– Martin Ginsburg, husband of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, passed away at age 78. They met on a blind date as undergraduates at Cornell.
– Ithaca area car thieves are persistent.
– Ithaca police officer Bryan Bangs will not face criminal charges in the shooting death of Shawn Greenwood.
– College towns are one of the great things about America, but I think Cornell conservatives would disagree with the notion that Ithaca is a place where “the sense of open-mindedness and possibility is almost tangible.”
– Skorton might end Cornell’s licensing agreement with Nike if there’s no resolution of their labor dispute with Honduran workers. Once again, my only question is Does this mean clothes will be even more expensive at the Cornell store?
– Cornell scientists will study the oil spill’s effect on Sperm whales in the Gulf.
– Tom Goldstein on why everything you read about the Supreme Court is wrong.
– Video via MR for your 4th of July viewing pleasure.