Do English Speakers Have It Easier When It Comes to Transgender Pronoun Debates?
In English, at least, you can generally avoid taking a stand on a person’s gender by using the person’s name instead of a pronoun. It may sound awkward, and it’s …
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Prof. May Be Ordered to Refer to Transgender Student Using the Student’s Preferred Title and Pronoun …
So a magistrate judge concluded today in Meriwether v. Shawnee State Univ. (S.D. Ohio); the government as employer, the judge reasoned, may require its employees—including professors—to do this as part …
A Suspiciously Selective, Logically Shaky Analysis of Mass Shooting Data Claims the Federal ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban ‘Really Did Work’
Stanford law professor John Donohue claims to have discovered evidence that the 1994 federal ban on so-called assault weapons “really did work,” because mass shootings and the deaths caused by …
4 Memorable Moments From CNN’s Climate Town Hall
Last night’s “Climate Town Hall” on CNN wasn’t just long (seven hours!). It was deeply revealing about how Democratic presidential candidates think about government’s power to regulate virtually all aspects …
Electoral Interference in Taiwan
In this bonus episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast, Alex Stamos of Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute talks about the Institute’s recent paper on the risk of Chinese social media interference with …
Feds to YouTube: No More Cookies for Children!
In a move that could have far-reaching implications for how websites that host third-party content interact with their users, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday slapped Google with a historic …
Boston Judge Turns Stupid Straight Pride Parade Fighting Into Bizarre Constitutional Drama
The dumb drama around this past weekend’s “Straight Pride” march in Boston has taken an increasingly bizarre turn, as a Boston judge has taken it upon himself to overrule both prosecutors …
A Government-Run Health Insurance Plan Would Be Less Radical Than Medicare For All. But It Still Wouldn’t Work.
The health care debate in the Democratic primary so far has, for the most part, revolved around a single question: Medicare for All—or something else? Given the persistent political and …
Berkeley Might Become Third City in the Country to Decriminalize Shrooms
Berkeley, California, is looking like it will join the small but growing number of American cities that have decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms. Next week, the Berkeley City Council will consider a …
Does the Texas Shooting Show That ‘Universal Background Checks’ Are a Good Way To Prevent Mass Murder?
Unlike most mass shooters, the man who killed seven people in Midland and Odessa, Texas, on Saturday seems to have been legally barred from owning firearms. The Associated Press, citing …