The Second Edition of An Introduction to Constitutional Law is now shipping on Amazon. It has been the top-seller in the Constitutional Law category since its release. Alas, the book currently has no reviews. Amazon does not carry over the feedback from one edition to the next, even though the book is substantially similar. The First […]
Category: Conspiracy Theories
December Open Thread (2022) – The Corbett Report
Can you believe it’s nearly Christmas again already? Well, believe it! That’s right, it’s the first Sunday of December, so you know what that means . . . or maybe you don’t . . . or maybe you do . . . or maybe you don’t! It’s time for the December Open Thread! Do you […]
“Strangers on the Internet” Podcast Episode 14: Ten Years of Tinder
The fourteenth episode (Apple Podcasts link here and Spotify link here) of Strangers on the Internet with co-host and psychologist Michelle Lange has us reviewing some of us the recent popular writings on the topic of ten years of Tinder, including on the issue of burnout (see here and here). We cover how apps have gamified dating and how some women have raised […]
A False Sense of Safety
The thirteenth episode (Apple Podcasts link here and Spotify link here) of Strangers on the Internet with co-host and psychologist Michelle Lange has us chatting with Midwestern graduate student Lisa (a pseudonym) about all things physical safety. Lisa shares her experiences with being stalked, owning a gun, conducting background checks before every date, and having to take out restraining orders. Find out how […]
What’s the Original Public Meaning of “Searches” in the 4th Amendment?
I recently helped put together a panel, that you can watch below, on an important question of Fourth Amendment history and law: What is the original public meaning of “searches” of “persons, houses, papers, and effects” in the Fourth Amendment? And how is the Katz reasonable-expectation-of-privacy test different? I’ve been very interested in this question […]
They sent a "bloody" gavel to the European Parliament with Wagner’s seal
The Telegraph newspaper reported that a “bloody” hammer in a violin case was sent to the European Parliament, bearing Wagner’s stamp. Immediately after the developments in the European Parliament and the designation of the Wagner Group as a “terrorist organization”, a sledgehammer covered in fake blood was sent to a representative of the European […]
Court Blocks N.Y.’s Requirement of Express Owner Permission to Carry Guns on Private Property
From a decision today by Judge John Sinatra (W.D.N.Y.) in Christian v. Nigrelli: Another one of New York’s new restrictions imposed in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision is the private property exclusion. That new provision makes it a felony for a license holder to possess a firearm on all private property, […]
UCLA Law Dean Russell Korobkin on the LSAT
From a New York Times article yesterday: “The LSAT has its problems, but it at least provides schools with a way to compare students who come from different undergraduate schools who pursue very different courses of study that are subject to different degrees of grade inflation,” Mr. Korobkin said in an email. Seems quite right to […]
“UC Hastings Eliminates Heckler’s Veto in New Free Speech Policy”
From the College Fix (Aidan Mays) article from yesterday (see also this Oct. 19/24 item frm FIRE (Zach Greenberg)): Students and speakers at the University of California Hastings College of the Law will now have better protections for free speech. The school updated its policy on events and eliminated the heckler’s veto. As a result, […]
The Secret Lives of Law Professors
The twelfth episode (Apple Podcasts link here and Spotify link here) of Strangers on the Internet with co-host and psychologist Michelle Lange features a conversation with Louisiana-based legal scholar Katherine Macfarlane. Kat has navigated dating, marriage, divorce, and then dating again with an invisible condition. How have significant others reacted when she has needed accommodations for her […]