My eponymous co-blogger Eugene Volokh has called attention to a case that involves the question whether a bumble bee is a “fish” for purposes of a California statute. This kind of problem of surprising statutory scope comes up often (mischief rule to the rescue!). This particular case brought to mind a pithy case I sometimes teach […]

C-SPAN recently posted a video of the Cato Institute Constitution Day panel on 2021-22 term Supreme Court cases dealing with issues of “constitutional structure.” Participants included fellow Volokh Conspiracy blogger Jonathan Adler (speaking on his Cato Supreme Court Review article about West Virginia v. EPA), my George Mason University colleague Jennifer Mascott (speaking on her […]

I posted the seventh episode of my podcast “Strangers on the Internet” (the direct link for Apple Podcasts is here). My co-host, psychologist Michelle Lange and I deal with one of the most important issues in the dating and relationship context: how to detect both narcissistic traits and full-blown narcissists. We teach listeners the signs […]

On Tuesday night at 8pm ET, I have a Federalist Society event styled as a debate this with Harvard Law’s Randall Kennedy on racial classifications. I’m sure we will disagree on some things, but I expect overall will be more of a discussion. Register here. On Thursday at 3pm ET, I will be participating in […]

Here’s the exact quote: Do you realize the bullet out of an AR-15 travels five times as rapidly as a bullet shot out of any other gun …? The muzzle velocity of an AR-15 (which is to say, the speed at which the bullet travels when it leaves the rifle) is about 3300 feet per […]

I came across this docket notation in a case I’m following, and was puzzled about what it meant. A few searches made clear that it was exclusively a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California thing, but why? And the orders don’t themselves explain it, just saying things like, If the court does […]