The Philadelphia Eagles have decided to forgive quarterback Michael Vick for his crimes. It appears Eagles’ fans must appear to as well — at least if they want to get into Lincoln Financial Field. Security guards forced a fan to turn an anti-Vick shirt inside out if she wanted in to see the game. Kori […]
Archive | September, 2009
Yow!
I was shocked at the number of people who took the view that 0 was neither even nor odd. (I was even more shocked by those who thought 0 was odd, and by those who thought 0 was both even and odd, but there were comparatively few of those.) Under every definition of even that […]
Want to be a Washington Post Columnist?
The Washington Post is hosting a competition for a new opinion columnist, at least for 13 weeks. It’s a cool idea: I made the case for something vaguely similar back in January.
Does CHL ban in churches violate the First Amendment?
An opinion released today by the Arkansas Attorney General says “no.” Like most states, Arkansas allows adults to obtain a permit to carry a concealed handgun for lawful purposes, after passing a background check and safety class. Like a few states, Arkansas prohibits licensed carry in “Any church or other place of worship.” In short, the […]
How Important is the Uniformity of Federal Law?
My co-blogger Ken Anderson recently linked to my friend Amanda Frost’s provocative article, Overvaluing Uniformity, in which Amanda makes the case that the federal courts should not be overly concerned with whether federal law is uniform. I disagree, and I think the source of my disagreement is mostly on the question of whether and how […]
Legal Scholarship in an Electronic Age
That’s the topic of a lunchtime symposium at Denver University, Sturm College of Law, on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Details here. Presenters will be Professors Alan Chen, Sam Kamin, and me. Kamin is the author of, inter alia, How the Blogs Saved Law School: Why a Diversity of Voices Will Undermine the U.S. News Rankings. The symposium […]
Justice Kennedy Speaks at Ninth Circuit Law Clerk Orientation
The news and some pictures are here, via Howard Bashman. I understand that Justice Kennedy was the final speaker on a panel about the procedure for issuing Ninth Circuit opinions. The first speaker talked about how Ninth Circuit opinions are drafted; the second speaker talked about how the opinions are released; and then Justice Kennedy […]
Is 0 Odd or Even?
I had discussed this before, but I thought it would be good to do a quick survey on this. Please note that this is not a trick question. Also please give what you seriously believe to be the correct answer; and please vote even if you think the answer is obvious. 0 is …(opinion)
Appellate court dismisses Dan Rather’s lawsuit against CBS
LA TIMES BLOG: More than two years after Dan Rather filed a $70-million lawsuit against CBS for breach of contract and fraud, a New York Supreme Court appellate division has tossed out his claim. The ruling, handed down today, dismissed Rather’s claims that CBS News broke his contract and committed fraud by sidelining him in […]
The Flip Side of Trees’ Having Standing:
From an EEOC press release: “The Redwoods in Yosemite Sued by EEOC for Unlawful Treatment of Hispanic Employees.” Careful what you wish for, trees, you might get it.
“Compassionate Law Students Overrule Judge and Save His Life”:
Well done, though it sounds like the bus driver should get at least as much credit, and perhaps more. Thanks to InstaPundit for the pointer. (I’m pretty sure that the “Give Them an ‘A’” introduction in the InstaPundit post refers to our giving them A for their actions, and not the professor’s giving them an […]
Robinson with Silberman
This whole week on “Uncommon Knowledge” Peter Robinson is interviewing Judge Silberman. The first entry, on Heller and the Second Amendment, is available here. The second, on the Second Amendment and incorporation, is on The Corner today. Judge Silberman will be covering a wide range of other issues this week–and if you know Judge Silberman […]
New London’s Post-Kelo Rennaisance
Not so much. One of the Comments links to recent pictures of the site.
He Says “Scary” Like It’s a Bad Thing
The Chicago Tribune reports: French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand was quoted in French media as saying, “In the same way that there is a generous America that we like, there is also a scary America that has just shown its face.” The law is supposed to be scary to criminals — and the law’s persistence, […]
Justice Brandeis
By David Bernstein on September 29, 2009 8:08 am in Constitutional History, Freedom of Speech, Supreme Court
The New York Times has published two reviews of Mel Urofsky’s new biography of Louis Brandeis. I haven’t seen the book yet, but Mel had sent me the page proofs of several chapters earlier this year, and they were great. Whiles the parts of the book I read struck me as admiring but with appropriate […]