Archive by category 'In the category of “be careful what you write” comes the following from Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan: The problem is not that the Bork hearings have set a pattern for all others; the problem is that they have not. —Elena Kagan1 Looks like we’ll learn, at a minimum, Kagan’s position on “advice and consent.” [...]
Posts under ‘Law’
Don’t Talk to the Police
Free, good advice from a law professor. If only all law professors were this entertaining… ___ Hat tip: Stephen Nipper.
Quote of the Day — ACLU
The Court was careful to note that the right to bear arms is not absolute and can be subject to reasonable regulation. Yet, by concluding that D.C.’s gun control law was unreasonable and thus invalid, the Court placed a constitutional limit on gun control legislation that had not existed prior to its decision in Heller. [...]
Lobbyists: Restricting Gifts Infringes Free Speech
Lobbyists argue that restricting the gifts they give to legislators infringes their constitutional right of free speech. Okay. Let’s limit the gifts legislators can accept. Problem solved.
Let the games begin
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announces her retirement.
Blog Law
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has a legal guide for bloggers. ___ Hat tip: Michael Pollock of Small Business Branding.
Can we stop genocide?
David Kopel (of The Volokh Conspiracy), Paul Gallant, and Joanne D. Eisen have posted a law review article, Is Resisting Genocide a Human Right?, as a working paper draft. It discusses the history and effectiveness of various methods used to stop genocide. Kofi Annan observes “the developing international norm in favor of intervention to protect [...]
The Right to Die — Welcome to the Grassy Knoll
Recently, I’ve blogged twice my views on the right to die, here and here. In summary: I should have the right to refuse medical treatment, even if I would die without it. [* * *] If I’m incapacitated, my wife should have the right to decide whether I receive medical treatment, even if I would [...]
The Right to Die — More Food for Thought
Yesterday I blogged my views on the right to die. In summary: I should have the right to refuse medical treatment, even if I would die without it. [* * *] If I’m incapacitated, my wife should have the right to decide whether I receive medical treatment, even if I would die without it. [* [...]
Comments on blogs dangerous?
Hugh Hewitt, in the same sentence, explains (maybe) why he he doesn’t have comments on his blog and at the same time destroys his ability to win a defamation suit against derogatory comments in a blog. So let’s get a little bit more conspiratorial. Let’s say you want to take down a blog or at [...]