Month: July 2020

National Review Online published my new essay, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh Declare Their Independence from Trump. I wrote this before Joan Biskupic’s latest leak, but it is consistent with my take. Here is the introduction: Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, perhaps more than any other Supreme Court justices in modern history, are closely connected to the president … Continue reading New in NRO: Gorsuch and Kavanaugh Declare Their Independence from Trump Continue Reading →

National Review Online published my new essay, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh Declare Their Independence from Trump. I wrote this before Joan Biskupic’s latest leak, but it is consistent with my take. Here is the introduction: Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, perhaps more than any other Supreme Court justices in modern history, are closely connected to the president … Continue reading New in NRO: Gorsuch and Kavanaugh Declare Their Independence from Trump Continue Reading →

While doing some research today, I came across a student article (known as a “note” in law review parlance) from the 2006 Yale Law Journal with a provocative title: “Grutter at Work: A Title VII Critique of Constitutional Affirmative Action.” The title made it sound like the note would argue that Title VII of the … Continue reading Academic Career Success and the Importance of Ideological Conformity: An Anecdote Continue Reading →

A new report released yesterday, by Richard Rosenfeld and Ernesto Lopez for the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), contains disturbing quantification of what has been reported anecdotally by media: Homicides have increased significantly in many cities across the country since late May.  And the pattern across other crime categories documented in the report suggests that a … Continue reading What Explains Why Homicides Are Increasing Significantly Across the Country Since Late May? Continue Reading →

By now, almost everyone recognizes that large gatherings in confined, indoor spaces risk spreading the Coronavirus pandemic. Nonetheless, 23 states are currently conducting or planning to soon conduct in-person bar exams for new applicants for licenses to practice law. Even with precautions, putting hundreds of people in indoor spaces together for many hours at a time creates … Continue reading The Case for Replacing the Bar Exam With “Diploma Privilege” Continue Reading →

From a Kansas Supreme Court majority opinion (by Justice Stegall) earlier this month in State v. Harris (a 4-3 decision): In Kansas, it is a crime for a convicted felon to possess a knife[, defined] … as “a dagger, dirk, switchblade, stiletto, straight-edged razor or any other dangerous or deadly cutting instrument of like character.” … [F]iguring … Continue reading Kansas Knife Statute Held Unconstitutionally Vague Continue Reading →

Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass has apparently had his column moved from page 2 “farther back in the print edition” after being accused of anti-Semitism for his column criticizing George Soros’ influence on American politics: President Donald Trump is sending federal law enforcement into the big cities run by Democratic mayors, where murder and gang shootings are out of control … Continue reading Of Course It’s Legitimate to Criticize George Soros’ Spending to Influence American Politics Continue Reading →

OK, I’m reusing the gag, but I can’t help it; see this post from WILX (Maureen Holliday): Bed and breakfast Nordic Pineapple in Saint Johns has removed their Norwegian flag after dozens of people confuse[d] it for the Confederate flag. Greg and Kjersten Offbecker moved into the historic mansion two years ago and turned it into a … Continue reading It’s Just Like Saying the N***** Word Continue Reading →