Design Defect Claim That Sig Sauer Fired Without Trigger Pull Not Necessarily Blocked by Second Amendment
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Design Defect Claim That Sig Sauer Fired Without Trigger Pull Not Necessarily Blocked by Second Amendment
From Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) Friday in Harvard v. Sig Sauer, Inc.; note that Harvard is just plaintiff's last...
"A Tale of Two Chiefs"
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"A Tale of Two Chiefs"
"This tale of two chiefs depends entirely on whether Roberts determines the decision will lead to the best of times or the worst of times. If the Chief fears rough roads ahead, less will be decided."
No Pseudonymity for Autistic Ex-Judge-Candidate, Alleging Failure to Accommodate Disability in Bar Investigation
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No Pseudonymity for Autistic Ex-Judge-Candidate, Alleging Failure to Accommodate Disability in Bar Investigation
From a decision last Tuesday in Doe v. Florida Bar by Magistrate Judge Robert Norway (M.D. Fla.): Plaintiff argues that...
America Invented Elevators. Now We Suck at Building Them.
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America invented elevators. Now we suck at building them.
America’s elevator shortage is making housing more expensive, buildings less accessible, and cities less dynamic—all because of bad regulations and union protectionism.
Texas Man Arrested After Ranting About Age Verification Laws Blocking His Anime
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Texas Man Arrested After Ranting About Age Verification Laws Blocking His Anime
Did he make a true threat? Or was this just hyperbolic ranting about bad policy?
Police Department in South Carolina Says It Has 'Zero Tolerance for Hate Speech'
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Police Department in South Carolina Says It Has 'Zero Tolerance for Hate Speech'
A free speech organization sent a letter to the police department last week, calling its anti–hate speech post unconstitutional.
Suspending College Student for Saying Man Who Insulted Her "Needa Get Blasted" + Having Posted Shooting Range Video (Year Before) Violated First Amendment
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Suspending College Student for Saying Man Who Insulted Her "Needa Get Blasted" + Having Posted Shooting Range Video (Year Before)…
Some excerpts from today's long opinion by Judge Joseph Dawson, III (D.S.C.) in Lemoine v. Horry Georgetown Tech. Coll.: On...
Trump Teased a Deal To Open Hormuz 'Tomorrow.' It's Been a Week.
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Trump Teased a Deal To Open Hormuz 'Tomorrow.' It's Been a Week.
The war with Iran continues to hold up oil flows from the Persian Gulf, even though it was supposed to be finished many times already.
Don't Let AOC Retcon Her Starring Role in 'Woke 1'
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Don't Let AOC Retcon Her Starring Role in 'Woke 1'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised eyebrows this weekend when she merely shrugged off her previous enthusiasm for electorally toxic far-left positions.
Reminder: Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop
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Reminder: Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop
We've already received several submissions, but you can submit until August 16. Don't worry if the article draft isn't fully polished, or even if some portions are incomplete; we're reviewing drafts, not finished products.
Are Socialists Actually Leaving Wokeness Behind?
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Are socialists actually leaving wokeness behind?
Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's admission that "Woke 1 was crazy."
Today in Supreme Court History: August 11, 1942
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 11, 1942
8/11/1942: General John DeWitt, Commander of Western Defense Command, issues exclusion order. The Supreme Court held this order was constitutional...
"Litigation Often Takes a Toll on a Party's Mental Health on Both Sides of the 'v'"
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"Litigation Often Takes a Toll on a Party's Mental Health on Both Sides of the 'v'"
"But the mental-health effects of litigation are, in a sense, the cost of doing business."
$200K Libel Award for Cybersecurity Expert Accused by Substacker of Being "Israeli Spy"
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$200K Libel Award for Cybersecurity Expert Accused by Substacker of Being "Israeli Spy"
A short excerpt from the long opinion Friday by Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff (E.D. Va.) in Apelbaum v. Bloom: Plaintiffs...
The Buffalo Bills Got Tons of Taxpayer Money for a Stadium With a Lot of Pretty Lame Problems
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The Buffalo Bills Got Tons of Taxpayer Money for a Stadium With a Lot of Pretty Lame Problems
Plus: No one is drafting Enes Kanter Freedom into the WNBA, Congress fails to reform NCAA again, and why 'Field of Dreams' nostalgia is no good
One Year Later, Why Is the National Guard Still in D.C.?
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One Year Later, Why Is the National Guard Still in D.C.?
As the National Guard deployment stretches into its second year, questions remain about why the $55 million-per-month show of force is necessary at all.
Defamation Claim Against Academic from Stalking Allegations Against Another Academic, with a Trans Angle
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Defamation Claim Against Academic from Stalking Allegations Against Another Academic, with a Trans Angle
From Judge Kelley Hodge (E.D. Pa.) Friday in Duncan v. Lett (see also this February post that discusses a related...