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 →
Eugene Volokh, who was born in the Soviet Union and came to the United States as a child, reminicises about thought control in the country of his youth and relates the atmosphere there to what happened at Harvard Law School … Continue reading →
Martha Minow, Dean of Harvard Law School, has put another PC nail in the coffin of free speech at that august institution, alma mater of our president. The topic? A private email sent by third year Harvard Law student Stephanie … Continue reading →
The new Arizona immigration law is described in nearly every MSM article as “controversial.” And I suppose it is, if by “controversial” you mean the usual definition of arousing “strong disagreement.” The word also fits the bill, however, if you … Continue reading →
The Arizona illegal immigration law has been has been signed by Governor Brewer: The law, which will take effect in 90 days, will make it a state crime to be in the country illegally. The measure would require migrants to … Continue reading →
Most of the coverage of Utah’s convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner’s choice of the firing squad for his execution misses an important point: why Utah offered the firing squad option and why Gardner may have chosen it. This article is … Continue reading →
Arizona has just passed a tough anti-illegal immigration law, requiring: …state and local police to determine the status of people if there is “reasonable suspicion” that they are illegal immigrants and to arrest people who are unable to provide documentation … Continue reading →