Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
MacGyver, Rumpelstiltskin, and a whole bunch of attorneys behaving badly.
Crime
"Sex Pigs Halt Traffic After Laser Attack on Pokémon Teens"
I agree with Glenn Reynolds (InstaPundit) -- this is indeed the best headline I've seen all the week.
Another EPA Loss in Court
For the second time this week, a federal court has rejected the EPA's effort to delay an Obama Administration rule.
Public Utility's Recording of Home Energy Consumption Every 15 Minutes Is A "Search," Seventh Circuit Rules
An important ruling in the wake of Carpenter v. United States.
Federal Court Rejects EPA Attempt to "Suspend" WOTUS Rule
The Trump Administration faces another legal setback in its effort to reform federal environmental regulation.
"Rock & Roll Judges"
A fun article by Jeff Breinholt, describing how judges (and which judges) have been citing rock lyrics.
UCLA Law #11 in Scholarly Impact Rankings
GMU, another school well-represented on the blog, is #19, well above its U.S. News ranking.
"US Court Authorizes Service By Twitter on Wikileaks"
A very interesting post by Ted Folkman (Letters Blogatory).
Reviews of Genesis 1-11
Reviews in New Blackfriars and the Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Prolonged hostilities, threatening to complain about the police, and officers who don't turn on their recording equipment.
Why Would a Mother Throw Her Kids Off a Bridge?: Podcast
A conversation with Nancy Rommelmann about her new true crime book, To the Bridge
Creativity and Copyright in the Data Age
Does the rise of data-driven authorship change our intuitions about intellectual property? Does it matter?
Impeachment Proceedings Against All Four West Virginia Supreme Court Justices
"The articles of impeachment charge Chief Justice Margaret Workman and Justices Robin Davis, Allen Loughry and Beth Walker with maladministration, corruption, incompetency, neglect of duty and certain high crimes." (The fifth Justice has already resigned.)
Copyright and (Un)Human Creativity
What does the rise of data-driven authorship mean for the future of art, culture, and intellectual property rights?
The Department of Education's Obama-Era Initiative on Racial Disparities in School Discipline: Wrong for Students and Teachers, Wrong on the Law—Part 3
Title VI is not a disparate impact statute, and executive agencies do not have the authority to transform it into one through rulemaking.
Mindgeek, or the Biggest Digital Streaming Platform You've Never Heard Of
The undisputed emperor of online adult entertainment, Mindgeek is a master at gathering and using data to structure and produce content.
To Our Lawyer Readers: Any Ideas I Can Use in a Writing Competition?
I'm trying to put on a 2L/3L short writing competition -- just a week, for a short brief based on a short problem.
Rare Obscenity-as-to-Minors Conviction for Showing a Non-Porn Movie
A 2016 Ohio appellate case I recently came across.
From Red Envelopes to Red Carpets: How Netflix Conquered Hollywood
William Goldman famously said about Hollywood that "nobody knows anything." But thanks to streaming and the data it produces, Netflix knows a lot.
Duke Historian Nancy Maclean's Wacky Conspiracy Theory
The Koch-Trump feud is just part of the conspiracy to amend the Constitution in talk show host Mark Levin's image.
Welcome, Streaming Addicts, to the Age of Data-Driven Creativity
Also known as the "Second Digital Disruption."
Careful with Filing Sealed Documents
For the third time in the last three weeks, I've noticed federal court documents that were supposed to be filed sealed but weren't. UPDATE (Monday, Aug. 6): Just came across a fourth instance, in a state trial court.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Grenades, machine guns, 3D printed guns, a tranquilizer gun, machetes, duct tape, and a long blonde wig.
Who Was Right About the Emoluments Clauses? Judge Messitte or President Washington?
[I'm delighted that Profs. Josh Blackman and Seth Barrett Tillman, have passed along this response to the recent decision in the Emoluments Clause litigation against President Trump; naturally, I'd be delighted to post a response in turn from their adversaries. -EV]
Do Law Schools Discriminate Against Conservatives and Libertarians in Faculty Hiring?
A new study finds evidence that they do.
WTF is He Doing? [with Today's Quiz]
When do we decide that Trump's contempt for the law has crossed the line?
The College of Charleston Quietly Rejects Race-Preferential Admissions … No Wait! The College of Charleston Returns to Race-Preferential Admissions.
Motives matter under the law. So what was the College of Charleston's motive for its sudden change?
A "Liberal Feminist" Endorses Kavanaugh
Noted appellate attorney Lisa Blatt on why she supports the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, and shows how we should evaluate judicial nominees from the other side of the aisle.
Legal Duty to Report Your Coworkers' Off-the-Job Crimes?
That's what a New Jersey appellate court seems to have created, based on the theory that a criminal's coworkers somehow have a special duty to the victim -- even when the crime has nothing at all to do with the job.
Colorado's early self-government and path to statehood
On the periphery of the periphery, Coloradans energetically exercised their inherent rights of sovereignty and self-government.
"Court Balancing" is Just Court-Packing by Another Name
A new proposal to give Democrats additional Supreme Court appointments by temporarily increasing the size of the Supreme Court would cause much the same problems as conventional court-packing would.
The best idea yet for derailing Judge Kavanaugh's nomination
Episode 228 of the Cyberlaw Podcast
Injured Trump Supporters' Lawsuit Against San Jose Can Proceed, Says Ninth Circuit
"The Attendees allege the Officers shepherded them into a violent crowd of protesters and actively prevented them from reaching safety. The Officers continued to implement this plan even while witnessing the violence firsthand, and even though they knew the mob had attacked Trump supporters at the Convention Center earlier that evening."
Rand Paul announces support for Brett Kavanaugh
Says private discussions and Kavanaugh's strong record eased his concerns about the 4th Amendment
San Diego Police Chief's Bogus Number Ties Cannabis to Crime
Cop calls that supposedly show the trouble caused by dispensaries mostly had nothing to do with dispensaries.
Say Goodbye to the Kennedy Court
Justice Kennedy's retirement will have a significant impact on the Roberts Court beyond its ideological makeup.
Assessing Justice Kennedy's Legacy
A Politico symposium offers assessments by a wide range of legal scholars and commentators. And I offer some additional thoughts of my own.
For Once, Police Officer Promptly Charged in Shooting Death of Unarmed Black Teen
Since 2005, just 32 officers involved in fatal shootings have been convicted on criminal charges.
The Big National Injunction Case
A decision with major implications for the national injunction--not Trump v. Hawaii but Gill v. Whitford
A war reporter for the cyber age
Interview of David Sanger in episode 223 of the Cyberlaw Podcast
