Courts Already Declare Statutes "Void-For-Breadth"—They Just Do So Sub Silentio
At some level, the "void-for-breadth" doctrine already exists, but it needs to be excavated, clarified, and expanded.
Criminal Justice
Elizabeth Nolan Brown Talks About Her Blockbuster Backpage Story on Sirius XM
Matt Welch interviews Brown (and others, including ex-Reasoner Lauren Krisai) from 9-12 ET.
Prison Inmates in at Least 17 States Are Going on Strike Today
"For some of us it's as if we are already dead, so what do we have to lose?"
Majority of Ohio Supreme Court Justices Open to Rejecting Chevron Deference to Administrative Agencies
The Wisconsin and Mississippi Supreme Courts have recently rejected state-level Chevron deference.
New York Sets Up First Statewide Panel to Investigate Prosecutorial Misconduct
District attorneys rarely ever get punished for misbehavior that puts innocent people behind bars. Is that about to change?
The Senate Accused Them of Selling Kids for Sex. The FBI Raided Their Homes. Backpage.com's Founders Speak for the First Time.
An inside look at how indie media veterans James Larkin and Michael Lacey became the targets of a federal witchhunt.
"Fair Notice" Is More Than A Formal-Announcement Principle
When a criminal law is extremely broad but perfectly clear, in what sense does it violate rule-of-law principles?
ACLU Turns Against California Bail Reform Bill It Helped Craft
The group fears the bill wouldn't really reduce unneeded pretrial detentions of the poor.
Can There Be Capitalism Without Racism?
A program at UC-Davis looks at the relationship between capitalism and racism.
Sexual Assault Accusation Against #MeToo Hero Asia Argento Relies on Uncommon Age of Consent Law
An actress who helped take down Harvey Weinstein paid $380,000 to keep a young man quiet about their encounter.
Did This Chicago Teen Commit Suicide or Was He Shot by Police?
The family of 15-year-old Steven Rosenthal is demanding proof after he died in a police chase.
Are Perceptions of Newsworthiness Contaminated by a Political Usefulness Bias?
Ha! Science now has a non-shocking answer that question: Yes, of course, they are.
Very Broad Laws Offend Due Process
Repurposing "fair notice" principles to tackle an important aspect of overcriminalization.
Opening a File After A Hash Was Made and Matched to Known Image of Child Pornography is Not a "Search," Fifth Circuit Rules
An interesting case applying the private search reconstruction doctrine.
Massachusetts Cop Pleads Guilty to Pocketing $11,000 for Hours He Didn't Work
Kevin Sweeney pleaded guilty to fraud. He is the sixth state trooper to be accused of lying to get more overtime.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
MacGyver, Rumpelstiltskin, and a whole bunch of attorneys behaving badly.
Will California's Proposed Bail Reforms Lead to More People Behind Bars?
Changes in a bill have caused civil rights representatives to take a step back.
"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.
Arizona Police Commander Remembers to Turn His Body Camera on For Office Romp
An officer's inappropriate use of work equipment shows the risk of hiring "second-chance officers"
Police Raided Their Home and Business, Seized Their Money, and Nearly Ruined Their Lives Over Some Weed
After two years of fighting in court, a California couple is getting back $53,000 that was seized from them through asset forfeiture.
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.
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Want to Lift the Statute of Limitations Amid the Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Report
The bill was passed unanimously by the state Senate, but has remained in the House since February 2017.
A Georgia Police Chief Is Convinced His Department Was Right to Tase a Grandmother
The 87-year-old woman was cutting dandelions with a kitchen knife.
"Rock & Roll Judges"
A fun article by Jeff Breinholt, describing how judges (and which judges) have been citing rock lyrics.
Court Tosses Out Conviction Due to Lack of Face Tattoos in Lineup
A suspected robber's ink caused an appeals court to overturn his conviction.
Arizona Lawyer Accused of Misconduct for Releasing Video of Police Beating His Client Bloody
Is police body cam footage part of the "public record"?
Matt Welch Interviews Zach Weissmueller, Libertarian State Rep. Brandon Phinney & More on Sirius XM!
From the alt-right to Twitter deactivation, bands drinking booze to presidents crowing for cronyism, we'll hash it out on Sirius XM Insight channel 121 today from 9-12 ET
Andrew Cuomo's Accidental Crime
New York's governor shouldn't be punished for unknowingly breaking the law, and neither should anyone else.
UCLA Law #11 in Scholarly Impact Rankings
GMU, another school well-represented on the blog, is #19, well above its U.S. News ranking.
Body Camera Shows School Resource Officer Handcuffing an Autistic 10-Year-Old
Officer Eric Coulston repeatedly pinned Thomas to the ground and handcuffed him after he tried to hide in a cubby hole.
Michael Drejka, Who Supposedly Could Not Be Arrested for Killing Markeis McGlockton, Is Charged With Manslaughter
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri misrepresented Florida's self-defense law while passing the buck to State Attorney Bernie McCabe.
Baltimore Cop Quits After Pummeling a Man for Disrespecting His Authority
The Saturday incident immediately prompted an investigation because it was captured on bystander video.
"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.
Rod Rosenstein Defends Bad Forensic Science
Experts warn against forms of forensic evidence that haven't been validated, but the deputy attorney general thinks that's an "erroneously narrow view."
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
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
L.A. Deputy Faked Evidence—but Was Still Used as a Witness in Criminal Cases for Years
Thanks to California's union-backed secrecy laws, prosecutors and defenders alike don't know about police misconduct.
