Joran van der Sloot, the man who almost certainly killed Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005, has confessed to murdering another young woman in Peru. Thus, justice of a sort will finally come—unfortunately, too late to save his latest victim, … Continue reading →
Critics of Israel’s action in the flotilla operation keep saying that the Gaza-bound ship was in international waters and that therefore the boarding was illegal. This seems self-evident—to those ignorant of international law on the matter. And of course the … Continue reading →
Remember our friend the Lockerbie bomber, Al Megrahi? The one who got a “get out of jail free” card back in August of 2009 because he only had three months to live, max? Well, it’s nine months later and Al … Continue reading →
If Meghan McArdle’s projections are correct, you better hope not. Maybe it would be better to defund it if possible in 2011, get some intelligent stopgap (is that an oxymoron?) measure in there, and then repeal the earlier bill in … Continue reading →
Orin Kerr notes at Volokh.com that Kagan’s likely confirmation will mean that the Supreme Court will be entirely composed of Catholics and Jews, with no Protestant representation at all. Kerr has no overarching theory about this, except for the obvious … Continue reading →
Just when you think your expectations are already low enough, and nothing can further surprise you about the Obama administration and its appointees, something happens that proves you wrong. Case in point: Attorney General Holder’s statement that—although he’s already opined … Continue reading →
Obama and Kagan, whispering in the faculty lounge. Does Kagan have that common touch? Kagan was no pushover as a prof. And Kagan is not gay, say friends. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. The following qualifies as the … Continue reading →
…and then there’s Yale and Harvard. David Bernstein at Volokh wonders whether this Harvard-Yale thingee isn’t a bit much: The president went to Harvard, and barely defeated a primary opponent who went to Yale. His predecessor went to Yale and … Continue reading →
President Obama has announced the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. I can’t say it surprises me in any way, nor should it—this was telegraphed for quite some time—and I don’t think that this nominaton (or any other … Continue reading →
The Lieberman proposal to strip terrorists who are Americans of citizenship rights has a great many critics. That is not surprising, since the idea appears at first glance to be a fairly radical one. Here’s a typical critique, taken from … Continue reading →
First, the good news: [Shahzan was initially] interrogated “pursuant to the public-safety exception of the Miranda Rule,” says the GOP aide. That exception allows officials to question a suspect for a period of time without reading him his rights if … Continue reading →
And surprise surprise, he’s a naturalized American citizen of Pakistani descent, arrested at JFK Airport while trying to flee to Dubai. No doubt, however, he’s also a right-wing Tea Partying extremist who’s against the health care bill. And of course … Continue reading →