Volokh Conspiracy
"To [Death] They Would Go Alone, Yet With All Mankind for Company"
A nice line for Justice Robert Jackson's "The Faith of My Fathers," an unfinished essay of his that has just been published.
Did the Saudi Crown Prince really hack Jeff Bezos's phone?
Episode 297 of the Cyberlaw Podcast
Journalists Might Be Felons for Publishing Leaked Governmental "Predecisional Information"
That's the logical implication of a recent Second Circuit panel decision (though one involving a non-journalist).
Federal Judge Concludes UConn Sexual Assault Hearing Likely Violated Due Process,
orders university to temporarily reinstate accused student for Spring semester.
The Montana Blaine Amendment Case and the Need for a Consistent Approach to Discrimination on the Basis of Religion
Conservatives want courts to consider the governments' bigoted motives in enacting anti-Catholic Blaine amendments, but not when it comes to Trump's travel ban. Liberals tend to be inconsistent in the opposite way.
More on Copyright Lawyer Richard Liebowitz
The latest district court order dealing with questions surrounding one of Mr. Liebowitz's cases.
The BIA Is Behaving Badly (and Judge Easterbrook Is Not Amused)
In which the Board of Immigration Appeals decides it can ignore appellate court rulings and is nearly held in contempt.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Jail food, a rough ride, and shopping while black.
Obamacare Update: House and Blue States File Petitions for Certiorari, and Seek Expedited Review This Term
Under the proposed schedules, the Supreme Court would hear the case at the end of April or in special May sitting
Washington Court Strikes Down Ban on "Intimidating a Public Servant,"
to the extent that the law criminalized attempts to influence a public servant by threatening harm to "business, financial condition, or personal relationships."
"The Constitution in 2020" in 2020
The book offered a "powerful blueprint for implementing a more progressive vision of constitutional law"
"Essentially, [the City] Defendants Request That the Court Resolve This Case Entirely in Secret"
No dice, says the District Court.
Uber and Postmates argue that California's new "Gig" law violates the 9th and 14th Amendments, the Contracts Clause, and California's Baby Ninth Amendment
The tech companies have thrown the entire economic liberty kitchen sink at AB 5
Retired Law Professor Sues Lawyer-Commenters on Law Blog
A company had a trademark canceled in a Trademark Trial & Appeal Board proceeding, based on what the Board described as the company's "delaying tactics, including the willful disregard of Board orders." The TTABlog posted about it, and some commenters criticized the company's lawyer, Ohio State Prof. Charles L. (Lee) Thomason—so he is suing them for libel.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
A dirty cell, no no-smoking policy, and a classic case of Orwellian doublethink.
"The University of York Apologises for Saying 'Negro' in Lecture on Civil Rights Hero's Book Called the Philadelphia Negro"
So reports the Daily Mail (U.K.).
Requiring Psychotherapists to Report Patients' Child Porn Use May Violate Constitutional Right to Privacy
So concludes the California Supreme Court (by a 4-3 vote), applying the California Constitution; it remands for further fact-finding on the law's practical costs and benefits.
Arizona Court Reverses Expulsion of ASU Student for Threesome with Allegedly Too-Drunk Classmate
"Other statements by Complainant ... along with undisputed other evidence, entirely disprove her bare assertions that she was incapacitated."
Progress on Exclusionary Zoning, Regression on Rent Control
Many jurisdictions are alleviating housing shortgages by cutting back on zoning. Unfortunately, there is also a trend towards expanding rent control, which is likely to have the opposite effect.
New York legislature enacted a bill to allow all federal judges to officiate at Weddings. Governor Cuomo vetoed the bill because Trump
The current law may violate the Dormant Commerce Clause.
