Posted by Eugene Volokh:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62389-2004Dec13.html";>Washington
Post Corrects Itself as to Guinier:
It writes,
A Dec. 12 article incorrectly said that Lani Guinier's nomination
to head the Justice Department's civil rights division under
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Delaware, the Polemicist State:
Reader Fritz Schranck points out that the [1]Delaware journalists'
privilege covers, in relevant part:
any journalist, scholar, educator, polemicist, or other individual
who either:
a. At the time he obtained the infor
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
State Nicknames:
My post below labels Delaware "The Polemicist State," because it seems
to be the only state that includes the word "polemicist" in its
statutes.
Similarly, let me suggest that Colorado, Kansas, and Texas are The
Dildo States, since their pr
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Slippery Slopes in Action:
[1]Raffi Melkonian points to the English proposal to ban incitement of
religious hatred as an example of a slippery slope (what I call the
"equality slippery slope"):
The British home secretary, David Blunkett, has [2]proposed a ba
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Faulted for Spending Too Much Time Blogging?
"Honey, aren't you spending too much time posting to that blog of
yours?"
"Darling, I'm just trying to make sure that I'm covered by the
[1]journalists' privilege in Delaware.
(The privilege applies to "any jour
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
A New Phrase for Bloggers?
"Spending Delaware time" (or "Delawaring") -- spending at least 20
hours a week on one's blog, enough to [1]be treated as a journalist
for the Delaware journalist's privilege.
References
1. http://www.rcfp.org/cgi-local/privilege/it
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Jews as an Ethnic or Even Racial Group:
A reader writes:
I was offended by the way Blunkett, and, for that matter, you,
glided over the concept that Judaism is a racial characteristic.
Jews are not a race, any more than Anglicans or Catholics. Part of
Posted by Randy Barnett:
OK, Now This is Getting Ridiculous:
(As if it was not ridiculous from the jump.) Matt Rustler of [1]Stop
the Bleating writes:
No, no, no. You're not Richard Belzer in your secret life. In your
secret life you hawk Nexium, "The Healing Purple Pill," under
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Plagiarism in Academia:
[1]A report from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
References
1. http://chronicle.com/free/v51/i17/17a00802.htm
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Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Forget All We Ever Said About Online Surveys:
[1]This one is 1000% scientifically valid.
References
1. http://2004weblogawards.com/archives/77.php
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Posted by Eugene Volokh:
And Here's a Slippery Slope I'd Embrace:
The [1]Washington Post has an article about sex-selection technologies
for couples who are planning to have a baby, and includes the
following quote:
"It runs the risk of turning procreation and parenting into an
Posted by Randy Barnett:
All the Power of the State:
In closing argument, criminal defense lawyers like to contend that
"with all the power of the State at its disposal" why did the
prosecutor not produce this or that item of evidence? Well ordinary
state court prosecutors (not at
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
IS SOCIAL SECURITY "STUPIDITY INSURANCE"?
I have received a surprisingly large amount of email in response to my
post on money markets investments and Social Security. To remind
everyone, the small point I was making was that even if people can
invest some of th
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Federalism Revolution?:
Adam Cohen suggests in [1]The New York Times that the Supreme Court
may be on its way to declaring the New Deal unconstitutional. If you
think this is likely, I have a game for you: name the last Supreme
Court opinion that ruled in favor of
Posted by Randy Barnett:
I see no resemblence:
The same reader who wrote the previous post, thinks I have a secret
life.
Me: [1]Me
Richard Belzer: Richard Belzer
Apparently, he is not alone. Click [2]here and [3]here. I myself can't
see the resemblance, but I do wear black a l
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
AND THE SAME INITIALS:
The "[1]coincidences" multiply ...
References
1. http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2004_12_14.shtml#1103056357
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Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Selecting for Intelligence as Causing Societal Inequality:
I don't intend to blog much more on this, but since a bunch of people
raised this point, let me speak to it. The argument (buttressed
sometimes by citations to the movie Gattaca) is that rich people will
Posted by Orin Kerr:
LawProf ID Theft:
Speaking selfishly, [1]I hope it only happens when you are as famous
as my colleague [2]Jonathan Turley. (Hat tip: [3]Matt)
References
1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57786-2004Dec11.html
2. http://www.law.gwu.edu/faculty/prof
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