Reviews: The Nest and No Escape
After 27 years of memorable work in films by Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Wong Kar-Wai, among many others, Jude Law can still surprise us. In The Nest, he gives …
Reason
Brickbat: Hear Me Now and Believe Me Later
San Francisco officials have kept private gyms closed for months. They claim it is necessary to reduce the spread of coronavirus. But some city-owned gyms have remained open, allowing police …
Court Rejects Columbus Dispatch’s Argument in Favor of Sealing
From Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson’s opinion yesterday in Ewalt v. Gatehouse Media Ohio Holding II, Inc. (S.D. Ohio): This case concerns Defendants’ alleged deceptive trade practices that damaged subscribers to …
Democrats Scuttle Marijuana Decriminalization Vote Over Fears of Not Being Deferential Enough to Cop Lobbyists
A planned House vote on a bill to decriminalize the possession of marijuana was canceled on Thursday under pressure from law enforcement lobbyists and other pro-prohibition special interests. The expected …
The Israeli-Arab Extraterrestrial Accords
The new Middle Eastern accord quite literally reaches for the stars. As part of the deal, inked earlier this week, Israel and United Arab Emirates have committed to cooperate in …
In 2020, We Have Forgotten How To Leave People Alone
Two recent episodes, both caught on video, highlight just how bonkers the impulse to turn personal choices into political protest fodder has become. In 2020, nothing is worse, it seems, …
An Online Student Attended a Rooftop Party. He Was Reported to NYU and Suspended Indefinitely.
It was a gorgeous August weekend in New York City, and Andy—a college senior at New York University (NYU)—decided to attend a rooftop social gathering with his roommates. The party …
An Online Student Attended a Rooftop Party. He Was Reported to NYU and Suspended Indefinitely.
It was a gorgeous August weekend in New York City, and Andy—a college senior at New York University (NYU)—decided to attend a rooftop social gathering with his roommates. The party …
An Amusing Law Review Article Title
There are often attempts at humor or wit in law review article titles, and many of them fail. (Many attempts at humor or wit in other contexts fail, too.) But …