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http://nationalreview.com/seipp/seipp200506210815.asp";>Cathy Seipp in
Top Form:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_19-2005_06_25.shtml#1119398700
The subject is social class, seen through the lens of some new TV
programs -- a characteristically funny and i
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Dick Durbin http://thepoliticalteen.net/2005/06/21/1756/";>Apologizes,
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_19-2005_06_25.shtml#1119398503
or does he really?
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Posted by Orin Kerr:
Skeptical About Alleged DOJ Data Retention Plan:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_19-2005_06_25.shtml#1119308361
A few days ago, over at [1]news.com, Declan McCullagh made a troubling
but very probably false claim:
The Department of Justice is quietly
Posted by Juan Non-Volokh:
Nazi Germany = McCarthy Era = America Today?
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_19-2005_06_25.shtml#1119296350
At the end of a [1]long post on whether President Bush can be
impeached (in which he labels UNC Prof. Michael Gerhardt a "shill" for
the Bush
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
What To Do If You Get Leaked Government Documents:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_19-2005_06_25.shtml#1119224726
I express no opinion about the bottom line of the Downing Street
retyping matter, but I did want to speak to [1]one small item raised
by U
Posted by David Kopel:
What Guantanamo is Really Like:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_19-2005_06_25.shtml#1119201773
Senator Richard Durbin has been justly mocked for his statement about
what an FBI reported seeing at Guantanamo:
"If I read this to you and did not tell you
Posted by Juan Non-Volokh:
More Faked Memos?!?
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_19-2005_06_25.shtml#1119198977
Two years ago, few would question the veracity of news reports based
upon leaked government documents. Not anymore. After the "60 Minutes"
scandal over the "fake but a
Posted by David Kopel:
Media Ignores African Genocides:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_19-2005_06_25.shtml#1119198861
That's the thesis of my latest [1]media columnfor the Rocky Mountain
News. The column points out the media's failure to cover the Ethiopian
genocide against t
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Little to No Blogging Ahead:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_19-2005_06_25.shtml#1119192165
Vacation plans mean that I'll be doing little if any blogging for the
next week or so. I hope to post some commentary on big decisions
handed down from Mount Olympu
Posted by Orin Kerr:
More on DOJ Anti-Tobacco Case:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_19-2005_06_25.shtml#1119191733
The [1]New York Times has an interesting piece on the political
history of DOJ's anti-tobacco lawsuit that I blogged about a few days
ago. An excerpt:
Pa
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Investigation of Schiavo's 1990 Injury:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_19-2005_06_25.shtml#1119191180
In a letter to County State Attorney Bernie McCabe, Florida Governor
Jeb Bush has asked state prosecutors to look into the circumstances of
Terri Schiavo
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Is McConnell Off the Short List?:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119149868
In an article on possible replacements for Chief Justice Rehnquist if
he ends up retiring at the end of the Term, the Sunday [1]Washington
Post reports:
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
It's Official:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119126930
I'm now a [1]Dartmouth Trustee.
References
1. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~trustees/
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Chief Clerk Reunion:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119122823
Charles Lane of the [1]Washington Post has the scoop on last weekend's
reunion of Rehnquist's former law clerks.
References
1.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte
Posted by David Bernstein:
Eight Circuit Judge Takes on the Community Rights Council:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119114138
Doug Kendall of the Community Rights Council filed an ethics complaint
against Sixth Circuit Judge Danny Boggs for serving on the b
Posted by Juan Non-Volokh:
Gitmo No "Gulag":
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119109984
Former Soviet dissident -- and gulag prisoner -- Pavel Litvinov
[1]rejects the comparison in today's Washington Post.
By any standard, Guantanamo and similar American
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
Asking the Wrong Question on Global Climate Change:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119104070
Ellen Goodman [1]writes today:
The climate is equally apparent in the struggle over what the Bush
administration calls "climate chang
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
Asking the Wrong Question on Global Climate Change:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119103839
Ellen Goodman [1]writes today:
The climate is equally apparent in the struggle over what the Bush
administration calls "climate chang
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Code Is Law, Or Is It?:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119050620
One of the buzzphrases common in cyberlaw circles is that "code is
law," an idea popularized by Lawrence Lessig. The basic idea is that
computer code can shape the exper
Posted by Orin Kerr:
If Watergate Had Happened in 2005:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119040718
The recent disclosure that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat" of Watergate
fame led me to wonder recently what the Watergate scandal would have
looked like if it had
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
The Sort of Thing That Drives Economists Up a Wall:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119040609
A comment related to my [1]technology and birth rates post below says:
I cannot help but think that you are treating people like a
c
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Technology and Birth Rates:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119035247
My post [1]expressing skepticism about birth rate forecasts for 45 or
100 years in the future led me to think: What changes might
substantially increase birth ra
Posted by Juan Non-Volokh:
The Importance of History:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119033579
David Gelernter has an [1]op-ed on the importance of history in
today's LA Times. Here's a brief excerpt:
I was amazed to hear about teenagers who don't know
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Hot News from http://www.borowitzreport.com/archive_rpt.asp?rec=1155&srch=";>Andy
Borowitz:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119029010
SADDAM REQUESTS JACKSONâS JURY Asks Accuserâs Mom to Testify
Against Him
Former Iraqi dic
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Mopery:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119027032
[1]WordSmith reports on this legalish word that I'd never heard of
before. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it's "The action
of committing a minor or petty offence, such
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
More on Filibuster Deal Fall-Out:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119018750
I [1]noted the other day that I had heard some rumors of criticisms of
home-state backlash against some of the architects of the filibuster
deal fall-out. S
Posted by Randy Barnett:
Comment on Contracts Conference:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1119016889
I did not receive very much feedback on my live blogging of the AALS
conferences on contract law. So I decided, as an experiment, to open
comments on this
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Blogging LawProf Census Update:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118985438
[1]Daniel Solove has updated his list of blogging law professors; the
latest list includes 130 people. Does anyone want to make a guess
about how many law profes
Posted by Juan Non-Volokh:
Environmental Law Blogging:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118977578
J. Bishop Grewell rounds up recent environmental cases in federal
appellate courts on The Commons Blog [1]here, [2]here, and [3]here.
Some of these decisions,
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
http://www.lileks.com/screedblog/05/06/061505.html";>Lileks on
"Religious Fascism":
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118975736
Much worth reading.
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Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Sensitivity:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118975606
[1]From a UK Web site:
U2 frontman BONO was horrified during a visit to Ethiopia, when he
saw local women pelting a breast-feeding aid worker with stones.
The Americ
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Will Rehnquist Stay On?:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118973846
Gina Holland offers an interesting take [1]here.
References
1. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1118912719545
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Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Evolution, Creationism, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law">Godwin's Law:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118961862
[1]Clayton Cramer correctly faults Michael Shermer for writing:
The primary reason we are experiencing t
Posted by Randy Barnett:
John Derbishire on the Space Shuttle:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118958000
I am often in disagreement with John Derbyshire, so if you are like me
you are likely to miss his lively NRO article on [1]The Folly of Our
Age: The
Posted by Randy Barnett:
The Richness of Contract Theory:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118955716
I have now fixed the link to my review of Bob Hillman's book, The
Richness of Contract Law (not that anyone complained). The review is
called, [1]The Rich
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Very Nice Commencement Speech
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118955384
[1]by Steve Jobs. Thanks to [2]The New Editor for the pointer.
References
1. http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html
2. http://ww
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Originalism:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118955298
[1]Stuart Buck on originalism:
One of the common objections to originalism is that it's too hard.
All of these overworked judges and Justices don't have the time or
e
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
God and the Universe:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118953581
I've often heard Einstein's supposed line expressing skepticism about
quantum mechanics: "God doesn't play dice with the universe." I
somehow hadn't heard, though, Nie
Posted by Randy Barnett:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118953549
At lunch Dick Speidel (Northwestern) gave a tribute to the late Allan
Farnsworth that asked, would an aspiring jobs candidate who said that
he wanted to emulate Allanâs career be hired? Go
Posted by Randy Barnett:
Critiquing Contract Law
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118945265
I am late for the program on Critiquing Contract Law--again because I
was uploading the last blog post in my room. Since I now know someone
is reading these posts, I
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Is Evolution a Threat to Religious Belief?
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118942329
Michael Shermer -- with whose views I often agree -- posts at
[1]Huffington Post about the evolutionism/creationism debates; and in
the process he
Posted by Orin Kerr:
House Vote on the Patriot Act:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118934376
A [1]big item in the news today is that the House of Representatives
voted to block the part of the Patriot Act that allows the government
to get library and book
Posted by Randy Barnett:
Cognititive Psychology and Contracts:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118933911
One of the reasons I came to the AALS was to hear Steve Ware and
Marcus Cole speak. I have known both since they were law students.
Unfortunately Mar
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Leaks in DOJ Tobacco Case:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118932874
Today's [1]New York Times offers an unusually public perspective on
Justice Department infighting in the context of recent developments in
DOJ's anti-tobacco suit. I
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
Filibuster Deal Fall-Out:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118932438
I am reading increasing reports about home state, grass roots fall-out
from the filibuster deal. [1]This column criticizing Sen. Ken Salazar
of Colorado and [2]this
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Antiquarian Law Books:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118896282
Occasionally I think it would be cool to purchase some antiquarian law
books -- classic treatises, first editions of famous books, that kind
of thing. I usually don't, ho
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Orin, and Our Commenters, Have Brought Me Around:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118878857
I used to be pretty firmly against having comments, but Orin's
experiment with allowing them led me to dip my toe in the water, and
now I'v
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Interesting Crime-Facilitating Speech Incident:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118878158
It was [1]in the news several days ago, but I missed it, and thought
other readers might have, too:
The federal government has asked the N
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Dialogue on the Merits of Smoking Bans:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118867604
Today's [1]Washington Post reports that a proposed smoking ban in DC
restaurants and bars is gaining ground. I have conflicting views on
the proposed smo
Posted by Randy Barnett:
Contractsand Arbitration:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118864782
The afternoon session is on Contracts and Arbitration. The panelists
are Richard Alderman (Houston), Jean Serchlight (UNLV), and Steve Ware
(Kansas).
Jean has
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
Brad Smith Steps Down From FEC:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118861850
My friend Brad Smith has announced that he is stepping down from the
FEC to return to teaching. The Press Release is [1]here. While a loss
for the country, it
Posted by Randy Barnett:
Intellectual Property Meets Contract Law
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118858650
The next session is Intellectual Property (IP) Meets Contract Law. It
is being chaired by Jean Braucher (Arizona). She explains that part of
the iss
Posted by Juan Non-Volokh:
Brookhiser on Marijuana:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118857565
National Review has long bucked conservative orthodoxy on drug
prohibition. The magazine first came out for drug decriminalization
many years ago -- a controversi
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Nail Clippers:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118857247
Given [1]Todd's post below, I thought I'd repeat something [2]I
discussed in more detail a year and a half ago:
1. Inside the typical piece of glass -- whether eyeglasses or
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
No Controversial Speech at the College, Please:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118856668
[1]The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education -- whose
assertions I've generally found to be quite trustworthy, and which
backs them u
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Careful with That Long-Term Planning:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118853960
[1]Robert Samuelson writes, in the Washington Post:
Europe as we know it is slowly going out of business. . . . It's
hard to be a great power if y
Posted by Juan Non-Volokh:
MoveOn.Org Misleads on PBS:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118853751
MoveOn.Org is seeking to [1]mobilize its members in defense of federal
funding for public broadcasting, but is doing so in a misleading
manner. The MoveOn webs
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
More on "Digital Mob":
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118853144
I agree with [1]Juan's criticisms of the "bloggers as digital mob"
argument, and just wanted to add this: The reason that we dislike mobs
is that they have the power
Posted by Juan Non-Volokh:
"Digital Mob":
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118850127
The folks at [1]Technology Review is upset that the "digital mob" is
too critical of the MSM and has claimed the careers of Dan Rather,
Eason Jordan, and Jeff Gannon.
Posted by Randy Barnett:
(Almost) Live Blogging From AALS Contracts Conference:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118846518
I am in Montreal at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
Mid-Year Meeting. This year the topic is Exploring the Boundaries of
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
ANWR:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118844712
Peter Huber and Mark Mills, authors of [1]The Bottomless Well, weigh
in [2]today on the question of drilling for oil in ANWR:
What We Could Gain in Alaska
Wednesday, June 15,
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
Anne Applebaum on Cost-Benefit Analysis and Airport Security:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118842605
Having spent yesterday engaged in an agonzing day of a round-trip
flight to New York and back, Anne Applebaum's column today callin
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
Public Sectoring Crowding Out Private Charity:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118836958
I just came across [1]this paper by Gruber and Hungerman on crowding
out of private sector charity by government spending. (Its an NBER
paper,
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Unattributed Witticisms in a Graduation Speech:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118822540
[1]Eric Muller (IsThatLegal?) points to more unattributed copying in a
dean's graduation speech -- but this is copying of someone else's
witt
Posted by http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~sander/";>Rick Sander
(guest-blogging):
Responding to Critics (3): Selection-Bias Blues
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118799904
Iâve posted in this space data that shows blacks who pass up the best
law school that admit
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
No Right to Same-Sex Marriage under the
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118796310
New Jersey Constitution, the [1]New Jersey intermediate appellate
court holds, by a 2-1 vote -- one dissenter would have held that the
opposite-sex-
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Comments for the Scientific Fundamentalism Post:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118786774
Please post them here; please keep them on-topic, substantive, and
polite. (Because of a glitch, I couldn't add them to the original
post.)
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
How About A Willingness To Misrepresent The Results Of Studies?
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118786627
Would you get marked down for that? I'm speaking of [1]this CNN item,
reporting on [2]this study:
States Ranked: Smartest
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
How About A Willingness To Misrepresent The Results Of Studies?
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118785839
Would you get marked down for that? I'm speaking of [1]this CNN item,
reporting on [2]this study:
States Ranked: Smartest
Posted by David Kopel:
Racist and Religous Bigot to Teach "Sensitivity" to Police:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118781882
The Catholic League for Religious and Political Rights is
[1]protesting the decision of the New Orleans police chief to use the
Nat
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Scientific Fundamentalism:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118781169
At the end of an otherwise quite interesting [1]Slate piece, which
discusses the potential development of a "consciometer" -- a medical
device for measuring consc
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Update on Linden, Texas Story:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118779703
The [1]Texarkana Gazette has an interesting story on how the residents
of Linden, Texas are reacting to the national media attention arising
from the case that I
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Perils of Criminal Law:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118778670
Imagine that you've just been convicted and sentenced to serve 14
years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit arson and then trying
to get a hit man to take out the
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Decent Respect:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118771032
Should U.S. judges and U.S. politicians follow the views of
"international opinion" on certain subjects? People who say yes often
appeal to the Declaration of Independence's
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Pornography and Sexual Autonomy:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118768256
Someone asked on a lawprofs' discussion list whether Lawrence v. Texas
means that obscenity laws are unconstitutional, on a sexual rights
theory even if not
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Statutory Federalism:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118765572
Although [1]Gonzales v. Raich doesn't offer much hope for meaningful
constitutional limits on the scope of federal power under the Commerce
Clause, a recent case from Mass
Posted by David Kopel:
The New McCarthyism against Gun Owners:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118765047
"[1]The New McCarthyism: Restricting Constitutional Rights Based on
Mere Suspicion" is the title of my new Issue Backgrounder for the
Independence Ins
Posted by Tyler Cowen:
Who says science is not politicized?
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118762660
Bloggers often prize their anonymity. That's the case at
EffectMeasure.com, a blog started in November that deals with bird
flu and other diseases.
Posted by http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~sander/";>Rick Sander
(guest-blogging):
Responding to Critics (2): âSecond-choiceâ students
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118720537
This is the second in a series of postings further explaining [1]my
work on the use
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Not Guilty:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118697557
Michael Jackson has been acquitted on all counts.
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Posted by Orin Kerr:
Comment on Firings for Self-Defense:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118694907
I'm not quite sure what to make of the 2001 [1]West Virginia decision
recognizing a self-defense exception to employment at will that
co-blogger David K. [2
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Blogger Catches University Dean in Commencement Address Plagiarism:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118689668
See [1]Sally Greene's post on this; the story has made the Chronicle
of Higher Education.
This strikes me, for a variety
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Firings for Self-Defense:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118688078
[1]Prof. Bainbridge offers a dissenting opinion to [2]the West
Virginia Supreme Court's decision. I think his argument is quite
powerful, though I think it's weake
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
http://www.legalaffairs.org/webexclusive/debateclub_vouchers0605.msp";>School
Choice Debate, at Legal Affairs:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118684827
Clint Bolick (President and General Counsel for the Alliance for
School Choice)
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
30 Years:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118679542
Today marks the 30th anniversary of my family's and my leaving the
then-Soviet Union.
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Posted by Orin Kerr:
Important Fourth Amendment Puzzle:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118678013
Here is an interesting legal question for readers interested in the
Fourth Amendment. It involves a fact pattern that has started to come
up quite often in th
Posted by Orin Kerr:
More Than 100 Law Professor Bloggers:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118639318
Daniel Solove has posted a [1]very interesting list of all of the
blogging law professors in the United States -- or at least all of the
ones a group of us
Posted by Jim Lindgren:
Bush and Kerry Grades at Yale.--
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118631492
My belated take on Bush's and Kerry's Yale grades:
One question struck me about even the one issue that people discussed
about the Kerry release: his Yale t
Posted by Jim Lindgren:
Will Kerry's Military Records be Released to the Public?--
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_12-2005_06_18.shtml#1118631161
Thomas Lipscomb of the Chicago Sun-Times has a [1]column on nagging
doubts about the Kerry releases of military records to the Boston
Posted by David Kopel:
W.V. Court Vindicates Self-defense Right for Employees:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_05-2005_06_11.shtml#1118499071
In [1]Feliciano v. 7-Eleven, a masked woman with a gun attempted to
rob the 7-Eleven where Feliciano worked. While the robber was
dist
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Slow News Day at National Public Radio:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_05-2005_06_11.shtml#1118456961
Proof [1]here, from today's "All Things Considered." My written
testimony before the House Judiciary Committee is available [2]here.
References
1. http
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Redefining "Sexual Torture":
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_05-2005_06_11.shtml#1118444574
What interrogation tactics should be allowed, especially for people to
whom we should apply the Geneva Convention (because they are lawful
combatants covered by
Posted by David Bernstein:
Craziest Tort Ruling Yet Issued by a State Supreme Court:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_05-2005_06_11.shtml#1118442807
My nominee, not surprsingly, is from New Jersey (which provides
several other candidates), [1]Canesi ex rel. Canesi v. Wilson 158 N.
Posted by http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~sander/";>Rick Sander
(guest-blogging):
Responding to Critics (1): A New Test of the Mismatch Theory:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_06_05-2005_06_11.shtml#1118436252
The basic argument of [1]Systemic Analysis is simple: if there is a
very larg
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