Perry Mason
“It’s the state, Emily. The power of the state wants to crush you. No matter how minor your transgressions might seem to be.” If HBO’s exquisitely produced revival of Perry Mason has …
Reason
Brickbat: Before You Go
Qatari officials took all of the women off of a flight scheduled to leave for Australia and strip-searched them. An infant, believed to be newly born, had been found in …
Video of R Street Institute Event with Two Ilyas—Myself and Ilya Shapiro Speaking about Our New Books
The R Street Institute has made available video of their recent online event featuring, not one but TWO Ilyas: Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute, and yours truly. We spoke …
“Conversations over the Dinner Table That Incite Hatred Must Be Prosecuted …, the Justice Secretary Has Said”
From The Times (London) (Mark McLaughlin): Conversations over the dinner table that incite hatred must be prosecuted under Scotland’s hate crime law, the justice secretary has said. Journalists and theatre …
What Current Data Tell Us About How the Pandemic Could Play Out This Winter
Winter is coming, and diagnosed cases of COVID-19 are increasing in the U.S. (and in Europe). Way back on April 30, researchers associated with the Center for Infectious Disease Research …
New Evidence Suggests Better Treatment Is Contributing to Falling COVID-19 Fatality Rates
The fatality rate among COVID-19 patients in the United States has fallen dramatically since last spring, from 6.1 percent in mid-May to 2.6 percent yesterday. That downward trend partly reflects …
No Recall of Councilman for Criticizing Coronavirus Shutdown Order, Says Washington S. Ct.
From a Washington Supreme Court unanimous opinion today in In re Recall of White (written by Justice González): In our constitutional democracy, the people elect their own representatives for fixed …
The Filter Bubble: Another Web Conversation with SF Author/Futurist David Brin, Prof. Jane Bambauer, Prof. Mark Lemley, Prof. Ted Parson, and Me
UCLA Law’s AI Pulse Project and University of Arizona TechLaw present: The Filter Bubble: What’s the Problem, and what (if anything) should be done about it? A web conversation with …
Classes #20: Due Process Clause II and Zoning III
Class 20: Due Process Clause II: “Personal” Liberty in the Progressive Era Meyer v. State of Nebraska (941-946) Pierce v. Society of Sisters (946-949) Buck v. Bell (949-955) Class 19: …
The U.S. Economy Grew by an Astonishing 33% in the Third Quarter. That’s Still Not Enough To Reverse COVID-19’s Damage.
Data released Thursday morning show that the U.S. economy has experienced record-breaking growth during the past three months, but also reveal that the country has a long way to go …