A BAD REVIEW FOR OBAMA?S SPEECH: ?He?s actually getting worse. This president will not admit tha?

A BAD REVIEW FOR OBAMA’S SPEECH: “He?s actually getting worse. This president will not admit that we are in a war.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 11:56 PM

UGH: ?The child died because he was not fed. Period.??

UGH: “The child died because he was not fed. Period.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 11:40 PM

Friday Link Roundup

News of note before beginning your Memorial Day weekend: Qatar appears to have backed off its attempt to lure ICAO headquarters away from Canada. The European Commission has accepted the conditions proposed by Lufthansa, Air Canada and United for operation...
Posted on Aviation Law Prof Blog on May 24, 2013 at 11:16 PM

IN RESPONSE TO MY EARLIER POST ABOUT TRUE THE VOTE SUING THE IRS AGENTS WHO HARASSED IT, READER BLAI?

IN RESPONSE TO MY EARLIER POST ABOUT TRUE THE VOTE SUING THE IRS AGENTS WHO HARASSED IT, READER BLAINE MILLER WRITES: I believe you have a bit of hypocrisy here. Your comment on the thuggish campaign of Barack Obama in 08 and then you highlight a story of True Vote going to sue the IRS [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 11:01 PM

Reid on Justice Edward Douglas White & the Selective Draft Law Cases

Charles J. Reid Jr. (University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota)) has posted A Louisiana Civilian in the Supreme Court: The Selective Service Cases Revisited (Paola Maffei and Gian Maria Varanini, eds., Honos alit artes: Etudes pour le soixante-dixieme...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 24, 2013 at 11:00 PM

BOB OWENS: Forget 3D Printing, Here?s The Real Threat To Gun Control?.

BOB OWENS: Forget 3D Printing, Here’s The Real Threat To Gun Control.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 10:08 PM

BUY A GUN: 911 Dispatcher Tells Woman About To Be Sexually Assaulted There Are No Cops To Help Her ?

BUY A GUN: 911 Dispatcher Tells Woman About To Be Sexually Assaulted There Are No Cops To Help Her Due To Budget Cuts. ?You know, obviously, if he comes inside the residence and assaults you, can you ask him to go away?”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 10:05 PM

NEWS YOU CAN USE: How I Got A Date Worth Keeping (And Marrying)?.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: How I Got A Date Worth Keeping (And Marrying).
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 9:01 PM

BRITAIN: Two men arrested over ?offensive Twitter comments about British soldier?s death.? ??

BRITAIN: Two men arrested over ?offensive Twitter comments about British soldier?s death.? “Police say people should be careful about what they write on twitter as the ‘consequences could be serious’.” It’s not like they were just sawing off heads or something. These were offensive tweets. Probably racist or anti-Islamic o
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:01 PM

AT AMAZON, bestsellers in Bedding & Bath?.

AT AMAZON, bestsellers in Bedding & Bath.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 7:00 PM

KIMBERLEY STRASSEL: Conservatives Became Targets In 2008: The Obama campaign played a big role in ?

KIMBERLEY STRASSEL: Conservatives Became Targets In 2008: The Obama campaign played a big role in a liberal onslaught that far pre-dated Citizens United. The White House insists President Obama is “outraged” by the “inappropriate” targeting and harassment of conservative groups. If true, it’s a remarkable turnaround for a
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 6:28 PM

FRED LAPIDES rounds up the good stuff. Along with rather a lot of weird stuff?.

FRED LAPIDES rounds up the good stuff. Along with rather a lot of weird stuff.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 6:15 PM

Stern on the Third-Party Doctrine & Reasonable Expectations of Privacy

Simon Stern (University of Toronto - Faculty of Law) has posted The Third-Party Doctrine and the Third Person (New Criminal Law Review, Vol. 16, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: According to the Third-Party Doctrine, a person has no...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 24, 2013 at 6:00 PM

SLOWER, PLEASE: How A Tech Giant Proposes To Charge You For Having Friends?.

SLOWER, PLEASE: How A Tech Giant Proposes To Charge You For Having Friends.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 5:03 PM

NEWS YOU CAN USE: The Lessons of Operation Swill: Six Ways to Tell Your Bar Is Passing Off Cheap Li?

NEWS YOU CAN USE: The Lessons of Operation Swill: Six Ways to Tell Your Bar Is Passing Off Cheap Liquor as the Good Stuff.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 4:02 PM

BA Summer Reading: Independent directors

Some interesting cases on the duties of independent directors coming out of Delaware...I have yet to read either of them,...
Posted on Conglomerate on May 24, 2013 at 3:40 PM

AT AMAZON, markdowns and gift ideas for Father?s Day?.

AT AMAZON, markdowns and gift ideas for Father’s Day.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 3:00 PM

JUST A REMINDER THAT THE ?IRS SCANDALS? AREN?T JUST ABOUT THE IRS: In December 2010 the FBI came ?

JUST A REMINDER THAT THE “IRS SCANDALS” AREN’T JUST ABOUT THE IRS: In December 2010 the FBI came to ask about a person who’d attended a King Street Patriots function. In January 2011 the FBI had more questions. The same month the IRS audited her business tax returns. In May 2011 the FBI called again [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 2:59 PM

OAK RIDGE: The Beginning Of The End At K-25?.

OAK RIDGE: The Beginning Of The End At K-25.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 2:44 PM

SEC Charges Dallas Trader with Front-Running

The SEC announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against Daniel Bergin, a senior equity trader at Cushing MLP Asset Management, a Dallas-based investment advisory firm, who allegedly profited by placing his own trades before executing large block trades for...
Posted on Securities Law Prof Blog on May 24, 2013 at 2:36 PM

Obama Nominates Piwowar and Stein to SEC

The White House announced that it is nominating two individuals to seats on the SEC: Michael Sean Piwowar, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2018, vice Troy A....
Posted on Securities Law Prof Blog on May 24, 2013 at 2:31 PM

SEVEN KNIVES EVERYONE SHOULD OWN?.

SEVEN KNIVES EVERYONE SHOULD OWN.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 2:30 PM

FASTER, PLEASE: Material That Sorts Molecules by Shape Could Lower the Price of Gas. ?Refiners typ?

FASTER, PLEASE: Material That Sorts Molecules by Shape Could Lower the Price of Gas. “Refiners typically use a material that can sort molecules by size during a key step in the refining process. To achieve a desired octane rating, this step has to be supplemented with energy-intensive distillation steps, or by the use of additives. [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 2:00 PM

YES. NEXT QUESTION? The IRS Scandal Is a Test: Is It Too Hard to Fire Misbehaving Bureaucrats??

YES. NEXT QUESTION? The IRS Scandal Is a Test: Is It Too Hard to Fire Misbehaving Bureaucrats?
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 1:37 PM

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: The Tyranny Of College. ?College isn?t for everyone, and there

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: The Tyranny Of College. “College isn?t for everyone, and there?s data to prove it. During the 2011-12 academic year, the number of students enrolled in American colleges and universities dropped by 1.6 percent, while the number of degrees awarded increased by 5.1 percent, according to a new study. As colleges attra
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 1:30 PM

Nourse on Babbitt v. Sweet Home & Decision Theory

Victoria F. Nourse (Georgetown University Law Center) has posted Decision Theory and Babbitt v. Sweet Home: Skepticism About Norms, Discretion, and the Virtues of Purposivism (Saint Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 57, pp. 909-930, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 24, 2013 at 1:30 PM

ED MORRISSEY: Did Eric Holder lie in Congressional testimony last week??

ED MORRISSEY: Did Eric Holder lie in Congressional testimony last week?
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 1:29 PM

Suspension Set Aside For Attorney Who Brought Contraband To Incarcerated Husband

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ordered that an interim suspension of an attorney who entered a no contest plea to bringing contraband into a penal institution be set aside. The matter is terminated without further disciplinary proceedings. Esquire Empire had...
Posted on Legal Profession Blog on May 24, 2013 at 1:28 PM

POLITICO: The Sharyl Attkisson Approach. ?For years, Attkisson has been one of the few mainstream ?

POLITICO: The Sharyl Attkisson Approach. “For years, Attkisson has been one of the few mainstream reporters pursuing critical stories about the Obama administration.” Related: The decline and fall of the Obama-media industrial complex.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 1:04 PM

CHANGE: The Rise And Fall Of Charm In American Men?.

CHANGE: The Rise And Fall Of Charm In American Men.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 1:00 PM

SHOCKER: Lois ?I?ve Done Nothing Wrong? Lerner Signed IRS Letters Harassing Tea Party Groups?.

SHOCKER: Lois ?I?ve Done Nothing Wrong? Lerner Signed IRS Letters Harassing Tea Party Groups.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 12:49 PM

HARD-HITTING SCANDAL-ERA JOURNALISM FROM THE WASHINGTON POST: White House press secretary Jay Carne?

HARD-HITTING SCANDAL-ERA JOURNALISM FROM THE WASHINGTON POST: White House press secretary Jay Carney discusses favorite band, Guided by Voices.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 12:24 PM

INFRASTRUCTURE: Washington Bridge Collapse Caused By Truck Hitting Span. John Steakley emails: ?

INFRASTRUCTURE: Washington Bridge Collapse Caused By Truck Hitting Span. John Steakley emails: So when Obama said “Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business?you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.&
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 12:24 PM

MICHAEL S. GREVE: Conservatives, Condoms, and Compassion. ?To put the point in a sentence: while o?

MICHAEL S. GREVE: Conservatives, Condoms, and Compassion. “To put the point in a sentence: while one can perhaps imagine a government that would help ‘average’ people to realize their transcendent hopes and aspirations, our actual government is designed to wring any meaning out of life.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 12:01 PM

Michael Piwowar To Take Over For Troy Paredes At The SEC

Congratulations to Michael Piwowar and Kara Stein, the two senate staffers nominated to the SEC today, but we at the...
Posted on Conglomerate on May 24, 2013 at 11:59 AM

A Concrete Answer Gets Attorney Disbarred

The Kansas Supreme Court has disbarred an attorney admitted in 1970 for misconduct in connection with a case involving a building collapse. The attorney filed "as bare bones of a petition [suit] that could possibly pass muster" and failed to...
Posted on Legal Profession Blog on May 24, 2013 at 11:11 AM

IN THE MAIL: From Curtis Edmonds, Rain on Your Wedding Day. ?

IN THE MAIL: From Curtis Edmonds, Rain on Your Wedding Day.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 11:00 AM

UK Philosophy Students: the druggiest of all!

This is a curious item (and not exactly a rigorous survey of student practices). (Thanks to Michael Richards for the pointer.)
Posted on The Leiter Reports on May 24, 2013 at 10:57 AM

WIRED: Obama Just Made Himself a Prisoner of His Own Gitmo Policy?.

WIRED: Obama Just Made Himself a Prisoner of His Own Gitmo Policy.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 10:49 AM

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: Black and Blue Over Closed Schools in Chicago. Rather than focus on the s?

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: Black and Blue Over Closed Schools in Chicago. Rather than focus on the school closures, angry residents should look at the blue policies that brought the city to this point. Years of broken and corrupt politics have left the city with a $1 billion budget deficit, a soaring crime rate, and constant [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 10:49 AM

Brooks on Promoting Democracy

Rosa Brooks (Georgetown University) has posted Democracy Promotion: Done Right, a Progressive Cause (Democracy, at 18-25, Winter 2012) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: With NATO membership, but its supporters would at least in principle welcome institutions that might be...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 24, 2013 at 10:45 AM

PUNCHING BACK TWICE AS HARD: True The Vote Sues IRS Employees In Their Personal Capacity. ?True th?

PUNCHING BACK TWICE AS HARD: True The Vote Sues IRS Employees In Their Personal Capacity. “True the Vote is not only suing the IRS, but also taking action against the IRS employees who participated in the harassment of the voter education and election monitoring organization. Those employees could personally be held liable to pay damages [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 10:40 AM

PROGRESSIVISM?S ENDPOINT: ?The police won?t protect the people who work and have their money redist?

PROGRESSIVISM’S ENDPOINT: “The police won’t protect the people who work and have their money redistributed to people who don’t work and don’t even like Sweden. It’s the taxpayers who should be protesting, but they’re humbly cowering hoping for police protection, and they can’t even get that.” UPDATE
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 10:39 AM

MILTON WOLF: Americans must repudiate the political class?.

MILTON WOLF: Americans must repudiate the political class.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 10:38 AM

Court Remands Fee Award Of Over $15.8 Million

The New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department has remanded a matter involving legal fees charged to and gifts received from a wealthy widow in an estate matter: Beginning in 1983, defendant law firm represented the family of...
Posted on Legal Profession Blog on May 24, 2013 at 10:30 AM

Knoxville, Tennessee. Boyd?s Jig and Reel in the old city ? location is in the old Manhattan?s?

Knoxville, Tennessee. Boyd’s Jig and Reel in the old city — location is in the old Manhattan’s, for the Knoxville expats out there. Nice place, Belhaven on draft. This pic is with the iPhone 5, which I upgraded to awhile back. Not as good a camera as the Lumix, but pretty darn good for a [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 10:27 AM

OH, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS: Tony?s ?good fortune?: Behind Weiner?s consulting gigs. ?Wei?

OH, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS: Tony?s ?good fortune?: Behind Weiner?s consulting gigs. “Weiner and his wife, Huma Abedin, recently disclosed some $500,000 in joint income for 2012 ? most of it, they said, accruing from Weiner?s ‘consulting’ activities. Nice work if you can get it ? but, alas, so few can. It?s certainly [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 10:06 AM

VIRGINIA POSTREL: Why ?Star Trek Into Darkness? Is Smaller Than Life. ?In Star Trek, the work ?

VIRGINIA POSTREL: Why ?Star Trek Into Darkness? Is Smaller Than Life. “In Star Trek, the work is meaningful; the colleagues are smart, hard-working, competent and respectful; the leaders are capable and fair; and everyone has an important contribution to make. Star Trek features what law student Cindy McNew described as ‘a close-knit group
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 10:00 AM

LSA Happy Hour - at the Sheraton on Saturday at 9

For those going to Law and Society, there's a Saturday happy hour, co-organized by Prawfsblawg, at the Sheraton hotel bar...
Posted on Conglomerate on May 24, 2013 at 9:52 AM

AT AMAZON, deals on unlocked cellphones. Even unlocked iPhones. Also, today only: The West Wi?

AT AMAZON, deals on unlocked cellphones. Even unlocked iPhones. Also, today only: The West Wing: The Complete Series Collection, $79.99 (73% off).
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 9:00 AM

SO SEND ?EM HOME: ?They don?t want to integrate?: Fifth night of youth rioting rocks Stockhol?

SO SEND ‘EM HOME: ?They don?t want to integrate?: Fifth night of youth rioting rocks Stockholm. ?In Sweden you?ve got welfare, access to the educational system ? up to university level, you got access to public transport, libraries, healthcare ? to everything. And still they feel that they [immigrants] need to riot through stones and [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:58 AM

JOHN PHILLIPS: Ominous Warning: Hear What CNN?s Jake Tapper Told Obama Supporters?.

JOHN PHILLIPS: Ominous Warning: Hear What CNN’s Jake Tapper Told Obama Supporters.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:58 AM

GREG POLLOWITZ: The problem with Noonan isn?t what she writes today ? it?s if Palin had said it in?

GREG POLLOWITZ: The problem with Noonan isn’t what she writes today — it’s if Palin had said it in ’08, Noonan would have ridiculed it. Here’s the column.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:55 AM

TAXPROF: Roundup: IRS Scandal, Day 15. Also, Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert on the IRS Scandals?

TAXPROF: Roundup: IRS Scandal, Day 15. Also, Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert on the IRS Scandals.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:53 AM

MAYBE THEY?RE JUST GOING FOR SCANDAL-SATURATION: Sebelius Defends another Administration Misstep?.

MAYBE THEY’RE JUST GOING FOR SCANDAL-SATURATION: Sebelius Defends another Administration Misstep.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:47 AM

BYRON YORK: House-Senate showdown coming over border security?.

BYRON YORK: House-Senate showdown coming over border security.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:44 AM

IT?S FUN TO PLAY THE RACE CARD ON JOAN WALSH, and God knows she?s earned it. But I need, once again?

IT’S FUN TO PLAY THE RACE CARD ON JOAN WALSH, and God knows she’s earned it. But I need, once again, to correct an improper use of the “some of my best friends” bit. As I’ve noted before: The classic example was the white bigot who said he couldn?t be a racist because some of [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:42 AM

BARACK OBAMA: World?s Greatest Gun Salesman! A lot of the guns sold during Obama?s presidency will?

BARACK OBAMA: World’s Greatest Gun Salesman! A lot of the guns sold during Obama’s presidency will still be around 50 or 100 years from now.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:37 AM

INVESTOR?S BUSINESS DAILY: Intimidation: Now The Gibson Guitar Raids Make Sense?.

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY: Intimidation: Now The Gibson Guitar Raids Make Sense.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:35 AM

HOW?S THAT HOPEY-CHANGEY STUFF WORKIN? OUT FOR YA? (CONT?D): The Hill: Poll: Two-thirds say econom?

HOW’S THAT HOPEY-CHANGEY STUFF WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA? (CONT’D): The Hill: Poll: Two-thirds say economy in bad shape.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:35 AM

WELCOME TO THE MOST TRANSPARENT ADMINISTRATION IN HISTORY: Commerce Nominee Sails Through Confirmat?

WELCOME TO THE MOST TRANSPARENT ADMINISTRATION IN HISTORY: Commerce Nominee Sails Through Confirmation Hearing Despite Not Reporting $80 Million Income, Offshore Tax Shelters. That stuff’s only bad during an election cycle, and then only when it’s done by Republicans.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:34 AM

Overpaid Judge Censured

A judge who was paid in excess of the statutory cap on salary paid to judges employed by more than one municipality has been censured by the Utah Supreme Court. The payments were made over the period from 2009 to...
Posted on Legal Profession Blog on May 24, 2013 at 8:31 AM

THE HILL: IRS Targeting Scandal: Latest News?.

THE HILL: IRS Targeting Scandal: Latest News.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:23 AM

Hacking, Defamation and Anonymity

This post examines an opinion the Superior Court of New Jersey ? Appellate Division recently issued in a civil case:  Warren Hospital, et al. v. John Does 1-10, __ A.3d __, 2013 WL 1349323 (2013).  The plaintiffs include Warren Hospital, six individuals, the Warren Hospital Foundation, Inc. and Warren Healthcare, Inc.  Warren Hospi
Posted on CYB3RCRIM3 on May 24, 2013 at 8:13 AM

IT?S THE KNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AGAIN: Did Financial Services Reform Inadvertently Put a Kink In Obamaca?

IT’S THE KNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AGAIN: Did Financial Services Reform Inadvertently Put a Kink In Obamacare? “The unbanked may have a hard time buying insurance on the exchanges. Too bad we just created more of them.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:12 AM

JAMES TARANTO: Obama is not a Nixon, says a Crook?.

JAMES TARANTO: Obama is not a Nixon, says a Crook.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 8:04 AM

BENJAMIN WITTES: ?Obama?s comments about Guantanamo were pretty lame.??

BENJAMIN WITTES: “Obama?s comments about Guantanamo were pretty lame.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 7:57 AM

THE HILL: Judiciary Leaders Take On Patent Abuse?.

THE HILL: Judiciary Leaders Take On Patent Abuse.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 7:49 AM

ED DRISCOLL: The Return of the Primitive?.

ED DRISCOLL: The Return of the Primitive.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 7:37 AM

Issacharoff & Pildes on Drones

Samuel Issacharoff and Richard H. Pildes (New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law) have posted Drones and the Dilemma of Modern Warfare (Drone Wars: The Transformation of Armed Conflict and the Promise of Law,...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 24, 2013 at 7:25 AM

A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR THE ILLINOIS GOP??

A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR THE ILLINOIS GOP?
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 7:15 AM

CHANGE: Homeland Security bulletin warns 3D-printed guns may be ?impossible? to stop?.

CHANGE: Homeland Security bulletin warns 3D-printed guns may be ‘impossible’ to stop.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 7:06 AM

IN LIGHT OF OBAMA?S ?BULWORTH MOMENT? TALK, somebody on Twitter ? I think it was Matt Welch ? was ?

IN LIGHT OF OBAMA’S “BULWORTH MOMENT” TALK, somebody on Twitter — I think it was Matt Welch — was referencing this 1998 essay from Suck. “A powerful man casts off his whiteness, and becomes authentic and direct. Take a moment with that one.” Given Obama’s actual upbringing, he — and his relationship
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 7:03 AM

New In Print: Law Review Reviews

The Berkeley Technology Law Journal's Symposium 2012, issue includes the symposium "Orphan Works & Mass Digitization: Obstacles & Opportunities." Ms. Maria A. Pallante, Register of Copyrights and Director, U.S. Copyright Office, delivered the keynote address. The University of Richmond Law...
Posted on Adjunct Law Prof Blog on May 24, 2013 at 3:59 AM

Clough on the Definition of Child Pornography

Jonathan Clough (Monash University - Faculty of Law) has posted Lawful Acts, Unlawful Images: The Problematic Definition of 'Child' Pornography (38 (3) Monash University Law Review, (2012), pp. 213-245) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Recent decades have seen increased...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 24, 2013 at 3:52 AM

BOB KRUMM: Peggy Noonan Gets It Almost Right?.

BOB KRUMM: Peggy Noonan Gets It Almost Right.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 1:59 AM

JIM TREACHER: GOOGLE ACTUALLY DOES SOMETHING PATRIOTIC. ?This has to be some sort of mistake.??

JIM TREACHER: GOOGLE ACTUALLY DOES SOMETHING PATRIOTIC. “This has to be some sort of mistake.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 24, 2013 at 12:07 AM

DC Circuit Reverses Board In Campaign Threat Case

The DC Circuit holds that the NLRB lacked substantial evidence to support its conclusion that a hospital executive's comments during a union organizing campaign conveyed a threat to employees. Flagstaff Med. Ctr. Inc. v. NLRB, ___F.3d____(D.C. Cir. April 26, 2013)....
Posted on Adjunct Law Prof Blog on May 24, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Backhouse on Feminist Responses to Sexual Assault

Constance B. Backhouse (University of Ottawa - Faculty of Law (Common Law)) has posted A Feminist Remedy for Sexual Assault: A Quest for Answers (Sexual Assault Law, Practice, and Activism in a Post Jane Doe Era, pp. 725-739, Elizabeth Sheehy,...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 23, 2013 at 11:50 PM

ZIMMERMAN TRIAL UPDATE: Gun, drug texts feature in new Trayvon Martin shooting evidence. ?The evid?

ZIMMERMAN TRIAL UPDATE: Gun, drug texts feature in new Trayvon Martin shooting evidence. “The evidence, George Zimmerman’s attorneys say, paints a different picture of the 17-year-old than the one portrayed by his family and supporters. Lead defense attorney Mark O’Mara says he will try to use the evidence if prosecutors attempt to at
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 11:34 PM

JOE PAPPALARDO: How Obama Criticized?and Defended?His Own Drone War?.

JOE PAPPALARDO: How Obama Criticized?and Defended?His Own Drone War.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 11:25 PM

YOU DON?T NEED A WEATHERMAN TO KNOW WHICH WAY THE WIND IS BLOWING: Poland Set for Biggest-Ever Incr?

YOU DON’T NEED A WEATHERMAN TO KNOW WHICH WAY THE WIND IS BLOWING: Poland Set for Biggest-Ever Increase in Military Spending.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 11:05 PM

YES, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE GOALS: ?Has feminism made it much harder for lower class men to do wel?

YES, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE GOALS: “Has feminism made it much harder for lower class men to do well in life?” As the Insta-Wife notes in her new book, Men On Strike, people shouldn’t be surprised by the response.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 10:00 PM

THAT?S OKAY, I?M SURE HE?LL DO A FINE JOB OF INVESTIGATING HIMSELF PER OBAMA?S INSTRUCTIONS: Holder?

THAT’S OKAY, I’M SURE HE’LL DO A FINE JOB OF INVESTIGATING HIMSELF PER OBAMA’S INSTRUCTIONS: Holder Ok’d Search Warrant For Fox News Reporter’s Private Emails. Meanwhile, Roger Ailes responds: The recent news about the FBI?s seizure of the phone and email records of Fox News employees, including James Rosen, calls in
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 9:59 PM

STOP ME BEFORE I KILL AGAIN: Obama pledges to rein in drone use, close Guantanamo. UPDATE: Ques?

STOP ME BEFORE I KILL AGAIN: Obama pledges to rein in drone use, close Guantanamo. UPDATE: Questions: “So what the hell just happened? A big deal or almost nothing? I assume Obama wanted to appease the doves, but are they appeased and, more important, should they be appeased? I feel like TPM doesn’t even know [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 9:51 PM

THE HILL: IRS political targeting scandal: Latest news. UPDATE: EXCLUSIVE: IRS Org Chart Puts I?

THE HILL: IRS political targeting scandal: Latest news. UPDATE: EXCLUSIVE: IRS Org Chart Puts Ingram, Lerner at Center of Power.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 9:49 PM

WAR ON SCIENCE: Joe Williams Fudges Weather Fact. There?s no IQ test for these talking-head positi?

WAR ON SCIENCE: Joe Williams Fudges Weather Fact. There’s no IQ test for these talking-head positions.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 9:31 PM

WHO DOESN?T LIKE FRIED CHICKEN? Why remarks about race and fried chicken elicit such raw feelings. ?

WHO DOESN’T LIKE FRIED CHICKEN? Why remarks about race and fried chicken elicit such raw feelings. But here’s a tip: If you have to have taken Race & Gender Studies 101 to undrstand why something is racist, it’s not racist.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 9:02 PM

I HOPE THIS PANS OUT: Vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB in lab tests?.

I HOPE THIS PANS OUT: Vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB in lab tests.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 8:01 PM

Rebecca Cook on Brazilian Maternal Mortality Case

Rebecca J. Cook (University of Toronto Faculty of Law) has published Human Rights and Maternal Health: Exploring the Effectiveness of the Alyne Decision. The article is available on readcube. Here is the abstract: This article explores the effectiveness of the...
Posted on Reproductive Rights Prof Blog on May 23, 2013 at 7:48 PM

Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance Announces 2013 Honorees

Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance announces: The 2013 Honorees Mandy Carter is one of the leading African-American lesbian activists in the country. She has a 45-year movement history of social, racial and lesbigaytrans justice organizing since 1968 and was nominated for...
Posted on Reproductive Rights Prof Blog on May 23, 2013 at 7:32 PM

Colares on Foreign Carbon Restrictions & a Binding Emissions Reduction Treaty

Juscelino F. Colares (Case Western Reserve University School of Law) has posted Paths to Carbon Stabilization: How Foreign Carbon-Restricting Reforms Will Affect US Industry, Climate Policy and the Prospects of a Binding Emissions Reduction Treaty (47 Journal of World Trade...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 23, 2013 at 7:15 PM

AT AMAZON, Top Deals in Sports & Outdoors?.

AT AMAZON, Top Deals in Sports & Outdoors.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM

Search for a Women's Libido Pill Raises Questions About Causes of Waning Female Sex Drive

The New York Times: Unexcited? There May Be a Pill for That, by Daniel Bergner: Linneah sat at a desk at the Center for Sexual Medicine at Sheppard Pratt in the suburbs of Baltimore and filled out a questionnaire. She...
Posted on Reproductive Rights Prof Blog on May 23, 2013 at 6:54 PM

MOSTLY SAVAGE: Are Savages Noble? ?It may astonish you readers, as it initially astonished me,?

MOSTLY SAVAGE: Are Savages Noble? ?It may astonish you readers, as it initially astonished me,? Diamond writes, ?to learn that trench warfare, machine guns, napalm, atomic bombs, artillery, and submarine torpedoes produce time-averaged war-related death tolls so much lower than those from spears, arrows, and clubs.? So how can this be? Because ?state w
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 6:42 PM

HELPFUL ADVICE FROM MOTHER JONES ON HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN UNTRACEABLE AK-47. Thanks, guys!?

HELPFUL ADVICE FROM MOTHER JONES ON HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN UNTRACEABLE AK-47. Thanks, guys!
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 6:35 PM

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: Chicago to shutter 50 schools, largest mass closing in major U.S. city. ?Th?

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: Chicago to shutter 50 schools, largest mass closing in major U.S. city. “The country?s third largest school system, Chicago is facing a $1 billion budget shortfall. Declining enrollments have led to inefficient, half-empty schools where too much money has to be directed to maintenance and operations instead of classroom act
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 6:22 PM

Court Remands Public Defender Case

The Florida Supreme Court has remanded a case involving public defender claims that they should be permitted to decline appointments and withdraw from cases due to their overloaded dockets. WCTV.com has this report: The Florida Supreme Court is siding with...
Posted on Legal Profession Blog on May 23, 2013 at 6:15 PM

UNDERCOVERED STORIES: Male Military Rape Survivors Speak Out. And compare these numbers: ?The P?

UNDERCOVERED STORIES: Male Military Rape Survivors Speak Out. And compare these numbers: “The Pentagon estimated about 13,000 of the 1.2 million men serving in the military suffered sexual assault last year, NBC News reported. About 12,100 of the 203,000 women in uniform were sexually assaulted on active duty last year.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 6:05 PM

Progess is Slow in ICAO Emissions Talks

A report from Reuters last weekend indicated that ICAO-led discussions do not appear to be on track to resolve the question of how to regulate international aviation carbon emissions by this fall as hoped. It's long been understood that a...
Posted on Aviation Law Prof Blog on May 23, 2013 at 5:23 PM

NEWS YOU CAN USE: 5 Examples Of The ?Kobayashi Maru? In Dating. Who knew there were so many da?

NEWS YOU CAN USE: 5 Examples Of The ?Kobayashi Maru? In Dating. Who knew there were so many dating lessons from Star Trek. But the most important one: Always go for the green-skinned alien chicks. They’re easy. Related video here.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 5:02 PM

A SMARTER FUTURE? Humans With Amplified Intelligence Could Be More Powerful Than AI?.

A SMARTER FUTURE? Humans With Amplified Intelligence Could Be More Powerful Than AI.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 4:03 PM

Former Goldman Banker Settles SEC "Pay-to-Play" Charges

Neil M.M. Morrison, a former VP in the investment banking division of Goldman, Sachs, settled SEC charges that he engaged in a "pay-to-play" scheme. The SEC alleged that starting in July 2008 Morrison was employed by Goldman to solicit municipal...
Posted on Securities Law Prof Blog on May 23, 2013 at 4:01 PM

Heminway on SEC Reform

Joan MacLeod Heminway (University of Tennessee College of Law) has posted Desire, Conservatism, Underfunding, Congressional Meddling, and Study Fatigue: Ingredients for Ongoing Reform at the Securities and Exchange Commission? (University of Cincinnati Law Review, Vol. 81, 2013) on SSRN. Here...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 23, 2013 at 3:55 PM

AT AMAZON, markdowns on Musical Instruments. Including a piano you can roll up. For $31.99. How?

AT AMAZON, markdowns on Musical Instruments. Including a piano you can roll up. For $31.99. How cool is that?
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 3:00 PM

OUCH: Peter Daou: ?Wish I could say Obama?s speech is in response to brave progressives defending ?

OUCH: Peter Daou: “Wish I could say Obama’s speech is in response to brave progressives defending civil liberties but I think it’s more Rand Paul.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 2:59 PM

JOHN MCCAIN CONTINUES TO PUSH for unbundling cable TV?.

JOHN MCCAIN CONTINUES TO PUSH for unbundling cable TV.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 2:49 PM

HEH. The whole ?empty chair? thing is looking more and more prescient?.

HEH. The whole “empty chair” thing is looking more and more prescient.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 2:48 PM

FASTER, PLEASE: ?Universal? flu vaccine effective in animals: Self-assembling nanoparticles could ?

FASTER, PLEASE: ‘Universal’ flu vaccine effective in animals: Self-assembling nanoparticles could make updating seasonal vaccines easier. “Current flu vaccines use inactivated whole viruses and must be regularly remade to target the strains most likely to cause illness in the coming year. But the new nanoparticles would require fewer
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 2:42 PM

MORE COOL PICS: Daredevils post breathtaking pictures atop Seattle landmarks?.

MORE COOL PICS: Daredevils post breathtaking pictures atop Seattle landmarks.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 2:30 PM

ISS Settles SEC Charges that Employee Sold Confidential Proxy Voting Results for Tickets

The SEC charged proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) with failing to safeguard the confidential proxy voting information of clients participating in a number of significant proxy contests. ISS, which is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser, agreed...
Posted on Securities Law Prof Blog on May 23, 2013 at 2:20 PM

IN HIS OWN IMAGE?.

IN HIS OWN IMAGE.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 2:20 PM

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Cooking Tips From The Great Depression?.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Cooking Tips From The Great Depression.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 2:00 PM

In The Home Of the Father

A Tennessee circuit court judge is the subject of recently-filed charges filed by Disciplinary Counsel with the Court of the Judiciary. The charges allege that the judge was responsible for a matter involving post divorce custody and visitation rights. It...
Posted on Legal Profession Blog on May 23, 2013 at 1:48 PM

Vic Fleischer on the Apple Rule

The late Larry Ribstein coined the phrase "the Apple Rule" when Apple seemed to be the only corporation engaged in...
Posted on Conglomerate on May 23, 2013 at 1:37 PM

J.D. JOHANNES WRITES: Normally I don?t find books about the current wars compelling because I?ve ?

J.D. JOHANNES WRITES: Normally I don’t find books about the current wars compelling because I’ve lived them in person. Sixty-seven pages in to Ardolino’s “Fallujah Awakens” and will probably stay up reading it all night. Ardolino has crafted a fantastic adventure narrative with the definitive history of a crucial part of t
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 1:33 PM

COOL PICS: Jacob?s Well, Wimberley, Texas?.

COOL PICS: Jacob’s Well, Wimberley, Texas.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 1:30 PM

THE SWELLING TREND OF ?BREASTAURANTS.??

THE SWELLING TREND OF “BREASTAURANTS.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 1:00 PM

HOW AN AMERICAN saved the Porsche 911 from extinction. Related: A Porsche thank-you from Jack Ba?

HOW AN AMERICAN saved the Porsche 911 from extinction. Related: A Porsche thank-you from Jack Baruth.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 12:16 PM

Liscow on Economic Motivations for Northern Opposition to Southern Secession

Zachary Liscow (Yale Law School) has posted Why Fight Secession? Evidence of Economic Motivations from the American Civil War (Public Choice, Vol. 153, No. 1-2, 2012) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Why ?ght secession? This paper is a case...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 23, 2013 at 11:35 AM

New job opening...

...for ME.
Posted on The Leiter Reports on May 23, 2013 at 11:27 AM

Plight of Iranian Philosophy Student, Farsani, Noted in Amnesty International's 2013 Report

Here. (Prior coverage of Mr. Farsani's situation is here.)
Posted on The Leiter Reports on May 23, 2013 at 11:24 AM

IN THE MAIL: Higher Education in the Digital Age. ?

IN THE MAIL: Higher Education in the Digital Age.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 11:00 AM

TAXPROF ROUNDUP: The IRS Scandal, Day 14. Related: John Fund: The Real Voter Suppression of 2?

TAXPROF ROUNDUP: The IRS Scandal, Day 14. Related: John Fund: The Real Voter Suppression of 2012: Voter ID didn?t reduce turnout, but the IRS may have.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 10:59 AM

TERMINATION: ?I?m quite surprised that no one has mentioned Section 1203 of the Restructuring and?

TERMINATION: “I?m quite surprised that no one has mentioned Section 1203 of the Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, which mandates terminations of IRS employees who commit any of what are known in the Service as the ’10 Deadly Sins.’ . . . At any rate, you?ll notice that several of these provisions could be [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 10:57 AM

ANNALS OF THE .00001 PERCENT: WSJ: Penny Pritzker Understated Income By $80 Million?.

ANNALS OF THE .00001 PERCENT: WSJ: Penny Pritzker Understated Income By $80 Million.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 10:55 AM

BREAKING BAD WORSE: Massachusetts Pol Busted For Dealing Meth. He used to chair the Massachusetts ?

BREAKING BAD WORSE: Massachusetts Pol Busted For Dealing Meth. He used to chair the Massachusetts Legislature’s Ethics Committee, which seems about right . . . .
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 10:53 AM

CAN YOU PREDICT PEOPLE?S POLITICAL VIEWS by their views of masturbation? Punchlines abound?.

CAN YOU PREDICT PEOPLE’S POLITICAL VIEWS by their views of masturbation? Punchlines abound.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 10:49 AM

DISTRACTION: Obama Probes Create Immigration Magic as Bill Advances. But unions are paying atten?

DISTRACTION: Obama Probes Create Immigration Magic as Bill Advances. But unions are paying attention and don’t like it.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 10:37 AM

EBOOK REVOLUTION CONTINUES: Amazon To Build A Market For Fan Fiction. Megan McArdle is intereste?

EBOOK REVOLUTION CONTINUES: Amazon To Build A Market For Fan Fiction. Megan McArdle is interested. Up until now, most fan fiction has been in a sort of legal limbo–regular publishers won’t touch it because of copyright infringement. Amazon proposes a way to get around that problem: cut the rights holders in on the deal. Kindle [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 10:30 AM

Downward Departure

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has agreed with the Board on Professional Responsibility and declined to impose identical reciprocal discipline in a case where the attorney was disbarred in Maryland. Instead of disbarment, the attorney was suspended for...
Posted on Legal Profession Blog on May 23, 2013 at 10:16 AM

WHY THE IRS WENT AFTER THE TEA PARTY, instead of Establishment Republicans. ?Isn?t it ironic that?

WHY THE IRS WENT AFTER THE TEA PARTY, instead of Establishment Republicans. “Isn?t it ironic that the Tea Party now stands for the rule of law and that elements of the United States government and the Washington establishment have become the rogue, criminal element in America?” It’s not surprising at all. The Tea Party movement [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM

SO OF POLLS COMING OUT IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, Obama is up in 1 (Gallup) and down in 3 (Rasmussen, Fox?

SO OF POLLS COMING OUT IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, Obama is up in 1 (Gallup) and down in 3 (Rasmussen, Fox, Economist/YouGov.)
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 9:56 AM

PhD students: what do you wish you had known *before* you began the program?

A student who will be starting a PhD program in philosophy writes: Being a fan of your blog and an incoming PhD student in philosophy, I was wondering if you'd think it'd be useful to open your blog up to...
Posted on The Leiter Reports on May 23, 2013 at 9:51 AM

AT AMAZON, deals in Clothing & Accessories. Also, today only: Dyson AM04 Hot+Cool Heater/Table F?

AT AMAZON, deals in Clothing & Accessories. Also, today only: Dyson AM04 Hot+Cool Heater/Table Fan (Refurbished), $199.99 (33% off).
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 9:00 AM

MITCH MCCONNELL: The IRS Scandal And Obama?s Culture of Intimidation?.

MITCH MCCONNELL: The IRS Scandal And Obama’s Culture of Intimidation.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 8:57 AM

ELECTION-ORIENTED COVERUP: Susan Ferrechio: Emails show how Treasury delayed alerting Congress to ?

ELECTION-ORIENTED COVERUP: Susan Ferrechio: Emails show how Treasury delayed alerting Congress to Tea Party targeting.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 8:37 AM

The Law and Economics of Tornado Shelters (and Angelina Jolie)

Here is my disclaimer: I'm from "tornado alley." Here is "my tornado." The Lubbock tornado was 43 years ago (gulp),...
Posted on Conglomerate on May 23, 2013 at 8:36 AM

'Like the cat that ate the canary...'

Some of you may have already participated in one of Rick Climan's well known mock negotiations already. If you haven't - or even if you have - Weil has released a number of them with accompanying animations. They are a...
Posted on M & A Law Prof Blog on May 23, 2013 at 8:31 AM

IT?S A DUMB IDEA, OFFERED AS A DISTRACTION BY A PRESIDENT WHO FUNDAMENTALLY DOESN?T LIKE CRITICISM: ?

IT’S A DUMB IDEA, OFFERED AS A DISTRACTION BY A PRESIDENT WHO FUNDAMENTALLY DOESN’T LIKE CRITICISM: Roll Call: Old Objections Hang Over New Push for Media Shield Law. Here’s something I wrote back in 2005. We need protection for journalism, not journalists.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 8:24 AM

ANNALS OF THE ONE PERCENT: Elizabeth Warren, Angus King among freshmen in Senate ?millionaires? clu?

ANNALS OF THE ONE PERCENT: Elizabeth Warren, Angus King among freshmen in Senate ‘millionaires’ club.’
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 8:21 AM

JAMES TARANTO: Why Did Lois Lerner Take The Fifth? ?The American people have a right to know both ?

JAMES TARANTO: Why Did Lois Lerner Take The Fifth? “The American people have a right to know both how deep and how high the corruption of our government runs. The White House has an interest in minimizing the scandal, and surely that is Obama’s objective if he is trying to throw Lerner under the bus. [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 8:10 AM

ADVICE TO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS: Restructure Your Law Schools, Or Close Them?.

ADVICE TO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS: Restructure Your Law Schools, Or Close Them.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 8:01 AM

Sherkow on Naturalness & Patent Eligibility

Jacob S. Sherkow (Stanford Law School) has posted The Natural Complexity of Patent Eligibility (99 Iowa Law Review, 2014, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It has long been assumed that the doctrine of patent eligibility?s prohibition of patents...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 23, 2013 at 7:55 AM

SHOCKER: IRS?s Lerner Had History of Harassment, Inappropriate Religious Inquiries at FEC?.

SHOCKER: IRS’s Lerner Had History of Harassment, Inappropriate Religious Inquiries at FEC.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 7:49 AM

ED MORRISSEY: How the White House?s war on media backfired. ?The DoJ?s journalist-snooping controv?

ED MORRISSEY: How the White House’s war on media backfired. “The DoJ’s journalist-snooping controversy is the one scandal that will cause the media to report aggressively on all the others.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 7:39 AM

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE, LEGAL EDUCATION EDITION: 1 in 6 California Law Grads Can?t Find a?

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE, LEGAL EDUCATION EDITION: 1 in 6 California Law Grads Can?t Find a Job.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 7:31 AM

HOW COULD THE IRS SCANDAL GET WORSE? LIKE THIS: The IRS Targets Adoptive Families. ?Sixty-nine pe?

HOW COULD THE IRS SCANDAL GET WORSE? LIKE THIS: The IRS Targets Adoptive Families. “Sixty-nine percent of all adoption credit claims during the 2012 filing season were selected for audit.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 7:15 AM

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE UPDATE: Four Americans Killed In Drone Strikes, U.S. Admits?.

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE UPDATE: Four Americans Killed In Drone Strikes, U.S. Admits.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 7:00 AM

Texas: Facebook "Friendship" Alone Does Not Require Recusal

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals of Texas, located in Dallas, held last week that a trial judge's undisclosed Facebook "friendship" with the victim's father in a criminal prosecution alone does not establish grounds for recusal or disqualification. Youkers v....
Posted on Adjunct Law Prof Blog on May 23, 2013 at 4:00 AM

Brooks on National Security & the Information Environment

Rosa Brooks (Georgetown University) has posted National Security in the Information Age (ECONOMICS AND SECURITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN A RESOURCES CONSTRAINED WORLD (Newport, R.I.: Naval War College forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The information environment has been...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 23, 2013 at 3:30 AM

BENGHAZI UPDATE: GOP lifts subpoena after Benghazi auditor agrees to be deposed. ?Rep. Darrell Iss?

BENGHAZI UPDATE: GOP lifts subpoena after Benghazi auditor agrees to be deposed. “Rep. Darrell Issa and Ambassador Thomas Pickering have reached a deal that will allow the diplomat to appear for a closed-door meeting with investigators for the congressman. The agreement led Issa (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Refor
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 1:53 AM

J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS: IRS Abuse, the Guide. ?Pay attention to the emerging fringe narrative of the s?

J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS: IRS Abuse, the Guide. “Pay attention to the emerging fringe narrative of the speech regulators ? the Tea Party deserved it. You?ll learn much about the people who want to further restrict your political freedoms.” Tar. Feathers.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 12:21 AM

BRYAN PRESTON: Was the IRS Obama?s Electoral Performance-Enhancing Agency??

BRYAN PRESTON: Was the IRS Obama?s Electoral Performance-Enhancing Agency?
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 12:06 AM

HUMOR: Jay Leno Unloads On Obama In Tonight Show Monologue?.

HUMOR: Jay Leno Unloads On Obama In Tonight Show Monologue.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 23, 2013 at 12:02 AM

JAY LENO: ?The Obama White House is still denying he knew anything about the IRS scandal in advance?

JAY LENO: “The Obama White House is still denying he knew anything about the IRS scandal in advance. They say that would have been inappropriate because Obama was too busy not knowing about the Benghazi scandal.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 11:57 PM

THE ONION, DEMONSTRATING THAT TRUTH AND SATIRE ARE CLOSER AND CLOSER: Obama Fed Grapes While Urging?

THE ONION, DEMONSTRATING THAT TRUTH AND SATIRE ARE CLOSER AND CLOSER: Obama Fed Grapes While Urging Press Conference To Enjoy Orgy.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 11:56 PM

Roig on Emerging Technologies & Free Speech

Jorge R. Roig (Charleston School of Law) has posted Emerging Technologies and Dwindling Speech (University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 16, 2013 (Forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Inspired in part by the recent holding in Bland...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 22, 2013 at 11:55 PM

WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY: Dying Baby Saved By 3D Printer?.

WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY: Dying Baby Saved By 3D Printer.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 11:46 PM

TWEET OF THE DAY: Almost 100% of the bad news coming out of Washington was once a conspiracy theory?

TWEET OF THE DAY: Almost 100% of the bad news coming out of Washington was once a conspiracy theory.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 11:44 PM

Futurism, Technological Change and Air Space Regulation

When teaching international aviation law, one of the themes I like to introduce early in the semester is the interaction between technology and law. How does society and the state respond to disruptive technological change? Given the relatively recent invention...
Posted on Aviation Law Prof Blog on May 22, 2013 at 11:32 PM

THE THEME OF 2014? ?When it comes to the I.R.S., we?re all Tea Partyers.??

THE THEME OF 2014? ?When it comes to the I.R.S., we?re all Tea Partyers.?
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 11:14 PM

JOHN HINDERAKER: Learning From Europe?s Mistakes?.

JOHN HINDERAKER: Learning From Europe’s Mistakes.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 11:09 PM

POLITICO REPORTER: Politico Reporter: IRS Targeting of Tea Party ?Easily Influenced? 2012 Election?.

POLITICO REPORTER: Politico Reporter: IRS Targeting of Tea Party ‘Easily Influenced’ 2012 Election.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 11:08 PM

FROM VOX DAY, a blog review of the Insta-Wife?s book, Men On Strike?.

FROM VOX DAY, a blog review of the Insta-Wife’s book, Men On Strike.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:48 PM

ORIN KERR: Can A Congressional Witness Deny Guilt and Then Plead the Fifth? ?I don?t think the a?

ORIN KERR: Can A Congressional Witness Deny Guilt and Then Plead the Fifth? “I don?t think the answer is clear, as there are no cases quite like it. The general rule is that a witness can?t testify about her version of the facts and then invoke the Fifth Amendment when facing cross examination.” Alan Dershowitz [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:45 PM

WORDS YOU?RE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY IN WISCONSIN: ?Raw Milk.??

WORDS YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY IN WISCONSIN: “Raw Milk.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:45 PM

PERSONALLY, I?D BE DELIGHTED TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE HAPPILY MARRIED GAY COUPLES HAD CLOSETS FULL?

PERSONALLY, I’D BE DELIGHTED TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE HAPPILY MARRIED GAY COUPLES HAD CLOSETS FULL OF ASSAULT WEAPONS. Gay Rights and Gun Rights Linked in Seattle Posters, Causing Control Freaks’ Heads To Explode. I’ve written on this theme before. The squares in Seattle need to catch up.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:37 PM

VICTORY GIRLS: While Asshats lie in DC, Phoenix Police show up BIG for little Tatum Raetz?.

VICTORY GIRLS: While Asshats lie in DC, Phoenix Police show up BIG for little Tatum Raetz.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:37 PM

?INCIVILITY? DEFINED: IT MEANS CRITICIZING OBAMA. Going after those racist, terroristic TeaBaggers?

“INCIVILITY” DEFINED: IT MEANS CRITICIZING OBAMA. Going after those racist, terroristic TeaBaggers who should all be hunted down and killed? That’s just good government.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:03 PM

POST-WOOLWICH: The Front Pages Of Tomorrow?s UK Newspapers?.

POST-WOOLWICH: The Front Pages Of Tomorrow’s UK Newspapers.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:01 PM

HMM: Florida Man Shot by FBI Was About to Sign Boston Murder Confession: Officials?.

HMM: Florida Man Shot by FBI Was About to Sign Boston Murder Confession: Officials.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 9:58 PM

SHOCKER: Eliana Johnson: IRS specialists in Washington were closely involved in the Cincinnati off?

SHOCKER: Eliana Johnson: IRS specialists in Washington were closely involved in the Cincinnati office?s scandalous behavior.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 9:28 PM

DEREK LOWE: Promoting STEM Education, Foolishly?.

DEREK LOWE: Promoting STEM Education, Foolishly.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 9:04 PM

21ST CENTURY BUSINESS MODELS: At ?Breastaurants,? Business Is Booming?.

21ST CENTURY BUSINESS MODELS: At ‘Breastaurants,’ Business Is Booming.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:00 PM

Rao on Responsibility for Humanitarian Intervention

Neomi Rao (George Mason University School of Law) has posted The Choice to Protect: Rethinking Responsibility for Humanitarian Intervention (Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 697-751, Summer 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Against the...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 22, 2013 at 7:06 PM

AT AMAZON, 60% off on Men?s Shoes. Also on Women?s Shoes?.

AT AMAZON, 60% off on Men’s Shoes. Also on Women’s Shoes.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 7:00 PM

PROF. JACOBSON: Are we distracted by scandals while Democrats walk away with the immigration amnest?

PROF. JACOBSON: Are we distracted by scandals while Democrats walk away with the immigration amnesty prize?
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 6:46 PM

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS FASHION: Who invented clothes? A Palaeolithic archaeologist answers?.

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS FASHION: Who invented clothes? A Palaeolithic archaeologist answers.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 6:31 PM

THEY FOOLISHLY THOUGHT THEY WERE EXEMPT: Peter Wehner: Liberals Are Now Shocked, Shocked at Obama

THEY FOOLISHLY THOUGHT THEY WERE EXEMPT: Peter Wehner: Liberals Are Now Shocked, Shocked at Obama?s Culture of Intimidation.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 6:22 PM

MAYBE LOIS LERNER NEEDS TO TARGET A NEW LAWYER? Darrell Issa: Lois Lerner lost her rights. ?House ?

MAYBE LOIS LERNER NEEDS TO TARGET A NEW LAWYER? Darrell Issa: Lois Lerner lost her rights. “House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said embattled IRS official Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment rights and will be hauled back to appear before his panel again. The California Republican said Lerner?s Fifth Amendmen
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 6:15 PM

ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: How Much Will A Legal Marijuana Habit Cost You??

ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: How Much Will A Legal Marijuana Habit Cost You?
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 6:05 PM

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Father who set up video to capture ?paranormal? activity accidentally f?

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Father who set up video to capture ‘paranormal’ activity accidentally films his girlfriend having sex with his teenage son instead.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 5:00 PM

MORE ON THAT TERRORIST ATTACK IN BRITAIN?.

MORE ON THAT TERRORIST ATTACK IN BRITAIN.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 4:48 PM

BELIEVABLE: ?Asked why he visited WH 118 times, Former IRS Commish Doug Shulman, cited the Easter E?

BELIEVABLE: “Asked why he visited WH 118 times, Former IRS Commish Doug Shulman, cited the Easter Egg Roll as one reason.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 4:45 PM

JOURN-O-LIST UPDATE: Ezra Klein and Josh Marshall, Who Got a VIP Briefing at the White House Yester?

JOURN-O-LIST UPDATE: Ezra Klein and Josh Marshall, Who Got a VIP Briefing at the White House Yesterday, Are Curiously on the Same Page Today. “What I glean from this is that the previous White House position — nothing more needs be done, this is all a ‘partisan fishing expedition’ — is now inoperative, and a [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 4:27 PM

?BUREAUCRACIED:? A Veteran?s Tale.

“BUREAUCRACIED:” A Veteran’s Tale.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 4:16 PM

HIGHER EDUCATION?S DIVERSITY PROBLEM: SURVEY: Zero conservatives selected to deliver 2013 commencem?

HIGHER EDUCATION’S DIVERSITY PROBLEM: SURVEY: Zero conservatives selected to deliver 2013 commencement speeches at Ivy Leagues.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 4:03 PM

Sutherland on Corruption in Internet Governance

Ewan Sutherland (University of Witwatersrand, LINK Centre) has posted Corruption in Internet Governance - Bribery, Cronyism and Nepotism on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Corruption has been identified as a significant issue in telecommunications, seen in bribery and nepotism over...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 22, 2013 at 4:00 PM

Five Broker-Dealers Settle with Massachusetts over Improper Sales of REITs

The Massachusetts Securities Division announced a settlement with five independent broker-dealers for improper sales of REITs that will return over $11 million to Massachusetts investors. The firms are Ameriprise Financial Services, Commonwealth Financial Services, Lincoln Financial Advisors, Securities America, and...
Posted on Securities Law Prof Blog on May 22, 2013 at 3:57 PM

South Miami Settles SEC Charges of Defrauding Bond Investors

The SEC charged the City of South Miami, Fla., with defrauding bond investors about the tax-exempt financing eligibility of a mixed-use retail and parking structure being built in its downtown commercial district. According to its release: An SEC investigation found...
Posted on Securities Law Prof Blog on May 22, 2013 at 3:51 PM

Pereyra and Sunshine on Settlement Rates After Twombly and Iqbal

Victor Abel Pereyra and Benjamin Sunshine, of University of Illinois College of Law, have posted on SSRN their paper Access-to-Justice v. Efficiency: An Empirical Study of Settlement Rates After Twombly and Iqbal. Abstract: A party?s decision to settle may be...
Posted on Civil Procedure Prof Blog on May 22, 2013 at 3:48 PM

FINRA Will Provide Surveillance Oversight of More than 90% of U.S. Equities Trading Volume

FINRA issued an announcement that Direct Edge®, the third largest stock exchange operator in the U.S., and FINRA have agreed that FINRA will provide market surveillance services on behalf of Direct Edge's two licensed stock exchanges. Under this agreement, FINRA...
Posted on Securities Law Prof Blog on May 22, 2013 at 3:47 PM

Mercantilism In International Finance

In a trade-in-services dispute that looks quite a bit like pre-WTO trade in goods disputes, Indonesia is conditioning the sale...
Posted on Conglomerate on May 22, 2013 at 3:31 PM

AT AMAZON, Warehouse Deals in Sporting Goods?.

AT AMAZON, Warehouse Deals in Sporting Goods.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 3:00 PM

COL. ALLEN WEST: Oklahoma Tornado: A Sobering Moment for the Nation?.

COL. ALLEN WEST: Oklahoma Tornado: A Sobering Moment for the Nation.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 2:57 PM

HEH: I knew Richard Nixon, Richard Nixon was a friend of mine, and you, Barack, are no Richard Nixo?

HEH: I knew Richard Nixon, Richard Nixon was a friend of mine, and you, Barack, are no Richard Nixon.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 2:53 PM

WELL, CHRIS CHRISTIE CERTAINLY MAKES A BIG BIG BROTHER: A Mileage Tax Monitored By Big Brother For ?

WELL, CHRIS CHRISTIE CERTAINLY MAKES A BIG BIG BROTHER: A Mileage Tax Monitored By Big Brother For All N.J. Drivers? It Could Happen: Proposal Call For GPS Tracking Of Certain Vehicles, $50 Yearly Fee For Others. I’ve written about this sort of thing before.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 2:39 PM

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Do Women Expect Too Much From Men??

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Do Women Expect Too Much From Men?
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 2:35 PM

JIM TREACHER: Yet Another Reason To Hate Hipsters, As If You Needed One?.

JIM TREACHER: Yet Another Reason To Hate Hipsters, As If You Needed One.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 2:34 PM

Three New Professorial Fellows at Aberdeen's Northern Institute of Philosophy

They are J.C. Beall (Connecticut), Oystein Linnebo (Oslo), and Greg Restall (Melbourne), effective September 1 of this year. All three work in and around logic and philosophy of mathematics, and will contribute, among other things, to the AHRC project on...
Posted on The Leiter Reports on May 22, 2013 at 2:12 PM

BAD LUCK: Timing made Oklahoma tornado toll worse?.

BAD LUCK: Timing made Oklahoma tornado toll worse.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 2:00 PM

BRITAIN: Soldier Beheaded In Islamist Terror Attack?.

BRITAIN: Soldier Beheaded In Islamist Terror Attack.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 1:58 PM

THE INSTA-WIFE?S BOOK, Men On Strike, is now shipping from Amazon, even though it doesn?t officially?

THE INSTA-WIFE’S BOOK, Men On Strike, is now shipping from Amazon, even though it doesn’t officially come out until next month. And yes, it will also be available soon on Kindle and Nook.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 1:37 PM

PEJMAN YOUSEFZADEH: Metastasis Of The IRS Scandal. Notice his new blog URL, too?.

PEJMAN YOUSEFZADEH: Metastasis Of The IRS Scandal. Notice his new blog URL, too.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 1:33 PM

INTEL FUELS A REBELLION AROUND YOUR DATA. Intel is a $53-billion-a-year company that enjoys a nea?

INTEL FUELS A REBELLION AROUND YOUR DATA. Intel is a $53-billion-a-year company that enjoys a near monopoly on the computer chips that go into PCs. But when it comes to the data underlying big companies like Facebook and Google, it says it wants to ?return power to the people.? Intel Labs, the company?s R&D arm, [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 1:30 PM

MICHAEL TOTTEN ON THE RICOCHET PODCAST, talking about his new book, Taken, among other things?.

MICHAEL TOTTEN ON THE RICOCHET PODCAST, talking about his new book, Taken, among other things.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 1:28 PM

START ?EM YOUNG: 10 Tools Every Kid Should Learn To Use?.

START ‘EM YOUNG: 10 Tools Every Kid Should Learn To Use.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM

Four Different Appeals Courts Will Consider Federal Contraceptive Coverage Mandate

Politico: Courts to hear birth control mandate lawsuits, by Kathryn Smith & Jennifer Haberkorn: Obamacare?s birth control mandate will go before four different appeals courts over the next three weeks as private businesses that object to the policy on religious...
Posted on Reproductive Rights Prof Blog on May 22, 2013 at 12:57 PM

ANDREW KLAVAN likes Elizabeth Scalia?s new book, Strange Gods. ?

ANDREW KLAVAN likes Elizabeth Scalia’s new book, Strange Gods.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 12:55 PM

I DID NOTHING WRONG, BUT I REFUSE TO ANSWER ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT MAY INCRIMINATE ME: Lerner Says ?

I DID NOTHING WRONG, BUT I REFUSE TO ANSWER ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT MAY INCRIMINATE ME: Lerner Says ?I Have Not Done Anything Wrong,? Refuses to Take Questions. UPDATE: JournoList’s IRS Angle Begins To Gel. Well, the leaders of Journolist did meet at the White House yesterday.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 12:53 PM

Ninth Circuit Panel Strikes Down Arizona's 20-Week Abortion Ban, But Trent Franks is Undeterred

The Ninth Circuit rules Arizona's 20-week "fetal pain" abortion ban clearly unconstitutional... The New York Times: Arizona Law on Abortions Struck Down as Restrictive, by Fernanda Santos: A federal appellate panel struck down Arizona?s abortion law on Tuesday, saying it...
Posted on Reproductive Rights Prof Blog on May 22, 2013 at 12:52 PM

HENRY MILLER: Activism vs. The Rule of Law?.

HENRY MILLER: Activism vs. The Rule of Law.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 12:20 PM

Joshua P. Ackerman (University of Chicago - Law School) has posted The Unintended Federalism Consequences of the Affordable Care Act's Insurance Market Reforms on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper argues that the opt-in nature of the Patient Protection...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 22, 2013 at 11:55 AM

IN THE MAIL: The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matt?

IN THE MAIL: The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 11:00 AM

TRIFECTA: We Told You So: IRS, AP, Fox & Benghazi Scandals Prove the Extreme Corruption of the?

TRIFECTA: We Told You So: IRS, AP, Fox & Benghazi Scandals Prove the Extreme Corruption of the Obama Administration.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:58 AM

YA THINK? Benghazi Turns Out To Be A Big Deal, And Not Just For Republicans?.

YA THINK? Benghazi Turns Out To Be A Big Deal, And Not Just For Republicans.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:54 AM

NICK GILLESPIE: Obama?s War on Journalism: ?An Unconstitutional Act.? ?The press-punishing, ?

NICK GILLESPIE: Obama?s War on Journalism: ?An Unconstitutional Act.? “The press-punishing, speech-chilling, and unabashedly overreaching actions by the Obama administration against the Associated Press and Fox News Channel?s James Rosen lay bare the essential dynamic between any president and a press that is always more prone to being lapdogs th
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:50 AM

SADLY, HORSEWHIPPING IS NOT INVOLVED: Marco Rubio files amendment to punish IRS agents who leak tax?

SADLY, HORSEWHIPPING IS NOT INVOLVED: Marco Rubio files amendment to punish IRS agents who leak taxpayer docs.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:42 AM

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Obama and Elizabeth Warren Feed the College Beast. The proposals?

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Obama and Elizabeth Warren Feed the College Beast. The proposals put forward by Obama, House Republicans, and Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) would tie student loans to the market rate (either the 10-year or the 91-day Treasury rate), though each with its own variation. The boldest plan, from [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:30 AM

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: 50 Percent Approve of President Obama, but 57 Percent Disapprove of Country

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: 50 Percent Approve of President Obama, but 57 Percent Disapprove of Country?s Direction. “The latest Reason-Rupe poll finds President Obama enjoys a 50 percent approval rating, 7 points higher than his 43 percent disapproval. However, this isn?t much different from a similar time period in President George W. Bush?s presiden
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 10:00 AM

AT AMAZON, Coupons Galore In Grocery & Gourmet Foods. Also, today only: Up to 60% Off Select?

AT AMAZON, Coupons Galore In Grocery & Gourmet Foods. Also, today only: Up to 60% Off Select PetSafe, Drinkwell, Greenies, and Premier Summer Essentials.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 9:00 AM

HERE?S VIDEO FROM YESTERDAY?S KANSAS CITY TEA PARTY PROTEST, courtesy of David Vickers: ?

HERE’S VIDEO FROM YESTERDAY’S KANSAS CITY TEA PARTY PROTEST, courtesy of David Vickers:
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:58 AM

REMEMBER WHEN THEY WERE TELLING US IT WAS ALL BECAUSE OF TEENAGE ANGST? Breaking: FBI shoots, kills?

REMEMBER WHEN THEY WERE TELLING US IT WAS ALL BECAUSE OF TEENAGE ANGST? Breaking: FBI shoots, kills person of interest in Boston bombing after man attacks agent. This whole story seems kind of . . . off, though.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:51 AM

SAL RUSSO: IRS scandal symptom of intrusive government: Controversy indicative of a federal bureau?

SAL RUSSO: IRS scandal symptom of intrusive government: Controversy indicative of a federal bureaucracy that has expanded beyond control. “When the IRS story broke, it seemed immediately plausible to us. As the Tea Party Express conducted its national bus tours, we heard local Tea Party groups from all over the country complaining about IRS delay
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:43 AM

JOAN HEMINWAY: Desire, Conservatism, Underfunding, Congressional Meddling, and Study Fatigue: Ingre?

JOAN HEMINWAY: Desire, Conservatism, Underfunding, Congressional Meddling, and Study Fatigue: Ingredients for Ongoing Reform at the Securities and Exchange Commission?
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:40 AM

COLUMBUS DISPATCH: Wake Up, Watchdog: White House probes of reporters should shake complacency. ??

COLUMBUS DISPATCH: Wake Up, Watchdog: White House probes of reporters should shake complacency. “After treating President Barack Obama with uncommon deference throughout his first term, many members of the press finally may be realizing that this is a one-way street.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:39 AM

ACCOUNTABILITY: Politico: Heads Won?t Roll At IRS. Slash their travel & entertainment budget. . ?.

ACCOUNTABILITY: Politico: Heads Won’t Roll At IRS. Slash their travel & entertainment budget. . . .
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:38 AM

FORWARD! Poll: Voters Say Government Out Of Control?.

FORWARD! Poll: Voters Say Government Out Of Control.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:37 AM

AL HUNT?S DEFENSE OF OBAMA IN THE ONGOING SCANDALS: It raises questions about the ?competency of ?

AL HUNT’S DEFENSE OF OBAMA IN THE ONGOING SCANDALS: It raises questions about the ?competency of the attorney general to hold office.? Is Eric Holder too big to fit under that bus? We’ll find out.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:35 AM

WHILE BLOOMBERG?S BEEN FOCUSING ON GUNS AND BIG GULPS: New York City seeing spike in anti-gay crime?

WHILE BLOOMBERG’S BEEN FOCUSING ON GUNS AND BIG GULPS: New York City seeing spike in anti-gay crime, officials say.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:32 AM

PHILIP KLEIN: Five reasons why focus on scandals is unlikely to backfire on GOP as in 1998. Just?

PHILIP KLEIN: Five reasons why focus on scandals is unlikely to backfire on GOP as in 1998. Just a couple of days ago the Journolist crowd was trying to maintain that there was no there there in the IRS scandal. That whole taking-the-Fifth thing kind of undercut that line. I wonder what they’ll come up [...]
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:30 AM

ROLL CALL ON LOIS LERNER?S DECISION TO TAKE THE FIFTH: ?The IRS official in charge of the division ?

ROLL CALL ON LOIS LERNER’S DECISION TO TAKE THE FIFTH: “The IRS official in charge of the division accused of improperly targeting conservative groups will invoke her Fifth Amendment rights against compelled self-incrimination at a committee hearing Wednesday, a sign of concern that the political controversy is heading into the criminal are
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:26 AM

BILL KELLER: Bring Back Ken Starr To Investigate IRS?.

BILL KELLER: Bring Back Ken Starr To Investigate IRS.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:22 AM

TAXPROF: Roundup: The IRS Scandal, Day 13. Related: Roger Kimball: It?s Bigger Than You Think?

TAXPROF: Roundup: The IRS Scandal, Day 13. Related: Roger Kimball: It’s Bigger Than You Think.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:12 AM

WOW: Oklahoma Tornado Upgraded To Rare EF-5?.

WOW: Oklahoma Tornado Upgraded To Rare EF-5.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:12 AM

THE COMMON THREAD in the Obama Administration scandals?.

THE COMMON THREAD in the Obama Administration scandals.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:07 AM

JAMES TARANTO: The Dog Whistler: An Obama supporter?s Pavlovian reaction to one of her own pet phr?

JAMES TARANTO: The Dog Whistler: An Obama supporter’s Pavlovian reaction to one of her own pet phrases. “Noonan’s use of ‘dog whistle’ is especially neuralgic for Walsh because it is a pet phrase of many on the left, including Walsh herself.” Plus, what Nate Silver got wrong.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:07 AM

PAULA BOLYARD: 5 Signs That We Haven?t Lost America Yet?.

PAULA BOLYARD: 5 Signs That We Haven?t Lost America Yet.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:01 AM

PUSHBACK: Top Republican: IRS shouldn?t implement Obamacare until scandal is resolved. Sen. Jo?

PUSHBACK: Top Republican: IRS shouldn?t implement Obamacare until scandal is resolved. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., asked two members of President Obama?s cabinet to suspend IRS implementation of Obamacare, citing the fact that the head of the health reform section of the agency used to lead the IRS section that improperly targeted conservatives. Thune wro
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 8:00 AM

SHOCKER: Liberal Nonprofit Groups Actually Love Corporate Cash, Wall Street Simoleons. ?During the?

SHOCKER: Liberal Nonprofit Groups Actually Love Corporate Cash, Wall Street Simoleons. “During the 2012 election, the Democratic PAC American Bridge attacked Mitt Romney and other prominent Republicans every time one of them attended a ‘high-dollar fundraiser’ or revealed close ties to Wall Street. Yet there was one group that America
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 7:52 AM

Campbell Law Review Call for Papers

From the Campbell Law Review website: The Campbell Law Review is pleased to announce a call for papers for its National Edition, which will be focused broadly around Internet Law and related themes. The Internet and associated technologies continue to...
Posted on Adjunct Law Prof Blog on May 22, 2013 at 7:45 AM

Privacy, Discovery and Social Media

Posted on CYB3RCRIM3 on May 22, 2013 at 7:41 AM

Interesting developments at "Philosophy of Brains" blog...

...including a new cooperative arrangement for blog discussion of articles in Mind & Language.
Posted on The Leiter Reports on May 22, 2013 at 7:33 AM

THE HILL: Senate Judiciary Committee advances immigration reform bill. ?The Senate Judiciary Commi?

THE HILL: Senate Judiciary Committee advances immigration reform bill. “The Senate Judiciary Committee voted with a strong bipartisan majority Tuesday evening to advance comprehensive immigration legislation that would put 11 million illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship. The legislation also lifts caps on high-skilled workers and creates a
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 7:29 AM

Feldman & Smith on Equity

Yuval Feldman and Henry E. Smith (Bar-Ilan University - Faculty of Law and Harvard Law School) have posted Behavioral Equity on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In many situations legal systems use ambiguous standards and moral language in instructing people...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 22, 2013 at 7:13 AM

REMINDER: Ed Markey cheered gov?t witch hunt against Gibson Guitar?.

REMINDER: Ed Markey cheered gov?t witch hunt against Gibson Guitar.
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 7:10 AM

Abuse of Subpoena Draws Suspension

After rejecting two petitions for voluntary discipline, the Georgia Supreme Court imposed a six-month suspension of an attorney for misuse of a subpoena in connection with claims of family violence against him. The attorney learned that his accuser ...may have...
Posted on Legal Profession Blog on May 22, 2013 at 7:01 AM

Schwartz on Neoliberalism, Historical Materialism, & Law

Justin Schwartz has posted Neoliberalism and the Law: How Historical Materialism Can Illuminate Recent Governmental and Judicial Decision Making (New Labor Forum, 22(2) 71?77 (2013)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Neoliberalism can be understood as the deregulation of the...
Posted on Legal Theory Blog on May 22, 2013 at 3:50 AM

THE OBSOLESCENCE OF FEMA: Oklahoma Tornado: Glenn Beck and Twitter to the Rescue. ?Shortly after t?

THE OBSOLESCENCE OF FEMA: Oklahoma Tornado: Glenn Beck and Twitter to the Rescue. “Shortly after the destructive twister tore through the town of Moore outside Oklahoma City , conservative radio personality and talking head Glenn Beck used Twitter to organize a ‘convoy of hope’ to travel to Oklahoma to provide early disaster relief. W
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 12:28 AM

IOWAHAWK TO JOSH MARSHALL: ?You?re an errand boy, sent by grocery clerks.??

IOWAHAWK TO JOSH MARSHALL: “You’re an errand boy, sent by grocery clerks.”
Posted on Instapundit.com on May 22, 2013 at 12:18 AM

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