[Volokh] John Elwood: OLC Opinion in the News:

2009-09-16 Thread notify
Posted by John Elwood: OLC Opinion in the News: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_13-2009_09_19.shtml#1253111338 Charlie Savage has an [1]article in the New York Times today about an OLC [2]opinion released in late August addressing the constitutionality of Section 7054 of the F

[Volokh] Eugene Volokh: Mustn't Offend the Communists:

2009-09-16 Thread notify
Posted by Eugene Volokh: Mustn't Offend the Communists: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_13-2009_09_19.shtml#1253118763 From the [1]Ottawa Citizen: A new monument in Ottawa to commemorate the victims of some sort of oppression was approved by the National Capital Commissio

[Volokh] Orin Kerr: "Attorneys, Academics Sort Through Landmark Case on Computer Searches":

2009-09-16 Thread notify
Posted by Orin Kerr: "Attorneys, Academics Sort Through Landmark Case on Computer Searches": http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_13-2009_09_19.shtml#1253117798 The [1]Bureau of National Affairs Criminal Law Reporter has an in-depth story on the Ninth Circuit's remarkable computer sea

[Volokh] David Kopel: Middle District of Georgia Rejects Birther Lawsuit:

2009-09-16 Thread notify
Posted by David Kopel: Middle District of Georgia Rejects Birther Lawsuit: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_13-2009_09_19.shtml#1253123223 Decision in [1]Rhodes v. MacDonald, dismissal for failure to state a claim. It seems to me to be a well-reasoned opinion. References 1.

[Volokh] David Kopel: Senate votes to allow guns in checked Amtrak baggage:

2009-09-16 Thread notify
Posted by David Kopel: Senate votes to allow guns in checked Amtrak baggage: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_13-2009_09_19.shtml#1253126909 Today the Senate [1]voted 68-30 to require that Amtrak allow passengers to transport unloaded firearms in checked luggage, in the same ma

[Volokh] Kenneth Anderson: Things Economists Agree and Disagree About:

2009-09-16 Thread notify
Posted by Kenneth Anderson: Things Economists Agree and Disagree About: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_13-2009_09_19.shtml#1253127797 Robert Whaples publishes the [1]summary of the latest available (2007) survey of the views of the economics profession in the US, via a random

[Volokh] Ilya Somin: Where American Jewish Opinon Differs from the National Average:

2009-09-16 Thread notify
Posted by Ilya Somin: Where American Jewish Opinon Differs from the National Average: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_13-2009_09_19.shtml#1253132514 In [1]my previous post, I argued that American Jews are overwhelmingly liberal primarily because of their opposition to the religio

[Volokh] Eugene Volokh: Is It Legal for Human Rights Watch to Suspend an Analyst for Collecting Nazi Paraphernelia?

2009-09-16 Thread notify
Posted by Eugene Volokh: Is It Legal for Human Rights Watch to Suspend an Analyst for Collecting Nazi Paraphernelia? http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_13-2009_09_19.shtml#1253137489 The underlying story is linked to [1]here; but what struck me is that New York -- the place where H

[Volokh] Jonathan Adler: National Constitution Center Poll:

2009-09-16 Thread notify
Posted by Jonathan Adler: National Constitution Center Poll: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_13-2009_09_19.shtml#1253139292 The National Constitution Center [1]released the results of its annual poll on public opinion about constitutional issues this week, and the results are

[Volokh] Eugene Volokh: Illegal Aliens:

2009-09-16 Thread notify
Posted by Eugene Volokh: Illegal Aliens: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_13-2009_09_19.shtml#1253146319 The [1]National Association of Hispanic Journalists writes: As the heated debates over health care and immigration reform collide, the National Association of Hispanic

[Volokh] Jonathan Adler: Sotomayor & Corporate Rights:

2009-09-16 Thread notify
Posted by Jonathan Adler: Sotomayor & Corporate Rights: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_09_13-2009_09_19.shtml#1253157714 Should the law treat corporations as legal persons? The newest justice may think not -- or at least that's the impression some have drawn from a comment she m