Understanding Ellison
The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison, edited by John F. Callahan and Marc C. Conner, Random House, 1,060 pages, $50 I first met the American novelist Ralph Ellison in the …
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Seattle Courts: Jury Trials Suspended, Whether Civil or Criminal, Some Bench Trials Going Ahead
Seattle Times (Sara Jean Green) reports that King County (Wash.) Superior Court has postponed all jury trials until April 24: “Social distancing during jury selection and jury trials is nearly …
After a State-Authorized Medical Marijuana Patient Had an Epileptic Seizure and Crashed Her Car, Police Arrested Her for Driving With ‘Marjuana in Her System’
Beth Repp, a registered medical marijuana patient in Pennsylvania, crashed her car in Pittsburgh last September after suffering an epileptic seizure. Adding insult to injury, police arrested Repp and charged …
Coronavirus Is Going To Be Expensive. Too Bad the Government Is Already in Massive Debt.
While delivering an address Friday afternoon to declare a national emergency and outline plans for billions of dollars in emergency spending to combat the COVID-19 virus, President Donald Trump paused …
Politicians Declare Eviction Moratoriums To Combat Coronavirus. Will They Give Up That Power After the Virus Fades?
To prevent the spread of the coronavirus and cushion people from its economic impact, activists and politicians are pushing for moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures, and even for straight suspensions …
Americans Act To Flatten the Coronavirus Epidemic Curve
The COVID-19 epidemic can no longer be contained. The good news is that Americans, acting as free and responsible individuals, are already making changes in their personal lives that will …
Force Mineure and Contracts That Aren’t Performed Because of Epidemics
“Force majeure,” of course, means (to quote Black’s Law Dictionary): An event or effect that can be neither anticipated nor controlled; esp., an unexpected event that prevents someone from doing …
“Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions”
At Law360 (paywall-free, as best I can tell). ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, politics, …
America Doesn’t Have Enough Hospital Beds To Fight the Coronavirus. Protectionist Health Care Regulations Are One Reason Why.
By now, it’s fairly obvious that federal bureaucrats slowed America’s response to the new coronavirus outbreak. As university researchers and private-sector labs tried to develop tests that might have given …
U.S. Soccer’s Offensive Defense of the Women’s National Team Equal Pay Lawsuit
Want to see a classic example of bad lawyering with a terrible argument? Consider the U.S. Soccer Federation’s defense of the lawsuit filed by Alex Morgan and other members of …