Brickbat: Bringing the House Down
Michigan state Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo wants to know who tore down a house she owns in Detroit. “It’s a hole in the ground,” she said. “It’s clean. It was a …
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Muddled Message About Vaping Causes Costly Confusion
When there’s an outbreak of food poisoning, the federal government does not issue general advisories about the hazards of eating. It tells people which products have been implicated so they …
And Then the President Asked to be Impeached
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone has now released his response to the myriad House impeachment inquiries. It is quite the document, and can be read in all its glory here. …
Gorsuch May Be Swing Vote in Decision Whether Civil Rights Act Protects LGBT Workers From Discrimination
Textual arguments about what “sex” means as a matter of statutory interpretation took center stage at the Supreme Court today, as the justices listened to attorneys argue whether the Civil …
Ellen DeGeneres Refuses to Be Shamed for Watching Football with George W. Bush
On Sunday, Ellen DeGeneres attended a Dallas Cowboys football game. It was noteworthy because of whom she was seated next to: former President George W. Bush. The pair could be …
Harvard Discriminates Against Asian-Americans, and ‘Implicit’ Bias Training Won’t Fix That
Last week, Judge Allison Burroughs of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts sided with Harvard University and upheld its race-conscious admissions program. This was not really a …
Audit Finds Cost of Building Supportive Housing in L.A. Exceeds Median Price of a Market-Rate Condo
High fees, excessive regulation, and NIMBY (“not in my backyard”) opposition to new housing have contributed to Los Angeles’ worsening homelessness crisis. Those same things are now frustrating the city’s …
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! The October Term 2020 of FantasySCOTUS is now in session
I am honored to open up the 10th Season of FantasySCOTUS. I launched the site back in 2009 when I was still clerking. Now, a decade later, thousands of Court …
Miami Beach’s $100,000 Fines for Airbnb Rentals Are Illegal, Court Rules
Massive fines levied against Miami Beach homeowners who rented their properties out via Airbnb are illegal under state law, a Florida judge ruled on Monday. Miami Beach had imposed huge …
Everyone Is Getting Joker Wrong
Joker broke box office records in its opening weekend, almost certainly thanks to panic about the movie’s potential to spawn violence. Fears that the film—the latest reimagining of the classic …