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Inquiring into the juvenile mind: Graham v. Florida and Sullivan v. Florida, Argument Preview - 2 days ago

At 10 a.m., and again at 11 a.m., on Monday, the Supreme Court will examine the latest question on...
Struggling to Interpret AEDPA: Wood v. Allen, Argument Recap - 2 days ago

Below, Stanford Law School’s Tiffany Cartwright recaps Wednesday’s oral argument in Wood v. Allen....
A patent dispute for the Information Age: Bilski v. Kappos, Argument Preview - 2 days ago

At 1 p.m. Monday, the Supreme Court will hear one hour of oral argument in Bilski, et al., v. Kappos...
Unassessed Taxes and Injury Under RICO: Hemi Group v. City of New York, Argument Recap - 2 days ago

Below, Stanford Law School’s Brian Goldman recaps Tuesday’s oral argument in Hemi Group v. City of...
Friday Round-up - 2 days ago

Coverage of Monday’s oral argument in Jones v. Harris Associates continues. Conglomerate has three...
Petitions to Watch | Conference of 11.6.09 - 3 days ago

This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private...
Rethinking Prosecutorial Immunity: Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, Argument Recap - 3 days ago

The Court heard oral argument yesterday in Pottawattamie County v. McGhee (08-1065). For background...

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Mad About ‘Mad Men’; A Chat With Former SG Walter Dellinger - yesterday

WSJ Supreme Court correspondent Jess Bravin sent along this post on Saturday — also up on the...
New York Defense Attorneys Showing Their Empathetic Sides - 2 days ago

Welcome to the touchy-feely defense bar. The past couple of days have shown us a decidedly softer...
‘Tis the Season: Cleary Matches Cravath Bonuses - 2 days ago

This just in: Cleary Gottlieb has matched the Cravath bonuses we reported early this week. The memo...
Law Profs Gone Wild! UT’s Bobbitt Slams Milberg in Suit - 2 days ago

Can we call this a trend: law professors tucking their grievances not into law review articles, but...
Holy Bat Brother! Was Director’s Kin Plotting Escape? - 2 days ago

We come to you today from Gotham City with this report of woe for the jailed brother of “The Dark...

The Volokh Conspiracy

Private Equity Law Textbook? Desperately Seeking ... - 1 hour ago

I’m late ordering books for my spring class on private equity and venture capital, and am...
Against Climate McCarthyism - 2 hours ago

Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus have had enough of efforts to stifle debate over climate...
UN Budgets and Follow the Money - 3 hours ago

The New York Times reports on budget season at the UN and various battles hotting up. It’s a good...
Survey of American Jewish Language and Identity - 3 hours ago

Here are the results of a very interesting study, which I participated in (along with 30,000 other...
How my father helped free Soviet prisoners - 4 hours ago

Last month in Massachusetts, my father, Jerry Kopel, received the Soviet Jewry Freedom Award from...
Why the Neglect of Communist Crimes Matters - 21 hours ago

In my last post, I discussed the neglect of communist atrocities. Although communist governments...
MarineTraffic.com Is Also Really Cool - yesterday

I’m sure many people saw this over at Instapundit, and maybe it’s not as cool as Sketch2 below, but...

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"Tragic cases could change juvenile sentencing laws" - 3 hours ago

"Tragic cases could change juvenile sentencing laws": Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.
"Supreme Court £350 fee for papers attacked" - 3 hours ago

"Supreme Court £350 fee for papers attacked": Monday's edition of Financial Times will contain...
"Execution of Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad is on schedule; In 2002, then-Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft 'made the right call' to try Muhammad and his accomplice in Virginia instead of Maryland; On Tuesday, he is set to die by lethal injection" - 3 hours ago

"Execution of Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad is on schedule; In 2002, then-Atty. Gen. John...
"Supreme Court to decide: What kind of innovations get a patent? The Supreme Court on Monday takes up this fundamental question in patent law; The answer holds billion-dollar implications for the US economy." - 3 hours ago

"Supreme Court to decide: What kind of innovations get a patent? The Supreme Court on Monday takes...
"Supreme Court case: juvenile offenders serving life in prison; The Supreme Court on Monday takes up two cases that explore the question: Should juveniles convicted of nonlethal crimes be sentenced to life in prison without parole?" - 9 hours ago

"Supreme Court case: juvenile offenders serving life in prison; The Supreme Court on Monday takes up...
"Kentucky's troubled death-penalty system lets cases languish for decades" - 14 hours ago

"Kentucky's troubled death-penalty system lets cases languish for decades": This article appeared...
"Quick, Patent It!" - 14 hours ago

"Quick, Patent It!" Today's edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, "The...

Balkinization

Will I go to jail if I don't buy health insurance? No. - 17 hours ago

The newest meme of opposition to the health insurance plan is that if you don't obey the individual...
The state of same-sex marriage - yesterday

In this week’s elections, Maine voters rejected same-sex marriage, while Washington voters approved...
Congressman Israel and the Democracy Index - 2 days ago

I am delighted to announce that Congressman Steve Israel has announced a bill to create a Democracy...
Separation of Powers and the Administrative State - 3 days ago

As I've noted here before, in early December the Supreme Court is going to engage one of the most...
Critiquing Matthew Hindman's "The Myth of Digital Democracy" - 3 days ago

Micah L. Sifry[Micah Sifry from the Personal Democracy Forum spoke at the Yale Information Society...
A Defense of Irrational Taxation? - 4 days ago

Crosspost from Freakonomics: Here’s a behavioral puzzler: Why might it be more efficient for...
Bravo for Brian - 4 days ago

All of my energies are currently taken up by preparation for a lecture course that I'm giving at...

Instapundit.com (v.2)

QUIN HILYER: “Conservatives need to take a deep breath, relax, and stop bashing Joseph Cao. The man… - 1 hour ago

QUIN HILYER: “Conservatives need to take a deep breath, relax, and stop bashing Joseph Cao....
BETTER SCREWED than rude…. - 1 hour ago

BETTER SCREWED than rude.
FABIUS MAXIMUS CONTINUES TO INSIST that I misread a post of his — this one — in the aftermath of t… - 1 hour ago

FABIUS MAXIMUS CONTINUES TO INSIST that I misread a post of his — this one — in the...
OUCH: “Life is full of mysteries, but chief among them in this Marine wife’s mind at the moment is,… - 2 hours ago

OUCH: “Life is full of mysteries, but chief among them in this Marine wife’s mind at...
CALLING ALL BLOGGERS for a bipartisan project to support veterans. With John Hinderaker and Joe Tri… - 2 hours ago

CALLING ALL BLOGGERS for a bipartisan project to support veterans. With John Hinderaker and Joe...
ANN ALTHOUSE ON Obama’s Fort Hood Massacre reference: “I’m trying to imagine the political environm… - 3 hours ago

ANN ALTHOUSE ON Obama’s Fort Hood Massacre reference: “I’m trying to imagine the...
SHORTENING WORMS’ LIVES by adding sugar…. - 3 hours ago

SHORTENING WORMS’ LIVES by adding sugar.

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