Brickbat: Say What?
The Law Society of Scotland, which represents the nation’s attorneys, and some members of Parliament have warned the Scottish government that a proposed hate crimes bill is much too vague. …
Reason
“The Most Gullible Man in Cambridge” and 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)
Yesterday, Eugene blogged about Hay v. New York Media LLC. This case is premised on a New York Magazine article, titled “The Most Gullible Man in Cambridge.” Harvard Law School …
Sargon of Akkad Wins Attorney Fees in We Thought She Would Win/SJW Levels of Awareness Copyright Lawsuit
[Source: Wikipedia, Hans Ollermann, (CC BY-SA 2.0).] From yesterday’s decision by Judge Richard J. Sullivan (S.D.N.Y.) in Hughes v. Benjamin: Defendant Carl Benjamin, also known as “Sargon of Akkad,” brings …
Los Angeles Will Shut Off People’s Utilities For Hosting Parties, Not For Failing To Pay Their Utility Bills
In Los Angeles, you can have your power turned off for having parties at your house, but not for failing to pay your power bill. On Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor …
Thursday Open Thread
Please feel free to write comments on this post on whatever topic you like! (As usual, please avoid personal insults of each other, vulgarities aimed at each other or at …
Supreme Court’s Growing Popularity Reduces the Risk of Court-Packing and Other Threats to Judicial Review
The Supreme Court. A recent Gallup poll shows that the Supreme Court has an approval rating (58%) that the other two branches of government would kill for. This is …
Supreme Court’s Growing Popularity Reduces the Risk of Court-Packing and Other Threats to Judicial Review
The Supreme Court. A recent Gallup poll shows that the Supreme Court has an approval rating (58%) that the other two branches of government would kill for. This is …
New York Attorney General Seeks To Dissolve NRA in Lawsuit Alleging Massive Fraud
New York Attorney General Letitia James wants to dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA). In a suit filed today, she accuses the leaders of the nation’s largest gun rights group …
Nashville Promised a Crackdown on Mask-Defying Partiers. Then They Arrested a Homeless Man with a Drug and Drinking Problem.
Joseph Bryant Not everyone in party town Nashville is going along with efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Some have been refusing to wear masks in public, and some …
81 Percent of Black Americans Want the Same Level, or More, of Police Presence: Gallup
As calls to defund and abolish the police grow around the country, a new poll by Gallup finds that a large majority—81 percent—of black Americans want the same or increased …