Posted by James L. Gibson, guest-blogging:
Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations: Understanding the Mass Public’s Attitudes
toward Law and Courts.
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248079552
I greatly appreciate the opportunity Eugene has provided to chat a bit
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Court Refuses To Order Restrictions on Reader Comments at Media Web Pages
Related to Death Penalty Trial:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248018789
This decision, in [1]State v. Cobbins -- the Christian/Newsom murder
trial -- was
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Testing:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248101487
123.
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Posted by Kenneth Anderson:
Outstanding Securitization Article by Kenneth E. Scott and John Taylor
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248107406
in today's Wall Street Journal ([1]Why Toxic Assets Are So Hard to
Clean Up, Opinion, July 20, 2009, probably behind
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Amicus Briefs -- Why File Them?
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248111047
My [1]colleagues at Mayer Brown LLP have come out with a superb
treatise on [2]Federal Appellate Practice. Naturally, I'm biased in
this evaluation; but I
Posted by Ilya Somin:
Where do I Buy Japanese Train Tickets on the Internet?
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248120075
This is a fairly simple bleg with, I think, a self-explanatory title.
I need to find a website where I can buy Japanese train tickets
Posted by Ilya Somin:
The Moon Landing and Belief in Political Conspiracy Theories:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248121904
Today is the 40th anniversary of man's first landing on the Moon, a
great technological achievement. Unfortunately, public
Posted by David Bernstein:
Whose Minding the Store at the Federal Reserve?:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248126335
This video has almost 1 million YouTube hits, but it's new to me.
Pretty shocking stuff; the Fed is lending trillions of dollars, with
Posted by Jonathan Adler:
The Recurring Question of *Chevron* Deference Agency Jurisdiction:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248127466
Unless you�re an avid follower of federal energy law, there�s no
reason you would have noticed the U.S. Court of Appeals
Posted by Jonathan Adler:
A Bet for Climate Skeptics:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248128346
Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight is [1]offering a bet to those who do
not believe human activity is contributing to a gradual warming of the
atmosphere. [Hat
Posted by Jonathan Adler:
A BIg Win for Mark Cuban:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248128836
Mark Cuban has had a hard time buying an NBA championship for his
Dallas Mavericks. It seems he's had more success fighting the SEC. As
[1]noted by Professor
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Careful With Those Literary References:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248128859
I often warn my students about literary references -- whether high
culture or low -- in legal writing. Sometimes, if they're just right,
they can
Posted by David Kopel:
Two Gentlemen of Verona, at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248131224
The [1]Colorado Shakespeare Festival's production of Two Gentlemen of
Verona, which opened Sunday night, might be summarized by a
Posted by David Bernstein:
Arrest of Harvard Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248138070
[1]Here's the police report. And [2]here's an article from the Boston
Globe detailing Gates's accusations of racism. Draw your own
Posted by David Bernstein:
Daniel Levy's Defense of Human Rights Watch:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248146595
You can read it here. Levy writes:
The apparent trigger for this assault on a group that represents
the global gold standard in human
Posted by Ilya Somin:
Buzz Aldrin on the Need for Private Property Rights in Space:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248147606
Before the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing ends, it's worth
noting that Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon,
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