[Volokh] David Bernstein: The Latest 9/11 Truther--Fidel Castro:

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Posted by David Bernstein: The Latest 9/11 Truther--Fidel Castro: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189607530 [1]Australian ABC News: Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said the US Government misinformed Americans and the world about September 11,

[Volokh] Orin Kerr: Garner v. Mitchell:

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Posted by Orin Kerr: Garner v. Mitchell: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189540936 I realize this is usually Jonathan's topic, but I thought I would point out yet another remarkable divided Sixth Circuit capital habeas case, this one handed down

[Volokh] David Kopel: Interviews with Muslim

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Posted by David Kopel: Interviews with Muslim http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189612839 Last year, on the day after the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Pope Benedict XVI [1]spoke at Regensberg University, on the subject of Christian truth, and of

[Volokh] David Kopel: Interviews with Muslim

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Posted by David Kopel: Interviews with Muslim http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189613073 Last year, on the day after the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Pope Benedict XVI [1]spoke at Regensberg University, on the subject of Christian truth, and of

[Volokh] David Kopel: Interviews with Muslim

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Posted by David Kopel: Interviews with Muslim http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189613136 Last year, on the day after the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Pope Benedict XVI [1]spoke at Regensberg University, on the subject of Christian truth, and of

[Volokh] Eugene Volokh: More on Rhetorical Emphasis:

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Posted by Eugene Volokh: More on Rhetorical Emphasis: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189614525 Commenter [1]DJR offers a good concrete illustration for [2]my argument about emphasis: [1.] The plaintiff's argument totally misses the point! Section 157

[Volokh] Amy Zegart (guest-blogging): Why Haven't We Been Attacked Since 9/11?

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Posted by Amy Zegart (guest-blogging): Why Haven't We Been Attacked Since 9/11? http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189623593 Why haven't we been attacked since 9/11? The Bush administration has suggested two main reasons: dumb and dumber. Argument #1: we're

[Volokh] David Bernstein: American Jews' Attachment to Israel by Age, Ideology and Political Party:

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Posted by David Bernstein: American Jews' Attachment to Israel by Age, Ideology and Political Party: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189605272 Profs. Steven Cohen and Ari Kelman recently published [1]a study describing American Jews' attachment to (or

[Volokh] Ilya Somin: UC Irvine Law School Foolishly Rescinds Offer of Dean Position to Erwin Chemerinsky Because of Fear of Offending Conservatives:

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Posted by Ilya Somin: UC Irvine Law School Foolishly Rescinds Offer of Dean Position to Erwin Chemerinsky Because of Fear of Offending Conservatives: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189632168 [1]Brian Leiter reports that the new University of California at

[Volokh] Eugene Volokh: Regents' Veto of Erwin Chemerinsky as Dean of the New UCI Law School:

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Posted by Eugene Volokh: Regents' Veto of Erwin Chemerinsky as Dean of the New UCI Law School: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189636190 Some tentative, and very quick (I have to run to an event) thoughts, which I hope to supplement later: 1. From my

[Volokh] Jonathan Adler: Terror Prosecution Scorecard:

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Posted by Jonathan Adler: Terror Prosecution Scorecard: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189643054 The new issue of [1]the ABA Journal presents a scorecard evaluating the Justice Department's terrorism-related prosecutions. By the Journal's count, the DoJ

[Volokh] Jonathan Adler: Olson Not The Next AG:

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Posted by Jonathan Adler: Olson Not The Next AG: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189643694 Whether or not the President chooses to nominate Ted Olson as the next U.S. Attorney General, it appears he will not get the job. Earlier today Senate Majority

[Volokh] Stuart Benjamin: Incompetence, Cowardice, or Willful Self-Destruction?

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Posted by Stuart Benjamin: Incompetence, Cowardice, or Willful Self-Destruction? http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189649612 UC Irvine's decision to rescind its offer to Erwin Chemerinsky (who, I should note, is a colleague and friend) is so outrageous and

[Volokh] Jonathan Adler: What Penalty for the Patriots?

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Posted by Jonathan Adler: What Penalty for the Patriots? http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189655035 It seems pretty clear that the New England Patriots violated the NFL's rules governing the use of video cameras in Sunday's game against the New York Jets.

[Volokh] Dale Carpenter: A 90% solution?

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Posted by Dale Carpenter: A 90% solution? http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189656589 David Blankenhorn, who came out against gay marriage in his recent book The Future of Marriage, [1]now says he favors giving same-sex couples 90% civil unions. Under his

[Volokh] Ilya Somin: Kay Hymowitz, Libertarianism, and Lifestyle Excesses:

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Posted by Ilya Somin: Kay Hymowitz, Libertarianism, and Lifestyle Excesses: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189661948 Like David Bernstein, I welcome some of the things conservative pundit Kay Hymowitz says in her Wall Street Journal essay on libertarianism,