faire approach to the in world economy and legal system. More »

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