Month: February 2022
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to Concordia University Wisconsin
The AFA calls on Concordia University Wisconsin to recognize the academic freedom of Prof. Gregory Schulz
Waging war in a networked age
Episode 396 of the Cyberlaw Podcast.
No, We Shouldn't Attack Russia and Start World War III Over Ukraine
While it's tempting to defend the besieged nation from Putin's aggression, nuclear annihilation would be bad.
Protests Outside People's Homes (Residential Picketing) and the First Amendment
They can be banned, so long as the ban is content-neutral, and so long as people remain free to generally march through the neighborhood (as opposed to protesting right outside the target's home).
Utah Governor To Veto School Choice Bill Unless His Demands Are Met
Gov. Spencer Cox supports school choice but will only sign the bill once Utah pays teachers more than any other state.
Europe Readies Itself for a Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
European nations are stepping up to help Ukrainians flee Russian aggression.
FEMA Encourages Survivors of a Nuclear Holocaust To Mask, Socially Distance
The COVID-conscious advice from the federal government's primary disaster response agency is silly. It's also outdated.
The CDC's Explanation for Its Reversal on School Mask Mandates Is Transparently Dishonest
The agency emphasizes that children face a very low risk from COVID-19, which it has known all along.
Ukraine Is Not Taiwan
Biden's response to Putin invading Ukraine does not "embolden" a cascade of crises.
Judge Neomi Rao to Deliver Sumner Canary Lecture on "Textualism's Political Morality"
The lecture will be live in-person and webcast from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law on Thursday, March 3.
Using Precedents in Briefs
Some tips for students; they may seem obvious, but in my experience they have needed some stressing.
Why Are You Boycotting American Vodka To Punish Russia?
Only 1.2 percent of U.S. vodka imports come from Russia.
Exposing Donations to Political Causes Can Chill Free Speech
Two lessons from the Canadian truckers' protest
Supreme Court Digs into Statutory Details More than Standing or Nondelegation in West Virginia v. EPA
At today's oral argument, the justices explored Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, the major questions doctrine, justiciability and the regulation of advertising for four-foot cigars smoked through hookahs.
Thoughts on the War in Ukraine: The turning of the tide?
The "sanctions" appear to be working, and we could be witnessing a very significant moment for this war, and for the history of warfare
The War in Ukraine Is Putin's Fault, but 30 Years of Misguided U.S. Foreign Policy Didn't Help
NATO is a means to an end, not an end unto itself.
This War Isn't Going as Putin Planned
Plus: analyzing news coverage of discrimination, U.S. Freedom Convoy fizzles, and more...
Flexibility Gave Charter Schools an Edge During the Pandemic
Charter schools thrived on the freedom to make quick decisions and appeal to like-minded families.
Discrimination Between Muslim Prisoners' Kufis and Jewish Prisoners' Yarmulkes Is Unconstitutional
[UPDATE: Comments now work.]
Harlan Institute-Ashbrook Virtual Supreme Court Round of 8
The top 8 teams of HS Students presented oral argument in NYS Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen
The Trials of Rasmea Odeh, Part One -- Joining the PFLP
A Palestinian woman was convicted of a terrorist bombing in Jerusalem and served ten years in an Israeli prison. Then she lied her way into the United States.
Law & Contemporary Problems Symposium on "Sex in Law" Publishes Disputed Article
Some student editors had resigned from the journal due to the inclusion of an "anti-trans" article by philosopher Kathleen Stock.
SNL to Liberals: It's OK To Question Nonsensical Mask Mandates
Mocking COVID public health theater is finally going mainstream.
Who Will Pay for the Roads?
Taxpayers will pay the tab for spruced-up bridges and rebuilt freeways, doubling down on a worrying trend.
Ukraine's Glory and Freedom Have Not Yet Perished
That happens to be the opening line of Ukraine's national anthem.
Federal Court Strikes Down Racial Balancing Policy Resulting in Discrimination Against Asian Applicants at Prominent Virginia Public School
The new admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology did not explicitly discriminate based on race. But the court found it was intended to reduce the number of Asian students admitted, in order to increase the percentage of students from other groups.
Public Records Requests Related to School "Diversity/Equity/Inclusion" Programs
An interesting new Pennsylvania administrative decision on the subject.
KBJ's HS Yearbook: "I want to go into law and eventually have a judicial appointment"
Mission Accomplished.
Why Hate Speech Laws Backfire
A new history of free speech argues the best way to defeat hate speech is by openly confronting it in the public square.
The Fuzzy Moral Line Between Drinkers and Bartenders
Were liquor suppliers across the world guilty of outrageous abuses that explain the prohibitionist response?
A Fight and a Promise
An interesting opinion in a case involving a form of legal insurance (from the National Association for Legal Gun Defense) for self-defense cases.
