http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes//rss/political-news.xml Top Stories from Santa Clara Law http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/ny-times-publishes-obamas-law-school-exam-questions.cfm The NY Times has published some of the exam questions given by Barack Obama during his time teaching law school at the University of Chicago. Nan Hunter at the blog, Feminist Law Professors, was impressed with the exam questions given. She states that "[a]lmost every exam includes a question that involves sexual orientation or reproductive rights or a combination. His 2001 con law exam, a few months after September 11, contained a question involving bioterrorism." Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:05:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/obamas-case-comment-from-the-harvard-law-review.cfm It has been determined that a case comment published in the Harvard Law Review was authored by Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama while he was the editor of the Harvard Law Review. You can read the case comment here. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:19:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/leon-panetta-named-cia-director.cfm It has been announced this morning that Leon Panetta will be selected by the Obama Administration as the new CIA Director. Mr. Panetta is an alum of Santa Clara and did both his undergraduate work, and law school, here at Santa Clara University. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:23:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/inauguration-day.cfm Today, of course, marks the transition of power in Washington. At 9am this morning, President Obama took the oath of office, making him the 44th President of the United States. Several million people attended the event, making it perhaps the largest political gathering in American history. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:46:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/obamas-new-wheels.cfm In addition to a new residence, the first family is also changing their mode of transportation. The Christian Science Monitor reports on some of the security features installed on the president's new vehicle. The car is reportedly able to handle direct hits to its fuel tank, withstand a chemical warfare attack, and is covered with 8 inches of armor. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:53:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/want-to-read-obamas-executive-orders.cfm If you would like to keep track of the administrative, and executive, orders made by the new Obama Administration you can do so at the GPO Access website which contains the daily version of the Federal Register. Presidential documents are available via the GPO in both HTML and PDF formats. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:42:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/obama-issues-executive-orders-regarding-labor-practices.cfm President Obama signed three executive orders today making it easier for employees to organize labor unions. It marks a change in policy from the Bush Administration. The executive orders are available in either PDF or HTML format from the GPO Access website. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:10:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/little-known-facts.cfm New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:01:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/forum-network.cfm Free video and audio of lectures on a variety of topics Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:08:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/efforts-to-improve-wikipedia.cfm The Public Policy Initiative enlists the aid of academia to increase and improve articles on public policy topics Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:12:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/immigration-policy-change.cfm Department of Homeland Security announces priorities regarding undocumented immigrants Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:57:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/trade-agreements.cfm Three trade agreements signed October 21st Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:13:00 GMT