On the Election Law blog, Rick Hasen has an interesting post on “The Government’s Remarkable Supplemental Brief in Citizens United.”
Author Archive | Jonathan H. Adler
Monday Bear Blogging:
It seems that Yellow-Yellow of the Adirondacks is a very special bear, capable of opening the “BearVault 500” food canister, which had been designed to be bear-proof. Now it’s back to the drawing board for BearVault’s makers. They’re using Yellow-Yellow to field test their next model.
How Academics Are Like Teenagers:
From an item by Nicholas Wade on conformity at NYT‘s TierneyLab: “Academics, like teenagers, sometimes don’t have any sense regarding the degree to which they are conformists.” So says Thomas Bouchard, the Minnesota psychologist known for his study of twins raised apart, in a retirement interview with Constance Holden in the journal Science. Journalists, of […]
Obama’s Other Judicial Nominations:
President Obama has a remarkable opportunity to remake the federal appellate bench. As I explained in this article, in a single term President Obama could nominate almost as many circuit judges as President Bush did in two. Indeed, President Obama could have a greater effect on the circuit courts than on the Supreme Court. Yet […]
ACORN’s Defense – Law Is Unconstitutional:
Former ACORN employees in Pennsylvania are facing prosecution for violating a state law barring solicitation for voter registration. ACORN is responding with a suit challenging the law’s constitutionality. The NYT reports: Acorn hopes the lawsuit will prevent criminal prosecution of its local leaders and office, which have been under investigation by Mr. Zappala’s office for […]
Last Gasp for San Diego Seals?
A year ago I blogged about the legal order that could force the eviction of the seals that had taken over the at the Scripps “children’s pool” in La Jolla, California. This past Monday, a local judge ordered the eviction to proceed, but the San Diego city attorney is going to court to try and […]
Economic Climate Change Denialism:
Ronald Bailey on what may be the most common (and politically influential) form of climate change denialism. The California Air Resources Board issued a fanciful study finding that mandates to cut greenhouse gas emissions will cost Californians essentially nothing. This is pure California dreaming. In his stinging critique of the study, Harvard economist Stavins said […]
Heinzerling to Head EPA’s Policy & Economics Shop:
Georgetown University law professor Lisa Heinzerling, who had been serving as a climate policy advisor to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, has been named Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation. This is an interesting development. OPEI includes EPA’s National Center for Environmental Economics, and Heinzerling has been an outspoken critic of cost-benefit […]
A Big Win for Mark Cuban:
Mark Cuban has had a hard time buying an NBA championship for his Dallas Mavericks. It seems he’s had more success fighting the SEC. As noted by Professor Bainbridge, it appears Cuban has beaten back the insider trading charges the SEC filed against him (thogh the SEC could well try again).
A Bet for Climate Skeptics:
Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight is offering a bet to those who do not believe human activity is contributing to a gradual warming of the atmosphere. [Hat tip: Legal Planet] Given that quite a few climate skeptics frequent this site — and tend to turn the comment thread following every climate-related policy post into a debate […]
The Recurring Question of Chevron Deference & Agency Jurisdiction:
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Conservatives for Rent – “Brown Bailout” Edition:
Fed-Ex and UPS are embroiled in a nasty political fight. In short, UPS is seeking legislative changes that will increase FedEx’s regulatory and labor costs. Specifically, UPS wants to force FedEx to be covered by the National Labor Relations Act, as UPS is, rather than than the Railway Labor Act. FedEx is currently under the […]
Senators Out-Talking Sotomayor:
Even without Joe Biden on the committee, the Senators on the Judiciary Committee have been out-talking Judge Sotomayor more than two-to-one.
Cornyn: A Confirmation Conversion?
From Senator Cornyn’s questioning of Judge Sonia Sotomayor today: the purpose of these hearings is — as you’ve gone through these tedious rounds of questioning, is to allow us to clear up any confusion about your record and about your judicial philosophy, yet so far I find there’s still some confusion. For example, in 1996, […]
Reflections on Day 3:
My preliminary reflections on day three of the Sotomayor hearings are now up on WashingtonPost.com here. UPDATE: The NYT reports that, since Sotomayor’s confirmation is all-but assured, “both sides are trying to use the Judiciary Committee hearings to define the parameters of an acceptable nomination in case another seat opens up during Mr. Obama