That Time Governor Cuomo Called Me
"Hello, this is Governor Andrew Cuomo."
Criminal Justice
New York Governor Cuomo: "I'm going to say to the orthodox community tomorrow if you don't agree then we will have to close down your religious institutions."
"I say [to a health officer] you're going to be stationed in front of Saint Peter's Church. The capacity is 150. You stand at the front door. When they go over you close the door and call me and if you have any problem this state police officer is down the block and he'll come help you."
Damned if You Do, and Damned if You Don't (Pay the Ransom)
Episode 331 of the Cyberlaw Podcast
Cop Who Fired 16 Rounds at Breonna Taylor Said He Only Surmised That He Had Used His Gun
Drug warriors gratuitously created the chaotic situation that state prosecutors say justified the use of deadly force.
Is the Right to Armed Self-Defense Obsolete?
When the government refuses to stop looting and rioting, armed self-defense is the only deterrent.
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! The October Term 2020 of FantasySCOTUS is now in session
Predict all of the biggest cases at the Supreme Court
The 2020 Harlan Institute-Ashbrook Virtual Supreme Court
The Harlan Institute and Ashbrook announce the Eighth Annual Virtual Supreme Court Competition.
Turmoil in Texas Attorney General's Office (Updated)
A top aide resigns after he and others accuse Texas AG Ken Paxton of "a potential violation of law."
Minnesota Anti-Mask Law Doesn't Ban the Wearing of Masks for Public Health Reasons
"The statute does not make it unlawful to wear robes and masks; the statute makes it unlawful to wear disguises."
Would Justice Barrett Be Required to Recuse in the Texas ACA Case?
Does participation in a moot court require recusal?
The ACA's Legislative Findings Do Not Constitute an "Inseverability Clause"
A core element of the latest case against the Affordable Care Act rests on a legal fiction.
With Prop 16, the Slave Reparations Task Force, and Much Else, the California Legislature Has Gone Off The Deep End
With Prop 16 at least, the voters will have a chance to weigh in soon.
Do Professors Akhil and Vikram Amar Still Think the Presidential Succession Act is Unconstitutional?
I hope the Amars can answer a simple question. Who is in line for the Presidency after Vice President Pence: Speaker Pelosi or Secretary of State Mike Pompeo?
Michigan Supreme Court Invalidates Governor's COVID Order
The opinion answered questions certified from a federal district court.
Yes, the Presidential Succession Act is Constitutional.
In November, Seth Barrett Tillman and I wrote that Speaker Pelosi can succeed to the Presidency
Woman Hog-tied and Thrown in Cop Car, Rides Face Down, Begs for Mercy
"Please don't let me die back here."
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
The trial penalty, access to bail hearings, and mustard gas.
After Climbing 3 Years in a Row, U.S. Pot Busts Fell by 18% Last Year
The odds of getting arrested for consuming cannabis are getting smaller.
More details on Nixon and Kennedy's final appointments.
Nixon made a nomination the day before he resigned "to show the government was still running." And I suspect Johnson kept Thornberry in the House to help with passage of the Civil Rights Act.
Another Big Law and Religion Case on the Horizon?
Religious property disputes may be headed back to the Supreme Court
The Conservative Trans Woman Who Went Undercover With Antifa in Portland
Confessions of a black bloc mole
How Judge Barrett Ruled in the Texas ACA Case (Updated)
Judge Amy Coney Barrett participated in a moot court of Texas v. California, and it did not go well for the challengers.
Prison by Any Other Name
State involvement in people's lives—even "for their own good"—ends up becoming a backdoor way of policing and control.
What happens to a pending judicial nomination if the appointing President dies/resigns?
At least three judges nominated by President Nixon were appointed by President Ford. Ditto for nominees by President Kennedy.
NYC Imposes Additional Requirements on Private Schools in Predominantly Jewish Neighborhoods in Queens and Brooklyn
But the City did not impose restrictions on similarly situated, non-Jewish neighborhoods in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island
Today, CUNY School of Law. Tomorrow, your Law School.
Threatening to burn a person with a lighter is peaceful free speech, but the name John Marshall is violent speech.
National Law Journal: "Should Law Schools 'Cancel' SCOTUS Titan John Marshall?"
Cancelling John Marshall makes it big.
SF Author & Futurist David Brin + 4 Law Profs on the Future of the Internet and Micropayments
The law professors are Jane Bambauer (Arizona), Mark Lemley (Stanford), and me, and moderator Ted Parson (UCLA).
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Policing, Probation, Juvenile Justice Reforms
Limits on probation length, a ban on chokeholds, and a plan to dismantle a state juvenile prison system
Publishing Registered Sex Offenders' Home Addresses Before Halloween Is Gratuitous, Unethical, and Reckless
A petition urges Patch and other news outlets to reconsider the practice.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Banned Localities From Collecting Mask Fines. Local Officials Say They'll Keep Issuing Fines Anyway.
Police in the Miami-area have been proactively issuing $100 fines to people not wearing masks outside.
Teaching Seila Law v. CFPB
The Chief Justice surgically sliced up the Court's removal power cases into four categories.
