How Have Judges Responded To The Press?
I recently criticized a Ninth Circuit judge who corrected a press report in a judicial decision. In effect, her opinion was a letter to the editor. She would have been …
Reason
Today in Supreme Court History: July 28, 1880
7/28/1880: San Francisco prohibits operation of laundires in wood buildings, “without having first obtained the consent of the board of supervisors.” The Supreme Court found this ordinance unconstitutional in Yick …
Brickbat: Terrorizing 12-Year-Olds with the Utmost Professionalism
Commander Kyle Gordon, of London’s Metropolitan Police, is defending officers who arrested a 12-year-old boy for playing with a BB gun. The officers, accompanied by police dogs, raided the home …
Poisoned Faces
Our interview this week focuses on section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and features Lauren Willard, counsel to the Attorney General and a moving force behind the well-received Justice …
May Judges “Participate in Marches, Demonstrations, Vigils, [and] Protests”?
From the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications, Indiana Judicial Ethics Advisory Opinion # 1-20, just posted on Westlaw; recall that Indiana judges, like the judges in most states, run in …
COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine Race Rushes Toward the Finish Line
One silver lining (if one can call it that) to the surging number of COVID-19 cases in the United States is that it provides plenty of scope for testing the …
Coronavirus, Protests, and Policing Expose Government Failure at Every Level
Garrett Foster, an AK-47-carrying libertarian who joined Black Lives Matter protesters against police abuse, was shot and killed in Austin, Texas, Saturday night after an altercation with a motorist. The …
National Guardsman Contradicts Trump Administration’s Account of Use of Force Against Protesters
A National Guard officer will testify Tuesday at a congressional hearing that the June 1 clearing of protesters outside the White House was “an unnecessary escalation of the use of …
Miami Police Setting Up ‘Mask Traps,’ Issuing $100 Fines to People Wearing Masks Improperly
It’s been less than two weeks since Miami-Dade County announced it would be fining people for not wearing masks in public. Already, Florida media outlets are filled with stories of …
The View from Inside Portland’s Federal Courthouse
Most media coverage of the protests and riots in Portland (and other cities) is from the vantage point of those outside federal properties, in and among the protesters. Many of …