The Impeachment Inquiry Talking Point
Since the news broke of President Trump’s phone call to the Ukrainian president, Republicans have been scrambling to find an argument that might slow the momentum toward impeachment. The worst …
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States Are Depriving Innocent People of Their Second Amendment Rights
Shortly after 5 a.m. on November 5, 2018, two police officers arrived at Gary Willis’ house in Glen Burnie, Maryland. They were there to take away his guns. They ended …
Bombay Sapphire Maker Sued Over Stupid Florida Gin-Ingredient Ban
A 150-year-old Florida law that prohibits the addition of a common spice to liquor is at the center of a lawsuit against the maker of a popular gin. The class-action …
Privacy Is Over. We Must Fight Harder Than Ever To Protect Our Civil Liberties.
Once upon a time, privacy was everyone’s default setting. Imagine an era when most letters and ledgers existed only in a single hard copy, when long-distance communication was slow and …
Bloomberg Law Finally Retracts Its False and Misleading Story about Leif Olson
Yesterday I blogged about the latest development in Bloomberg Law’s false and misleading story about Leif Olson. Frank Bednarz and Ted Frank of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute submitted a FOIA request …
The New York Times Says ‘Free Speech Is Killing Us.’ But Violent Crime Is Lower Than Ever.
It has simply become too dangerous for the U.S. to cling to its norms of broad protection for all speech, no matter how hateful or extreme. Or so claims Andrew …
Batwoman and Nancy Drew Get Their Gritty TV Reboots
Batwoman. The CW. Sunday, October 6, 8 p.m. Kids Say the Darndest Things. Sunday, October 6, 8 p.m. Nancy Drew. Wednesday, October 9, 9 p.m. That croaking sound you hear …
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle Will Receive $50,000 to Speak at the University of Florida
The University of Florida (UF) speakers bureau has invited Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle—a political strategist, former Fox News host, and girlfriend of Don Jr.—to speak on campus later …
7 More Cases Everyone Should Know From the Roberts Court
Here is another preview of the 11-hour video library from our new book, An Introduction to Constitutional Law: 100 Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know. This post will focus on the …
Pornography Is Protected by the First Amendment
The specter of pornography is once again haunting the minds of certain American conservatives. “Let’s ban porn,” Ross Douthat of The New York Times declared last year. Porn is “just …