Criminal Law

Heller in the Blogosphere
Here are some comments & links from around the blogosphere: Analyis of Heller by Lawrence Solum (or scroll down) Initial Thoughts on Heller by Orin Kerr & Key Limitations of Heller by Orin Kerr The Second Amendment and State and...

Horwitz on Kerr on Horwitz on Cassell on McCain (on Donner, on Blitzen, on . . . )
Much of the discussion of John McCain's speech on his "judicial philosophy" (I cannot help but put that in quotes) has been interesting and even illuminating. My earlier post is here, and I really commend to readers the comments on it by Orin Kerr, especially, and by Trevor Morrison...

Does 18 U.S.C. 242 Permit the Death Penalty for Rape
That was the question that Orin Kerr at Volokh Conspiracy asked and then answered. Before I even read the post, Kent Scheidegger at Crime & Consequences had already pointed the error that Kerr made in his analysis...

Kerr and Volokh on the Nature of Constitutional Law and the Is-Ought Distinction
Orin Kerr & Sasha Volokh have an interesting exchange going on the is-ought distinction & the nature of (constitutional) law. There are four posts: Kerr-Confusing "Is" and "Ought" in Constitutional Law Volokk-Is the "is"/"ought" distinction so clear in constitutional law?...

Prediction Markets vs. Conventional Wisdom:
I promised to start by addressing some common criticisms of prediction markets. What better way to start than by attacking my friend, GW colleague, and now co-conspirator Orin Kerr? Orin has...

Is Law Review Selection Biased -- Or Do Fewer Women Submit
Over at Volokh, conspirator Orin Kerr revisits the question of gender bias in article publication in top law journals. Kerr references a recent draft article by Professor Minna Kotkin which concludes that "a disproportionate number of selected articles were authored...