[Volokh] Philip Cook, guest-blogging: The Amethyst Initiative

Posted by Philip Cook, guest-blogging: The Amethyst Initiative http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231417616 Prohibition was never completely repealed � only those that were deemed of mature years by state legislators were extended the right to purchase

[Volokh] Todd Zywicki: Sunstein to Head OIRA:

Posted by Todd Zywicki: Sunstein to Head OIRA: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231420422 The WaPo [1]reports this morning that Cass Sunstein is going to be the OIRA Administrator. This is really terrific news and continues the remarkable tradition of the

[Volokh] David Bernstein: Ambulances in Gaza:

Posted by David Bernstein: Ambulances in Gaza: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231427941 It's hard to believe that the Washington Post could run a news (not opinion) [1]article virtually accusing Israel of war crimes in not better facilitating the

[Volokh] Randy Barnett: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

Posted by Randy Barnett: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231431287 Last year I finally saw [1]Jersey Boys in New York. It is a musical about the life of the 60s-70s group, The Four Seasons. The play tracks the origins,

[Volokh] Eugene Volokh: The 2008 Web Log Awards are on,

Posted by Eugene Volokh: The 2008 Web Log Awards are on, http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231434256 and I'm pleased to say that we're in the running for [1]Best Law Blog. References 1. http://2008.weblogawards.org/polls/best-law-blog/

[Volokh] Eugene Volokh: Volokh Conspiracy Guest-Blogger Nominated to High Government Office:

Posted by Eugene Volokh: Volokh Conspiracy Guest-Blogger Nominated to High Government Office: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231434816 Well, OK, his guest-blogging isn't what he's famous for, but allow me to be parochial here, and point to [1]Cass

[Volokh] Jonathan Adler: Sunstein as Regulatory Czar:

Posted by Jonathan Adler: Sunstein as Regulatory Czar: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231435846 I agree with Todd and Eugene that President-elect Obama has made a good choice to pick Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein to head the Office of Information

[Volokh] Jonathan Adler: The Holdren Pick:

Posted by Jonathan Adler: The Holdren Pick: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231436516 One of the few Obama appointments that has me particularly concerned is his selection of John Holdren to be his top science advisor. It's all well and good that Obama

[Volokh] Eugene Volokh: New Federal Power Case, Likely Heading to the Supreme Court:

Posted by Eugene Volokh: New Federal Power Case, Likely Heading to the Supreme Court: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231457098 In [1]United States v. Comstock, a unanimous panel of the Fourth Circuit (consisting of a Clinton appointee, a George W. Bush

[Volokh] Orin Kerr: Lori Drew Hearing Update:

Posted by Orin Kerr: Lori Drew Hearing Update: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231457675 This morning Judge Wu of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles held a hearing on our motiom to dismiss in the Lori Drew case. I argued for the defense, and AUSA Mark

[Volokh] Orin Kerr: Why the Sunstein Pick is Good For Legal Academics:

Posted by Orin Kerr: Why the Sunstein Pick is Good For Legal Academics: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231458788 Like my co-bloggers, I'm delighted that Cass Sunstein has been selected to serve in the Obama Administration. I also wanted to point out that

[Volokh] Ilya Somin: The Comstock Case, Gonzales v. Raich, and the Limits of Federal Power:

Posted by Ilya Somin: The Comstock Case, Gonzales v. Raich, and the Limits of Federal Power: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231464543 I agree with [1]Eugene that[2] United States v. Comstock, today's Fourth Circuit decision invalidating a federal statute

[Volokh] Jonathan Adler: Gupta Draws Fire:

Posted by Jonathan Adler: Gupta Draws Fire: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231472206 Who would have thought that President-elect Obama's plan to nominate Dr. Sanjay Gupta as the next Surgeon General would be so controversial? Paul Krugman [1]thinks Gupta

[Volokh] David Bernstein: The USSR's Role in the Middle East Goes Down the Memory Hole:

Posted by David Bernstein: The USSR's Role in the Middle East Goes Down the Memory Hole: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231474494 One thing I find interesting in reading various authors who discuss the history of the Arab-Israeli or Israeli-Palestinian

[Volokh] Eugene Volokh: Claudia Rosett on Blagojevich's Quoting Kipling:

Posted by Eugene Volokh: Claudia Rosett on Blagojevich's Quoting Kipling: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231483313 How could I have missed it? Here's the opening stanza of [1]Rosett's version: If ��. Kipling Only Knew If you can keep your job