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Legal Commentary Posts (November 19, 2009)
Connie Voldstad to head ISDA
Per the WSJ:The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., the trade group representing the global derivatives markets, appointed Conrad Voldstad as chief executive officer.Mr. Voldstad will replace Robert Pickel effective Nov. 30. Mr. Pickel, who held the position for the past nine years, will take on the new role of Executive Vice-ChairmaPosted on Economics of Contempt on November 19, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Widespread Employer Under-Reporting to OSHA
So finds a new astonishing and disturbing report released by the GAO this past Monday and reported on by the New York Times: Employers and workers routinely underreport work-related injuries and illnesses, calling into question the accuracy of nationwide data that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration compiles each year, the Government AccoPosted on Prawfs on November 19, 2009 at 11:19 PM
1998 vs. 2009
A few weeks ago James Kwak noted that Goldman had only $270 billion of assets in 1998, and asked, half-rhetorically, whether that was big enough, since Goldman was "probably doing a perfectly good job of serving their clients at the time." I thought the answer to this question was obvious, but I guess it's not, since this meme has apparently persisted.Posted on Economics of Contempt on November 19, 2009 at 11:17 PM
How Many Words Does It Take to Say ?Louisiana??
About 600 or so. Copyright © 2009 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. (Digital Fingerprint: )Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 19, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Finally! The Bloggingheads with me and Michelle Goldberg, talking about Sarah Palin's book...
... and assorted other things....Posted on Althouse on November 19, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Justice Department to Drop Lori Drew Appeal
I am pleased to announce that the Justice Department will be moving to dismiss its appeal in the Lori Drew case. The motion apparently will be filed today or tomorrow, and it will bring the Drew case to a close. Copyright © 2009 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 19, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Goldman Sachs and Its Small Business Fund Ploy
I am a fan of Goldman Sachs. It is one of the few individual stocks I own, running against all my standard corporate finance professor ?buy index funds!!? instincts. Although we have had a surfeit of bankers and a surfeit of talent in financial engineering rather than, say, robotics, it is very scary to see [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 19, 2009 at 7:35 PM
First Amendment Violation in Denying Private Employee Unemployment Compensation When He Was Fired for His Speech?
From a Magistrate Judge?s Report and Recommendation in Griffin v. N.H. Dep?t of Employment Security (handed down Nov. 16): For six years prior to May 19, 2009, Griffin worked for the Hospital as a radiology technician. Prior to May 19, Griffin had a conversation with a patient in which he recounted a news story regarding the [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 19, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Memo to CBS and Katie Couric: Release the unedited Palin video.
In "Going Rogue," Sarah Palin criticizes CBS for editing long interviews into the most damaging soundbites and making her look stupid and irritable. There's an easy solution: Release the unedited video. There is a lot of material in the book making assertions about all sorts of trenchant comments Palin supposedly made. Palin says she was asked the samePosted on Althouse on November 19, 2009 at 7:06 PM
LTN AWARDS: DEADLINE EXTENDED, FEE WAIVED
The economy has hit hard on law firm budgets, and especially on discretionary spending for support professionals ? sooooo, we have decided to WAIVE the entry fee (and extend the nominating deadline) for our 2009 LTN Law Firm/Law Department Awards. The new deadline is Friday, December 4. This also makes it easier for those of you who want to nominate coPosted on The Common Scold on November 19, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Lawyers at the Forefront of BCS : Fox Sports on MSN Reports that BCS Presidential Group Expands from 8 to 12 : Chair is Former Law Dean Perlman
As reported by FOX Sports atCFB - - FOX Sports on MSNthe BCS presidential group - which manages BCS -has expanded from 8 to 12.The group is chaired by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman,who was previously dean of the Nebraska College of Law.Posted on LawPundit on November 19, 2009 at 6:13 PM
"Thanks for not hanging up on me."
Here's how this ended:Posted on Althouse on November 19, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Specter On Afghanistan
Just finished participating in a call with Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) regarding Afghanistan. I imagine Senator Specter was a bit surprised by my questions from the more hawkish view on Afghanistan. Senator Specter's position is that he opposes troop increases in Afghanistan and even questions maintaining troops in Afghanistan unless the effort is "inPosted on TalkLeft on November 19, 2009 at 5:09 PM
VIRTUAL LEGALTECH
Doors Are Open! Our first Virtual LegalTech has launched. The Exhibit Hall opened this morning at 9 a.m. Starting at 10 a.m., a new program started every hour. My program airs at 3 p.m., "IT Leadership in Turbulent Times," with Morrison & Foerster's James McKenna, and Nixon Peabody's John Roman Jr. John and I (and possibly James) will be available livePosted on The Common Scold on November 19, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Prison Barbie: Accountant Steals a Half Million Dollars and Buys Dolls
Accountant Margot Jean Strawn, 58, has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing $500,000 from a trust account. What is a little more striking is what she used the money for: to buy dolls on the Internet. The Orange County District Attorney’s office says that Strawn wrote herself checks while managing a [...]Posted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 19, 2009 at 4:13 PM
THE ANTI-GRISHAM . . . I liked this from lawyer/writer David Erlewine in his interview with the Pank blog-- In 2002, when I took off a year from law to write fiction, I had business cards made up that referenced...
Posted on Notes from the (Legal) Underground on November 19, 2009 at 3:57 PM
I'm Guest Blogging on the MassLOMAP Blog
This organization is providing some great resources to solo and small firm attorneys. I'm happy to add my two cents once in a while but I also look forward to continuing to read their very insightful commentary.Posted on Counsel to Counsel on November 19, 2009 at 3:53 PM
Davos Global Agenda Council on the Future of Africa
I’m the newest and I suspect the youngest member of the Davos Council of the Future of Africa. I’m headed to Dubai for my first meeting as a Council member. It’s a terrific honor – other members include Mo Ibrahim , Sam Jonah, Graca Machel, Maria Ramos, Obiageli Ezekwesili, Christopher Khaemba, Nkosana Moyo, and Salim [...]Posted on Kenyan Pundit on November 19, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Previous Posting Intended for Twitter Pundit
To our subscribers and readers: OOps. By mistake, a posting intended for my Twitter Pundit blog landed on LawPundit. Sorry. I have deleted it.The Google menu bar has a very useful "send this" feature which allows one to make quick postings to blogs about pages that one is viewing online, but you have to set the posting to the right blog, if you have muPosted on LawPundit on November 19, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Lehigh Students Arrested for Failing to Leave Tip
Lehigh students Leslie Pope and John Wagner believe that they now know why tipping is mandatory at the Lehigh Pub in Bethlehem. After they received what they called horrendous service, they paid the bill with no tip. They ended up in jail for the $16.35 tip. The students were with six friends at the [...]Posted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 19, 2009 at 2:29 PM
What is John McCain's favorite form of exercise?
Wading!(Page 286 of "Going Rogue," by Sarah Palin.)Posted on Althouse on November 19, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Thursday Morning Open Thread
So, in my fantasy football league, I lost Ronnie Brown for the season and have nothing good at running back. What do I do? I offered up my best player, Peyton Manning, for the best deal I could get. The result? I got Tony Romo, LaDainian Tomlinson and Roy Williams for Manning (plus two throw ins.) What do you think? In other fantasy news, Maurice JoPosted on TalkLeft on November 19, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Everybody Knows
The recent ?everybody? threads reminded me of one of my favorite songs: Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Note that I quote it just because I like it, not because I think that it by itself is evidence that?s as strong as what I?ve pointed to earlier. Copyright © 2009 This feed [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 19, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Diavlogging about Sarah Palin.
I'm recording a Bloggingheads episode in an hour and a half. In the past, I've always kept these things secret and then sprung them on you when the finished diavlog was up over on the Bloggingheads site. But I'm going to take the liberty to do it differently this time.They want an episode on Palin's book, and they've paired me ? despite my "Sarah PalinPosted on Althouse on November 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM
Spurious Grammatical ?Rules? of Every Sort Are My Abhorrence
Earlier today, I posted quotes from prominent authors who use ?them? with formally singular terms such as ?everyone.? A commenter had earlier complained that ?Already constructions like these are ubiquitous among high-school age writers, and sanctioned by their teachers.? I pointed out that they were apparently sanctioned by leading writers as well.Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 19, 2009 at 1:38 PM
Dear Trial Lawyers – Try Telling the Public About These 'Defensive Medicine' Facts
I just saw that 54% of Americans support medical malpractice ?reform? as a way to lower healthcare costs. Trial lawyers need to start spending money to spread the following messages: If a doctor orders a test he or she feels...Posted on The Legal Reader on November 19, 2009 at 1:21 PM
Bathe or Tase: Police Officer Tasers 10-Year-Old Girl Who Refused to Take Shower
Arkansas police officer Dustin Bradshaw, used a Taser on a 10-year-old girl at the mother?s request after the little girl refused to take a shower and refused to obey him. Bradshaw went to the house on a domestic disturbance call and found the girl on the floor screaming and refusing to listen to her mother. [...]Posted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 19, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Narcissist In Chief
Jeff Jacoby of the Boston Globe begins a recent perceptive, deeply troubling column about our president?s seemingly boundless narcissism by relating how Obama, who couldn?t be bothered to attend the celebrations in Germany marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, nevertheless managed to make his videotaped remarks about the hPosted on Discriminations on November 19, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Not So New
A commenter writes: The word ?disrespected?, when used as, ?the ho [disrespected] me?, shows [a] new use of a word, now fairly accepted, regardless of how clumsy. I often see people talk about something being a new use of the word ? whether they?re condemning the supposed new use or accepting it ? but much of the [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 19, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Calling 911 because your parents took away your Xbox – not a good idea
I think today is the day I officially became old, because I read this and thought ?what the hell is wrong with kids today?? A Buffalo Grove teen was having fun, fun, fun until his parents took his video game...Posted on The Legal Reader on November 19, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Was this a County health department, or a high school?
Get this ? grown adults were wearing ribbons to show their membership in an ?I Hate Teena Club,? with Teena being a coworker. What kind of childish asses start ?I hate so-and-so? clubs at work? A New York appeals court...Posted on The Legal Reader on November 19, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Hoosiers line up early in the morning for a chance to see Sarah Palin at a Borders in the small city of Noblesville.
Here are the first 2 of the 1000 who got wristbands to allow them in this evening:The line started last night at 9 PM.More pictures like that, by Sam Riche, at the link. Meanwhile, Fox News screws up by showing video from last year to illustrate a story about the crowds at her current book tour.Posted on Althouse on November 19, 2009 at 12:18 PM
The Joy of Casebooks
Marc's posting about legal textbooks resonates with me at this particular time because I'm hustling, with my co-authors, to finish the second edition of our First Amendment casebook. It's tough work, but exceptionally rewarding, and I find it unfortunate that writing casebooks seems to have fallen out of favor in the legal academy. The close case analyPosted on Prawfs on November 19, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Hear the Health Bill
Don't want to wade through the Senate's new 2,074 page health bill? Wait a few days and you can hear the whole thing online. It should be available at hearthebill.org , a website started in September by a group a voiceover professionals to lend their voice to health legislation -- literally. While we wait for the audio files to be posted, you can listePosted on Prawfs on November 19, 2009 at 12:08 PM
The Opt Out
Firedoglake is against it: It is encouraging that Senator Reid respected the will of the American people and included a public option in the merged Senate bill. However, the addition of a state opt-out provision threatens to leave millions of Americans at the mercy of private insurance monopolies, with the federal government acting as enforcers forPosted on TalkLeft on November 19, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Are (Catholic) law schools wise stewards of their students' debt?
On the assumption that a cross-post is better than no post at all, I offer this short contribution from Mirror of Justice regarding Rick's concern about the move toward more practical/technical legal education. (Note to self: November is a bad month for hiring chairs to volunteer for Prawfs duty.) I agree with Rick that the legal profession's academicPosted on Prawfs on November 19, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Medical examiner testifies about bent knife
Fort Myers, Florida - The Deputy Chief Medical Examiner of Lee County, Dr. Robert R. Pfalzgraf, was back on the stand Wednesday afternoon in the case of Florida v. Juan Mendez Jr. Dr. Pfalzgraf?s testimony had been abruptly halted earlier in the week when the forensic pathologist testified he had compared a knife found near the [...]Posted on Jami Floyd: Best Defense on November 19, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Fifth Avenue Freeze-Out
The Second Circuit has upheld a NYC permit regulation that prohibits all parades on Fifth Avenue (15th to 114th Streets) "unless the parade was held at that location prior to the promulgation of these rules"[2001]. The case, which was decided by a two-judge panel (then-judge Sotomayor was the third judge on the original panel), is International ActionPosted on Prawfs on November 19, 2009 at 11:11 AM
A ?Messy Situation??
The Wall Street Journal reports: Justice Anthony Kennedy got into a messy situation this month after a widely circulated report that his office made a school newspaper get permission before running an article about the justice. It turns out the incident at New York?s Dalton School wasn?t the only such case.... In an interview with The Wall Street [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 19, 2009 at 11:08 AM
"The Faculty has serious concerns about CPT Hasan's professionalism and work ethic. ... He demonstrates a pattern of poor judgment and a lack of professionalism."
A 2007 memo:Two years ago, a top psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center was so concerned about what he saw as Nidal Hasan's incompetence and reckless behavior that he put those concerns in writing....Officials at Walter Reed sent that memo to Fort Hood this year when Hasan was transferred there.Nevertheless, commanders still assigned Hasan ? aPosted on Althouse on November 19, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Psalm Like It Hot: Conservatives Rally Around Psalm 109
Conservatives have picked a curious new slogan to oppose President Barack Obama: “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” It is a quote from Psalm 109:8, but conservatives leave off the full passage: ?Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.? It is a [...]Posted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 19, 2009 at 10:46 AM
"Barack Obama... so many tasks that he underinvested in the most critical ones."
Writes Mitt Romney:The restructuring of the entire health care system and his cap-and-trade proposal eclipsed the economy and the war. Investor Warren Buffett, the ?sage of Omaha,? counseled him against such a foolhardy agenda, but Buffett?s wisdom was no match for the heady prospect of all-encompassing change...A full year after being elected, Obama sPosted on Althouse on November 19, 2009 at 10:46 AM
Kids These Days
A commenter writes: Well it could be worse. I hazard that in 50 years the sex sensitivities of the colloquial speaker will have caused the formal replacement of the generic singular pronoun (he) with the plural pronoun (they), which is safely without gender. Already constructions like these are ubiquitous among high-school age writers, and sanctioned bPosted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 19, 2009 at 10:39 AM
"I hope to be up half the night trying to write a post on the great mystery of the stories about Trig, stories that have bedeviled the blogosphere and many others for months."
The main person these "stories" have "bedeviled" is Andrew Sullivan. There is no proof here of anything, but there is a much more nuanced and detailed narrative of the events (especially now we have Palin's first considered version of the events since the campaign) that when taken together has definitely helped illuminate what was once obscure and, welPosted on Althouse on November 19, 2009 at 10:39 AM
New Orleans premier of 'The Blind Side'
I absolutely loved the book. And I love Sandra Bullock for her strong, but quiet, assistance to Warren Easton Charter High School, which struggled to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. Sandra Bullock has raised a lot of money, and has visited...Posted on Ernie the Attorney on November 19, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Could an Individual Mandate Violate Article I, Section 9?
Most discussions about the constitutionality of an individual mandate in health care reform proposals have focused on whether such a mandate could be justified under the federal government?s enumerated powers in Article I, section 8. (See, e.g., these VC posts.) Some (including me) have opined that, under existing case law, an individual mandate wouldPosted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 19, 2009 at 10:22 AM
Scout or Scab? Union Threatens Legal Action Over Scout Who Cleared Trash
Nick Balzano, president of the Service Employees International Union’s Allentown chapter, may have picked the wrong target for a threat of legal action by the union. Balzano threated the city with a grievance filing after Boy Scout Kevin Anderson, 17, says he cleared a walking path in an east Allentown, Pa. park so people could [...]Posted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 19, 2009 at 10:13 AM
About the Long Term Care Benefits in the Health Care Bill
(Warning: This post is going to be controversial and expresses my views only.) Both the House and Senate bills would create a voluntary federal program to provide long-term care insurance that pays small cash benefits to people with severe cognitive or physical disabilities. Like the elderly. I don't think most people understand what long tePosted on TalkLeft on November 19, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Study: Social Media Increasingly Used by Business Executives
An interesting new study documents that increasingly, CEO's and other business professionals are using social networks to help them in their decision making. Sounds like another good reason to join in the dialogue.Posted on Counsel to Counsel on November 19, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Sharia Court Stones Woman to Death for Adultery ? Gives Man 100 Lashes
The Sharia courts of Somalia have another atrocity to their credit. The Islamic court of al-Shabab sentenced a woman to be stoned to death for adultery. The man was given 100 lashes. The 20-year-old woman is a divorcee who admitted to having sex with another single person. She was stoned to death in [...]Posted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 19, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Business cards?
Awhile back I did a post on rethinking business cards. It spawned a lot of great comments. In fact the comments probably have more useful information than the post itself.Posted on Ernie the Attorney on November 19, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Cop admits early mistakes in investigation
Fort Myers, Florida - On the fourth day of testimony in the trial of Juan Mendez Jr., the former lead detective testified that mistakes were made in the initial investigation into the deaths of Whitney Mendez and her mother Lorena Stone. ?Regrettably, I did not.? It was a phrase heard over and over in courtroom 7B [...]Posted on Jami Floyd: Best Defense on November 19, 2009 at 8:54 AM
Court Rules Against Arizona Deputy on Swiping Lawyer?s Note ? Arpaio To Defy Court
There has been a ruling in the Arizona case where an officer, Officer Adam Stoddard with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is clearly shown on this videotape reading and then swiping the confidential papers of defense attorney Joanne Cuccia in court. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe found against Stoddard and ordered him [...Posted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 19, 2009 at 8:08 AM
Are best practices really best?
Law firms frequently strive to identify and adapt "best practices" in whatever area is under examination. I used to think that this approach was laudable. Not anymore. The Harvard Business Review just posted Why Do We Ignore Best Practices?, which suggests some reasons why companies (firms) ignore best practices. I take issPosted on In Search of Perfect Client Service on November 19, 2009 at 7:10 AM
Pranav Mistry on SixthSense Technology
The link to the video on the TED site is here....Posted on Houston's Clear Thinkers on November 19, 2009 at 2:01 AM
Are There Really No Asians In Virginia?
According to latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2008 Asians were 4.9% of Virginia?s population, slightly higher than the 4.5% for the nation as a whole. But to Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine and a Washington Post staff writer, they apparently don?t exist. In an article yesterday Michael Allison Chandler reported: Gov. Timothy MPosted on Discriminations on November 19, 2009 at 1:18 AM
Senate Bill Contains "Facelift Tax"
The Wall St. Journal reports the new Senate health care bill imposes a 5% tax on receipients of elective plastic surgery. The tax would fall on the individuals who undergo the procedures. If they don’t pay it when they’re billed for their surgery, then it falls to the provider who performed the procedure. Who gets the most plastic surgeryPosted on TalkLeft on November 19, 2009 at 12:58 AM
Voting your preferences in faculty governance contexts
Say your faculty has only one appointment slot to fill and you see six candidates for call-backs. Imagine that five of the candidates are appointment-worthy but you can only afford to pay one of them because of budget constraints, so the faculty must order its preferences for extending the one offer you have to give. How does your faculty aggregate itsPosted on Prawfs on November 19, 2009 at 12:29 AM
Devastating Criticism Of Affirmative Action Vapidity
Something dramatic appeared on Inside Higher Ed today, but it was not the Q & A interview with Notre Dame philosophy professor James P. Sterba about this new book, Affirmative Action For the Future. Indeed, Sterba?s answers to Inside Higher Ed?s pedestrian questions were so vapid that ? even though I argue about this stuff daily as an aPosted on Discriminations on November 19, 2009 at 12:16 AM
Here's the New Senate Health Care Bill
Here's the text of the new Senate Health Care Reform Bill. The Washington Post reports here. Via Huffington Post: Reid's bill includes a national, government-run insurance plan that would be available to consumers within the health insurance exchanges that the reform effort establishes. States could opt out of the plan. On abortion: [MorePosted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Obama: Gitmo Won't Be Closed by January Deadline
President Obama made it official today. His administration will not close Guantanamo by the one year deadline in January. Part of that is due to the inability to find countries willing to take the detainees. And while Attorney General Eric Holder was strong in his commitment today to U.S. federal criminal trials for some detainees, it's still trouPosted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Wednesday Night Open Thread
America's Next Top Model has its tv finale tonight. The winner: Colorado's Nicole Fox, an 18 year old C.U. sophomore from Louisville, Colorado. Congrats, Nicole. (She became my favorite weeks ago.) More on her here. This is an open thread, all topics welcome.Posted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 10:34 PM
DOJ to Consider "Predictive Police" Tactics
How scary is this? I got this notice from the Department of Justice today. The Department of Justice's (DOJ) National Institute of Justice and Bureau of Justice Assistance are hosting a symposium November 18-20, 2009, to explore the potential for implementing predictive policing strategies to help make communities safer. Predictive policing integrPosted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Should Law Students Get a ?Cross-Platform? Text on Legal Reasoning -- Good for Many Different Substantive Courses?
Here?s a more longer, more elaborate version of the question: Right now, in most law schools, students have to buy a new, subject-specific casebook for each class. One for Contracts, one for Torts, another one for Evidence, yet another one for Constitutional Law, and so on. I?m not suggesting that this will change in the immediate future, although it cPosted on Prawfs on November 18, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Lindsey Graham devastates Eric Holder.
Crushing:Holder imagines that he can hide inside that "thoughtful" routine that Obama so often relies on, but it is utterly pathetic here. Either he knows damned well what he's doing and he's lying or he's outrageously unqualified for his job. His evasive style is so similar to Obama's that he makes Obama look worse.Posted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Innovation and America : Fareed Zakaria at Newsweek Asks : Is America Losing Its Mojo? Can America Still Innovate? | Newsweek Innovation & Technology
How does America currently stand in terms of INNOVATION?Fareed Zakaria at Newsweek Asks : Is America Losing Its Mojo? Can America Still Innovate?Zakaria: Can America Still Innovate? | Newsweek Innovation and Technology | Newsweek.com"Innovation is as American as baseball and apple pie. But some traditions can't be trademarked....By most measures, AmerPosted on LawPundit on November 18, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Reid Discusses Reconciliation . . . With Ben Nelson, Landrieu and Lincoln
This strikes me as quite good news: [E]arlier in the day, in a meeting about floor procedure going forward, [Senate Majority Leader] Reid let three of the key skeptics within his party know that if they join Republicans at any stage of the process to block the bill, he still retains the option of passing major parts of the bill through the filibustePosted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 8:28 PM
CNN II: Can the law keep up with technology? - CNN.com
And more from ... (one should really read the whole article) - Can the law keep up with technology? - CNN.com: "It is the challenge of 'a world without anonymity,' said Jeffrey Rosen, a law professor at George Washington University, who has written extensively about privacy and the law. He is also the legal affairs editor at The New Republic.'One thingPosted on LawPundit on November 18, 2009 at 8:22 PM
CNN: Can the law keep up with technology? - CNN.com
Can the law keep up with technology? - CNN.com: "A time of 'cultural shift'Legal experts said it's difficult for the law to keep up with emerging technology.'Generally, it is at least five years behind technology as it is developing,' said Andrea Matwyshyn, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, who tracks the intersection of lPosted on LawPundit on November 18, 2009 at 8:19 PM
About That Wardrobe . . .
The story of the Palin family wardrobe. This is an Open Thread.Posted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 7:47 PM
?Otherwise Incorrect?
A commenter writes: I?ve never liked the cyclic reasoning of the paradigm that if an otherwise incorrect use of grammar or spelling becomes widespread, it is declared to be henceforth correct. If you want to use ?they? in this context, then rephrase it as ?I would like to thank the editors at Attorney.org for their kind words...? [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Two and a half cheers for Judge Sykes
Others have linked already to the Seventh Circuit's decision (per Judge Sykes) in United States v. Skoien, but it really bears close reading by anybody interested in substantive Second Amendment doctrine. The court determines that intermediate scrutiny applies, and then sends the whole case back to the district court for a second try, with a bit of a nPosted on Prawfs on November 18, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Pornography Route 66 Film Doesn?t Infringe Trademark in Route 66 TV Program
The case is Roxbury Entertainment v. Penthouse Media Group, Inc. (C.D. Cal. Nov. 9): It is well established that films are entitled to First Amendment protections. ... [A] Lanham Act [false or misleading designation of origin] claim asserted against the creator of an expressive work can succeed only if the ?public interest in avoiding consumer confusioPosted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 7:14 PM
?The Particular Combination of Sloth, Fanaticism, Inanity and Technical Genius
alleged here seems to us to move [plaintiff?s] allegations into the realm of claims ?flimsier than ?doubtful or questionable ? ? ... ?essentially fictitious,? not realistically distinguishable from allegations of ?little green men? of the sort that Justice Souter recognized in Iqbal as properly dismissed on the pleadings.? From Tooley v. Napolitano, dPosted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards: Obama Assures Public KSM Will Be Convicted and Executed
It was the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland that declared “Sentence first! Verdict afterwards.” However, President Barack Obama appears to have taken a lesson our two from her majesty. Today, President Obama assured Americans that they should not be offended by trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in federal court because he will [...]Posted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 18, 2009 at 6:42 PM
CBO Score For Reid HCR Proposal : $127 Billion Deficit Reduction
Hot off the presses: Senate majority leader Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, is meeting with fellow Democrats to brief them on his version of the major health care legislation, which a senior Democratic leadership aide said would cost an estimated $849 billion over 10 years while reducing future federal deficits by $127 billion. The aide said it woulPosted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Johnny Depp Objectifed By People Magazine For 2nd Time
Details here. People is recidivist in its objectification of Depp. He previously was named most sexy in 2003. Good thing he lives in France, cuz this type of thing has been keeping men down for years and years in the United States. This is an Open Thread.Posted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 6:38 PM
The Sexiest Man Alive.
According to People Magazine. I agree about the top choice ? even though he'd be even better if he shaved.Also, Adam Lambert gets an honorable mention, which is pretty ridiculous.Posted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 6:20 PM
The Democratic National Committee's email to reporters located in places on the Sarah Palin book tour.
"This book tour has only reinforced the tabloid aspects of her profile, wasted a platform to add substance, driven deeper the schisms in the Republican party and sucked the oxygen out of the room for anyone else to emerge. So, God bless."They're entitled to their spin. The question is whether it makes them look worse and whether local reporters lap upPosted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Sebelius is rebellious...
... against the death panel.Posted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 5:34 PM
A Round Tuit (9)
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available. If you need one, Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. has them in stock.While you place your order,Posted on Infamy or Praise on November 18, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Another reason why lawyers write excruciatingly long sentences
There are so many reasons why lawyers write those tedious run-on sentences, but let's focus on one that probably afflicts my generation more than the more newly minted lawyers. How many people regularly use the 'Digests'? You know, the headnotes...Posted on Ernie the Attorney on November 18, 2009 at 4:59 PM
Public Opinion and Free Speech
It seems pretty clear that the public opinion trends concerning freedom of expression are pointing in a more libertarian direction. We can see that in responses to questions regarding flag burning, hate speech, and indecent speech. The State of the First Amendment (SOFA) Survey has been asking questions related to these issues for [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Wednesday Afternoon Open Thread
Two potential topics of conversation - First, Alabama and Florida meet for the SEC Championship on December 5. Who do you like? Second, Levi Johnston will be posing for Playgirl. Sarah Palin calls this participating in pornography. Do you agree? This is an Open Thread.Posted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 4:34 PM
"Since the Dish has tried to be rigorous and careful in analyzing Palin's unhinged grip on reality from the very beginning..."
"... specifically her fantastic story of her fifth pregnancy ? we feel it's vital that we grapple with this new data as fairly and as rigorously as possible. That takes time to get right. And it is so complicated we simply cannot focus on anything else."Andrew Sullivan curls up with a book. He's "gone silent," he says.There is a possibility here of sucPosted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 4:02 PM
Not Ready for Prime Time: Minnesota Thugs Videotape Themselves Attacking People and Supply Names in YouTube Segment
Minneapolis and St. Paul are looking for a group of thugs whom videotaped themselves beating up pedestrians and threatening people. They should be relatively easy to locate: they included their real names and street names in formal credits on a YouTube video entitled “Watch This T.V.” The video below shows a group of eight young [...]Posted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 18, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Rod Dreher gives "a conservative read" to Sarah Palin's book. On NPR.
And he's not too kind.The rap on Palin is that she's too shallow and inexperienced for the presidency ? a conclusion that early Palin supporters like me came to during the 2008 campaign.Like you? Oh, well then... I imagine that's why NPR picked you to do the "conservative read."Alas, for conservatives in search of a champion, there's nothing in Going RPosted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 3:50 PM
The NYT calls Obama's trip to China "grim."
Link.Posted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Predicting Kerr
I predict that, every time I or another VC blogger posts with closed comments on a subject that Orin finds interesting, he will post something short with open comments soon thereafter. We will see how this prediction holds in the future. *s* Copyright © 2009 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Spatchcock.
Something to do to a turkey. Warning: There's a graphic picture at the link.ADDED: Screw the turkey.Posted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Sexy Politicans
Viewing politicians through the lens of their physical attraction is not limited to women. John Edwards got it far worse than Sarah Palin. In November 2000, People magazine named John Edwards as its choice for the "sexiest politician alive." A sampling of news and blog post titles: 51 Thoughts on the Apparent Sexiness of John Edwards JohnPosted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Yes, Virginia, There is Law in Cyberspace
One annoying feature of Internet law is "Internet exceptionalism" -- the assumption that everything must be different if it's on the Internet. For example, as CNN reports, Courtney Love is being sued for sending a defamatory tweet out on Twitter (she accused a clothing designer of being a drug dealer). CNN claims that the suit confronts "new and unaddrPosted on Prawfs on November 18, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Why Has Holder Decided to Try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a Civilian Court?
The answer is not ?the rule of law.? According to the WSJ, Holder said: The 9/11 attacks were both an act of war and a violation of our federal criminal law, and they could have been prosecuted in either federal courts or military commissions. So the U.S. government has the option to try suspected members of Al [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Seventh Circuit Vacates Conviction for Gun Possession By a Misdemeanant Convicted of Domestic Violence, Remands for Further Proceedings
From U.S. v. Skoien, decided today: A grand jury indicted Steven Skoien for possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9).... Skoien pleaded guilty but reserved his right to appeal [on Second Amendment grounds] the district court?s denial of his motion to dismiss [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 1:09 PM
Assessing Algorithmic Authority
Clay Shirky has recently written "A Speculative Post on the Idea of Algorithmic Authority," based on a talk at Yale's recent conference on Journalism & The New Media Ecology. Shirky notes that "people trust new classes of aggregators and filters, whether Google or Twitter or Wikipedia (in its ?breaking news? mode)," and calls this trend "algorithmic aPosted on Balkinization on November 18, 2009 at 12:51 PM
"Legally Binding" versus "Politically Binding" Climate Deal
The big news out of the APEC meeting in Singapore last weekend was the lowering of expectations for the upcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen. APEC leaders, including President Obama, endorsed the proposal by Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen for a ?politically binding? agreement on major principles that would be finalized as a ?legallyPosted on Prawfs on November 18, 2009 at 12:44 PM
"As Sarah Palin awoke one morning from uneasy dreams she found herself transformed in her bed into a gigantic vice-Presidential candidate."
After I briskly kick off a discussion of the bad "creative writing" in Sarah Palin's memoir, Palladian says that should have been the first line. And, for more Palin memoir fun, don't miss the unusually wacky "Duct tape" thread. Click here to get to the comments after the 200th. 201, by Roger J. is:"This has got to be abolutely the most screwball postPosted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Detective Offers Conflicting Testimony in World Bank Case
This afternoon, the Plaintiffs in the World Bank/IMF protest case filed a notice with the Court of the receipt of an affidavit in the case from a police detective, who contradicts the sworn testimony of former D.C. (and current Philadelphia) Police Chief Charles Ramsey. As lead counsel in one of the two cases (with [...]Posted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 18, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Haunted by Recidivists: Double Homicide in Berkeley Linked to Oakland Parolee
Virtually everyone who studies prison agrees that states currently incarcerate too many people, too indiscriminately, and generally for too long. California is the poster child for this problem, with huge budget deficits and federal court orders to both reduce its prison population and improve the quality of medical care in its prisons. But just when tPosted on Prawfs on November 18, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Republic of Legal Letters
What might legal academia become? The question is complicated and admits of many compossible answers. Dean John Garvey last year suggested just such a plurality of orientations ("models" is too rigid, I think), and it is fair to say that there are very different views in circulation about the direction that legal academia might take -- more "practical"Posted on Prawfs on November 18, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Another occasion for the "Obama is like Nixon" tag.
Politico reports:?I don't think it will be offensive at all when [Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is] convicted and when the death penalty is applied to him,? Obama told NBC?s Chuck Todd.When Todd asked Obama if he was interfering in the trial process by declaring that Mohammed will be executed, Obama, a former constitutional law professor, insisted that he wasPosted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Open Comment Thread on McDonald
I had a feeling that my post predicting the votes in McDonald might draw an disapproving response from Randy, and I see it did. Based on past experience, I gather Randy?s questions posed to me are rhetorical questions designed to defend Randy?s view of the Constitution, not ones asking for my response. But [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Witness: Scream sounded like a horror movie
Fort Myers, Florida - On the third day of trial against Juan Mendez Jr. , the last person to hear Whitney Mendez and Lorena Stone alive testified she heard Whitney Mendez tell her attacker he wasn?t supposed to be there because of a restraining order. Moments later, Brandy Ayers heard Whitney Mendez scream. ?It sounded like [...]Posted on Jami Floyd: Best Defense on November 18, 2009 at 12:03 PM
The Return Of Lincoln 1860
Digby cites Rick Pearlstein: Question: Has Obama succeeded on his promise of being a “post-partisan” President? Rick Perlstein: Well, the problem with Obama’s post-partisan agenda is that he came into it, he came into his presidency at a time when millions of Americans, perhaps even tens of millions of Americans don’t considerPosted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Indiana Court of Appeals Rejects Claim That ?Because His Father Was a Citizen of the United Kingdom, President Obama Is [Not a Natural Born Citizen and Therefore] Constitutionally Ineligible to Assume the Office of the President?
The decision is Ankeny v. Governor, handed down last Thursday. The opinion is pretty detailed, and is the only substantive opinion I know of in a case challenging President Obama?s eligibility (since the other cases, including the ones that assert that he wasn?t born within the U.S., have been rejected on procedural grounds, such [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 11:34 AM
"Obama admits Guantanamo won't close by Jan. deadline."
WaPo headline.Well, then, I have won the bet I made with Emily Bazelon last January:And I'm glad Guantanamo will be kept open. It's needed and useful. But Obama is being weaselly about it:"People, I think understandably, are fearful after a lot of years where they were told that Guantanamo was critical to keep terrorists out," Obama said. Closing the fPosted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 11:28 AM
?Thanks to [Organization] for Their Help? ? or Is It ?for Its Help??
A commenter, commenting on my ?Thanks to Attorney.org for its kind words about our blog,? asks: Unless one is British, would not the proper response be ?Thanks to Attorney.org for its kind words about our blog, which it labeled its Blog of the Year?? Or did I miss a revolution with respect to it (its) and they [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Predicting McDonald
Below, my colleague Orin offers his predictions as to whether the Supreme Court will restore the ?lost? Privileges or Immunities Clause to constitutional law. He may well be correct in predicting but a single vote for that proposition, but I remember when many predicted Angel Raich would get 0?1 votes for her Commerce Clause [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Do you have koodies?
What sounds like an old childhood insult ? cooties ? has become a ? sort of ? compliment aimed at kids. koodie - noun Slang. A kid keenly interested in food, especially eating, cooking or watching reruns of Julia Child. A kid who has an ardent or refined interest in food; a mini-gourmet; usually trained by one or both parents to have an unuPosted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 10:52 AM
How I?d Approach the Privileges or Immunities Issue in McDonald
Let?s say someone hired me to write an amicus brief in the McDonald Second Amendment case, and my goal was to get the Court to overrule the SlaughterHouse Cases (holding that the Privileges or Immunities Clause is a virtual nullity) and get the Court to hold that the Clause protects a right to bear arms, [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 10:48 AM
New Book on Justice Scalia:
For those who are interested, Ed Warren has some comments on Joan Bikupic?s new book on Justice Scalia. Part I here and Part II here. Ed?s conclusion: My overall take on American Original is decidedly mixed. On the positive side: The book is well written, much more so than I expected from my occasional encounters with Biskupic?s [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 10:47 AM
The View from the Ivory Tower
Paul Krugman disagrees with my "legal argument" on the AIG counterparties issue because, according to Krugman, "Wall Street doesn?t work like that, and never has." Oh Paul, won't you please tell us more about how Wall Street works? Seriously though, I'm flattered that Krugman, who's practically a hero of mine, actually read my post. Unfortunately, hisPosted on Economics of Contempt on November 18, 2009 at 10:47 AM
The Extraordinary Amendment To The Constitution
Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, III has proposed an extraordinary Constitutional theory - that 14 Senators have the power to amend the Constitution. First, let us revisit Sessions' views on Senate confirmation of judicial nominees: “One of the many reasons why we shouldn't have a filibuster, an important one, is Article I of the ConstituPosted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 10:37 AM
"Homemade desserts that don?t have a crust that needs to be fussed over but still hue to the flavors of Thanksgiving."
The flavors? What about the colors?(NYT front page teaser.)Posted on Althouse on November 18, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Weekly Standard: Released Suspects Are Guilty
Glenn Greenwald visits the twisted minds of the Weekly Standard: Joscelyn insists that -- even though they've never been charged with, let alone convicted of, anything -- these men are guilty, evil Terrorists. To make his case against them, he relies on Bush-era documents containing unproven, untested, and uncharged allegations. But what he dishonPosted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 10:14 AM
The Robotic Kindness of Strangers
One small nugget I took away from the (absolutely terrific) Stanford Law School robotics panel last week was a much better appreciation of how robotics will interact with advanced societies aging ? elder-care, health care for the old and infirm, and so on. Japan leads the way. Paul Saffo (Stanford professor, futurist, and technology journalist, and [.Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 9:49 AM
A Not So Great Depression?
Brad DeLong is optimistic for where I sit: For 2 1/4 years now I have been saying that there is no chance of a repeat of the Great Depression or anything like it--that we know what to do and how to do it and will do it if things turn south. I don't think I can say that anymore. In my estimation the chances of another big downward shock to the U.SPosted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Interesting things this week
That’s the title of my Slaw post for today. It reads as follows: Steve just posted about the Kindle coming to Canada ? certainly a noteworthy and overdue event. (I?m going to hold out for something that displays colour.) Some other noteworthy things from the last few days (at least for those of us in the tech/legal/privacy [...]Posted on eLegal Canton on November 18, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Wednesday Morning Open Thread
Kudos to Media Matters, Atrios and Digby for recognizing the putrid sexism displayed by the Media in its coverage of Sarah Palin. Too often, "progressives" have excused the blatant sexism directed at Sarah Palin (as they did when it was directed at Hillary Clinton, their enemy during the 2008 primaries), I guess because she is a political opponent.Posted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 9:20 AM
Reconciliation, Cont'd
Are we learning yet? Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, says he is not sure he is ready to help a Democratic health care proposal clear even the most preliminary hurdle: gaining the 60 votes his party’s leaders need to open debate on the measure later this week. Two of his fellow Democrats, Senators Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana and BlanPosted on TalkLeft on November 18, 2009 at 9:11 AM
Taking A Flier On Health Care ?Reform?
?Take a flyer? Idiom Meaning ? To Take a chance or a risk Jeffrey S. Flier, the dean of Harvard Medical School,? give health care ?reform? a ?failing grade? in today?s Wall Street Journal. In discussions with dozens of health-care leaders and economists, I find near unanimity of opinion that, whatever its shape, the final legislation thaPosted on Discriminations on November 18, 2009 at 8:44 AM
Trying to Figure Out Twitter? How About Real-Time Information to or from Anyone, Anywhere in the World - and YOU Choose your Information Partners
We missed Twitter at the beginning, thinking it to be an application for the teenies.At wired.co.uk, Steven Levy, in the online version of an article from the December printed issue of Wired UK magazine, asks:How will Twitter grow up?What is remarkable and what Levy particularly emphasizes is that the application of Twitter to real life has been greatlPosted on LawPundit on November 18, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Tweet Torts: Rocker Courtney Love Sued by Designer For Defamation on Twitter
We have been following the expansion of defamation cases linked to Internet sites, here, and here. We now have an interesting Twitter case involving rock star Courtney Love, who lost her bid recently to dismiss a libel action filed by designer Dawn Simorangkir. Simorangkir claims in the lawsuit that Love “has embarked [...]Posted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 18, 2009 at 8:11 AM
The Arresting Look: English Police Denounce ?Shrek? Felon as ?Too Ugly? for Crime
This is a bit harsh. Police has nicknamed David Holyoak, 33, as “Shrek” and publicly stated that he is “too ugly” for crime and a menace to criminal gangs. The Manchester man was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for robbery and police officers used the occasion to warn people of entering a life of [...]Posted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 18, 2009 at 7:42 AM
Xenophon v. Xenu: Leading Australian Senator Calls for Criminal Investigation of Church of Scientology
In the aftermath of the criminal conviction in France (here), the Church of Scientology is facing a call for a criminal investigation in Australia from Senator Nick Xenophon, who presented the case against the church before the legislature. Xenophon, used parliamentary privilege to present the case against the Church, presumably insulating himself froPosted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 18, 2009 at 7:14 AM
O?Reilly: ?I Don?t Care About The Constitution?
Conservative commentators continue their war on the Constitution this week with increasingly shrill rhetoric of how our laws and civil liberties are endangering us. Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly, however, achieved a remarkable low by declaring “I don’t care about the Constitution” on air in a discussion of Attorney GeneralPosted on Res ipsa loquitur on November 18, 2009 at 6:58 AM
Thinking about financial regulation
Peter Wallison and Steve Randy Waldman have each written a thought-provoking and important analysis of the effect of regulation on the recent financial crisis. First Wallison: What caused the financial crisis? The widely accepted narrative, prominent in the media...Posted on Houston's Clear Thinkers on November 18, 2009 at 2:01 AM
Google Case Law and Law Review Article Search
I?m very pleased to see that Google Scholar now allows searches of a very broad range of caselaw, plus many law review articles. This should make law much more accessible to people who don?t have Lexis and Westlaw (which is also good for us privileged free Lexis and Westlaw users, when we want to [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 1:16 AM
Trying to be a better person
Ok, so I thought I was going to have the new wordpress blog up today or tomorrow, but... I was wrong. The details are boring -- they involve my dissatisfaction with the one-click wordpress installation my hosting service offers. It really shouldn't bother me. The installation is actually fantastic, and if I prioritized blogging above futzing aroundPosted on Glorfindel of Gondolin on November 18, 2009 at 12:56 AM
Bush Continues His Uncanny Imitation of Herbert Hoover
In this January post, I noted some of the uncanny parallels between George W. Bush and Herbert Hoover: Both were president during a time of economic crisis; both presided over vast expansions of government that helped cause the crisis or at least make it worse than it might have been otherwise; finally both were (inaccurately) [...]Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 12:52 AM
How Many Votes To Overrule The Slaughterhouse Cases?
As I mentioned yesterday, the petitioner?s brief in McDonald v. City of Chicago written by Alan Gura asks the Supreme Court to overrule The Slaughterhouse Cases and adopt a very different interpretation of the Fouteenth Amendment?s Privileges or Immunities Clause. The obvious question is, how many Justices will agree? My guess: only one. In this [.Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on November 18, 2009 at 12:46 AM
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