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Instapundit.comA Look At
biofuels, food shortages, and policy.
Instapundit.comPam Meister
Will Rank-and-File Democrats Vote for Obama? It's not too late to nominate Hillary! She'll even seem like a fresh face after all the Obama overexposure . . . .
The Wall Street Journal Law BlogFried Frank Trimming ‘Less Than 10 Percent’ of Firm’s Staff
Staff layoffs have hit Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s New York and Washington offices, according to a report in the National Law Journal . A firm spokeswoman says the cuts, which amount to less 10 percent of the firm’s 730 ...
Instapundit.comIndeed
"It can't help Obama to show that McCain ad over and over again for the purpose of arguing about a stick and a sandal."
Above the LawMorning Docket: 08.20.08
* College presidents around the country join campaign to lower the national drinking age to 18. [ Associated Press ] * Post-September 11 laws have allowed the federal government to track the movement of U.S. citizens across land borders, with the data ...
AlthouseSullyboating, Swiftboating, sandals, sticks, stickage, and strawberries.
Sullyboating. It's not Swiftboating. Let's see if I get Sullivan's argument - McCain's memory of a cross in the dirt is not a story about his courage or in his military record, and he may or may not have invented it in 2000 for political purposes; ther...
Instapundit.comGood News
Transfusion breakthrough as human blood grown from stem cells. Hope this pans out. (Via The Drawn Cutlass ).
Instapundit.comNow They're Talking About
"green energy corruption."
Leiter Reports: A Group BlogThe Differences Between "Liberals" and "Conservatives"
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt (University of Virginia) and experimental philosopher Joshua Knobe (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) discuss the topic here.
Instapundit.comGlenn Loury And John Mcwhorter
on McCain and Obama at the Saddleback Forum.
TalkLeftMorning Early Birds Open Thread
Since i won't be around if Sen. Barack Obama texts out his veep choice early this morning, here's a place to discuss it -- or any other topic that's on your mind.
Concurring OpinionsAdvice for First Year Law Students: Practice Writing!
Over at PrawfsBlawg, Paul Horowitz offers sage advice to first year law students. For all incoming 1Ls, I recommend that you read Paul's post. I have one piece of advice to add -- practice writing as much as you can. This advice is best heeded long bef...
Instapundit.comInflation
"A clear and present danger." Hmm. Could be. "Wholesale inflation soared in July, leaving prices rising at the fastest pace in nearly three decades. While recent declines in oil and other commodity prices raise hopes inflation may have peake...
TalkLeftNegative Branding: Obama's Lost Opportunity
Having been joined now by a chorus of Obama blogs in concern with Obama's post partisan unity schtick campaign, I am somewhat amused that no one noticed the problem before. TPM has been on it all day but this e-mail Marshall posts got my attention : Ob...
Concurring OpinionsThe End of Privacy?
I've written an article for the September issue of Scientific American magazine called The End of Privacy? The article is available online here , with a slightly different title: Do Social Networks Bring the End of Privacy? . The entire issue is devote...
Instapundit.comMore Talk About Lowering The Drinking Age To 18. I
'm in favor of that, but how about letting our Presidential candidates talk about getting the federal government -- wrongly injected into this matter via Elizabeth Dole's politicking -- out of the area ...
Instapundit.comMore On Fay
at Weather Nerd.
Instapundit.comReader Kevin Green
thinks he knows who Obama wants for VP: "Obama has chosen Caroline Kennedy to be his running mate in a bid to include a woman who is not Hillary Clinton. Kennedy is the only woman Democrats would accept who is not Hillary." Hmm.
Instapundit.comMegan Mcardle
"China is proving that American companies will throw freedom of speech out the window if the price is right."
TalkLeftABC Says Biden Backtracking on Denial
ABC says Biden backtracked a little on his denial that he is Obama's Veep pick. My response: And a shout-out to Jerome at MyDD . It's also looking less likely Hillary or Kathleen Sebelius will be the choice. ABC News says Obama's been using...
The Volokh ConspiracyGender and Law Reviews:
Back in 2005, we had a thread on the topic of gender and law review placements. The question was, why are so many of the placed articles in top journals authored by men? Minna Kotkin has just revived the question with a new draft article, "Of Authorshi...
Instapundit.comMore On Boeing's
truck-mounted defensive laser. "The end goal for the system is to develop a laser and beam control system that can deflect incoming rocket, artillery and mortar projectiles before they hit troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and other fronts."
Instapundit.comJoe Biden
"I'm not the guy."
TalkLeftSUSA IN Poll: McCain By 6
Indiana stays Republican according to SUSA's Indiana poll : In an election for President of the United States held today in Indiana, Republican John McCain defeats Democrat Barack Obama by 6 points, 50% to 44%[.] . . . Compared to an identical poll rel...
TalkLeftMSNBC Changes Prime Time Lineup
Beginning Thursday, Rachel Maddow takes over the 9pm ET slot at MSNBC, replacing Dan Abrams' show, The Verdict. Mr. Abrams, who is well liked at MSNBC, is expected to remain both there and at NBC News, where he is the chief legal correspondent. He ...
The Volokh ConspiracyBreaking News:
The claims that Big Foot has been discovered are just a hoax . The search goes on, I guess.
Point of LawAround the web, August 19
Judge Ward has attracted so many patent plaintiffs to his E.D. Tex. courtroom that its "rocket docket" is slowing down [Texas Lawyer] Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell picks Houston chum Kenneth Bailey of Bailey Perrin Bailey to go after Johnson...
Instapundit.comLee Stranahan
Where the John Edwards scandal is headed.
Above the LawWhat's Going on at Reed Smith?
The law firm of Reed Smith -- which, as its Google listing reminds us, is "[o]ne of the 15 largest law firms in the world" -- has been in the news a lot lately. Here's a quick recap. Some of the news has been good, and some not-so-good. Let's get the b...
Point of LawRetrofitting NYC apartments for the ADA
"Every" apartment building erected since 1991 in New York City may be out of compliance. And say goodbye to foyer closets in future, since the space may be needed to let wheelchairs pass each other. The New York Times reported...
Instapundit.comOuch
"Speaking before the Veterans of Foreign Wars this morning, Barack Obama delivered an amazing show of chutzpah. . . . Of course, if Obama were to accuse McCain of picking his positions on national security based on politics or personal ambition, ...
Instapundit.comRussia, Georgia, And Dogs Chasing Cars
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TalkLeftQuinnipiac: McCain Gains on Obama
While we're waiting for the LA Times poll results that Big Tent Democrat will write about, here's today's Quinnipiac poll : American likely voters say 55 - 27 percent that Arizona Sen. John McCain is better qualified than Illinois Sen. Bara...
TalkLeftBehind the Push to Add Religion to the Convention
For weeks, if not longer, it's been clear there is going to be a major infusion of religion into the Democratic National Convention. Here's how it's being done. And why? [it's] a mission to narrow the "G-d gap" between Democrats and Rep...
TalkLeftMore Convention Speakers Added
The DNCC just announced the following additional speakers to the Convention lineup and the gavel times. Evan Bayh and Joe Biden are still on the list for Wednesday. Tim Kaine's name still doesn't appear anywhere. But, they stress more names are coming....
AlthouseGlenn Loury and John McWhorter on McCain and Obama at the Saddleback Civil Forum.
How the 2 candidates' styles vary: Also, Loury really objects to the way Obama talked about Clarence Thomas: ADDED: Some equal time for McWhorter: blog advertising blog advertising
SCOTUS BlogUPDATE: State sees problem in ballot exclusion
UPDATE 6:05 p.m. State officials in Maine told a Supreme Court Justice Tuesday that the state’s interests in running elections do not require “a sweeping remedy” that would have the effect of keeping an independent candidate for the U...
ProfessorBainbridge.comJoe Biden
He’s “not joking” about Indian immigrants: [continued on site]
The Wall Street Journal Law BlogFor Employment Law, Pfizer Turns to One Firm: Jackson Lewis
For years, the nation’s biggest companies have been working to winnow their outside counsel rosters. For companies like DuPont and General Electric, using fewer law firms to handle their myriad legal issues has meant fewer logistical headaches an...
TalkLeftNATO Issues Sternly Worded Letter To Russia
Here are "the consequences" : NATO agreed after U.S. pressure on Tuesday to freeze regular contacts with Russia until Moscow had withdrawn its troops from Georgia in line with a peace deal. The alliance also agreed to upgrade contacts with Tbilisi but ...
Instapundit.comWell,this Must Be Embarrassing For Some People
There's been a ton of buzz on the web for the last day or so -- beginning with this Daily Kos diary -- suggesting that John McCain patterned his story about a Vietamese captor drawing a cross in the dirt ...
The Volokh ConspiracyIn Defense of Price Gouging:
As Todd notes , the state of Florida is stepping up its misguided efforts to combat "price-gouging" in anticipation of Tropical Storm Fay. Unfortunately, this issue tends to come up anytime there is a hurricane or other natural disaster. I was going to...
TalkLeftObama and Veep Pick to Appear in IL.. Saturday
Sen. Barack Obama and his vice presidential running mate will attend a rally in Springfield, IL on Saturday. That's where Obama announced his candidacy. More and more pundits are predicting Joe Biden . I think Obama would be smarter to pick Biden f...
Instapundit.comA Live Chat
with Chevy Volt design director Bob Boniface at 3 pm Eastern today.
Instapundit.comTreating Success As
a form of failure.
Instapundit.comTom Spaulding On
the six-string banjo. "It's a neat sound, familiar and ancient, yet new and exotic. I like that." Video at the link.
Instapundit.comExperts Evaluate The
McCain and Obama electric-car plans.
The ConglomerateA Theory of Taxing Sovereign Wealth
I've posted my Sovereign Wealth paper on SSRN. The paper will be published in the NYU Law Review in 2009....
The Volokh ConspiracyGasoline "Price-Gouging":
The State of Florida has activated its price-gouging hotline in anticipation of Tropical Storm Fay. "Price gouging statute violators could be fined $1,000 per violation, up to $25,000 for multiple violations in one day." Florida gas stations are starti...
Instapundit.comThe Public Weighs In
on nanotechnology for human enhancement. I say, bring it on. I need all the enhancing I can get.
The Wall Street Journal Law BlogSettlements Reached in Yearning for Zion Ranch Cases
Barbara Jessop, front, along with her attorney are shown before Judge Barbara Walther, May 19, 2008, in San Angelo, Texas. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley) As we follow the tug-o-war between the Yearning for Zion Ranch and Child Protective Services, we neve...
The Wall Street Journal Law BlogRemembering Jack Landau, ‘First Amendment Guerrilla’
Lawyer, E. Barrett Prettyman left, with Jack Landau, director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, after Prettyman argued that judges were subjecting the press to unconstitutional gag orders, April 19, 1976. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges) Ja...
Instapundit.comVideo
A WORLD WITHOUT the American soldier.
TalkLeftZogby: McCain By 5
Boy, is John Zogby shameless. He'll massage his numbers anyway he can to get attention. And he does so in his latest Presidential poll : In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presid...
Althouse"McCain leads Obama by a 46% to 41% margin."
Polls Zogby: And McCain not only enjoys a five-point edge in a two-way race against Obama, but also in a four-way contest including liberal independent candidate Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr, the poll reveals. In the four-way contest, McCain wi...
Instapundit.comHow Should Men Respond To Workplace Discrimination?
The latest Ask Dr. Helen column is up!
Instapundit.comA Different Kind Of French President
Sarkozy Travels to Afghanistan To Support His French Troops After Attack.
Instapundit.comAlmost Like Reporting
Tom Maguire on what the AP left out of its report on the Obama / Bill Ayers / Annenberg stonewall story. Plus, the intricacies of "Sullyboating."
Instapundit.comBad News For Obama
McCain Makes a Move, Takes 5-Point Lead Over Obama. "Obama loses ground among Dems, women, Catholics & even younger voters." The good news for Obama: It's a Zogby poll . . . .
Instapundit.comTax Revolts Are Not A Thing Of The Past
Massachusetts. The issue is whether to erase the state's income tax in two phases. The 5.3% tax would be sliced in half next year and then disappear entirely the following year. Advocates of repeal are hoping fo...
TalkLeftFeds Investigating Paris Hilton Prosecutor and Wife
The LA Times reports that the feds are investigating LA City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and his wife. The lengthy article doesn't mention that Rocky Delgadillo was the city attorney who insisted on hammering Paris Hilton, notwithstanding parallel co...
Instapundit.comThe Duke And Duchess
of Edwards?
Instapundit.comClass,
and the lack thereof.
Point of LawCuomo as Wall Street enforcer
Stop the presses? My Manhattan Institute colleague Nicole Gelinas has relatively kind words for the financial enforcement efforts of New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo, at least as compared with his predecessor, the ever-overreaching Eliot Spitzer....
Washington Post JudiciaryLegal Logjam May Be Ahead
Lawyers representing many of the 265 detainees at Guantanamo Bay say they are heading for a unexpected logjam that could delay federal court hearings: a shortage of interpreters.
Concurring OpinionsEric Muller on the Lies of Hirabayashi
Professor Eric Muller (U. North Carolina School of Law) has posted a new paper, Hirabyashi: The Biggest Lie of the Greatest Generation on SSRN. From the abstract: This Article presents newly discovered archival evidence demonstrating that government la...
Instapundit.comImportant Legal News
"A New Zealand court has allowed a parade of topless porn stars on motor bikes to proceed on the main street of the country's biggest city, local media said Tuesday."
TalkLeftRove Says Obama Should Pick Hillary
Via Greta : Karl Rove was on Hannity and Colmes tonight: He was just asked who he thought Senator Obama should pick…he said the criteria should not be a political one (eg should not be whether VP can deliver a state) but rather who is ready to be...
Instapundit.comRealclearpolitics
McCain Takes Electoral Lead. That's if you count leaners. Should you? I don't know, but this may explain why the Obama folks have seemed so worried this week. UPDATE: There's also this from CNN: "In what could be an ominous sign for ...
AlthouseThe Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
Climb up out of the parking garage and catch the first glimpse: At the end of a sunlit hallway: The interior of the cathedral has a design reflecting 2 theological truths: 1. "the LIGHT of God revealed in salvation history, especially in and through Je...
Instapundit.comMakes Sense To Me
Drug legalization as a defensive measure against narco-terror.
TalkLeftThoughts on Why Obama Might Pick Kaine
I think politico-types are reading too much into the veep-stakes' tea leaves. On the most basic level, consider the obvious: Kaine is the only one of the final choices without a convention speaking slot Obama and Kaine are speaking together tomorrow in...
Instapundit.comYum!
Cheeseburger in a Can, and Other Bachelor Treats.
LessigFree the Airwaves: Whitespace campaign
My contribution to the " Free the Airwaves " campaign, a push to free spectrum "whitespaces."
SCOTUS BlogAnalysis: Escalating the Parhat case
Analysis In the annals of the ongoing constitutional battle in America’s courts over the “war-on-terrorism,” Shafiq Rasul, Yaser Esam Hamdi, Salim Ahmed Hamdan and Lakhdar Boumediene already have made history — especially in the...
Lowering the BarKnights Templar v. Pope Benedict XVI, et al.
The Daily Telegraph reported last week that the Knights Templar, or at least a group that claims to be the heirs of the Knights Templar, had sued Pope Benedict XVI. The lawsuit, filed by the Association of the Sovereign Order...
Slate JurisprudenceDoctors wrestle with South Dakota abortion law.
Last month, doctors who perform abortions in South Dakota had to start reading a state-mandated script to their patients. Supporters of the state law that gives these marching orders, which went into effect in July after a court ruling, say it's about ...
TalkLeftBiden: "I'm Not The Guy"
Update [2008-8-19 20:6:26 by Big Tent Democrat]: NBC says it does not matter, because Biden does not know if he is "the guy." And NBC reports Biden wlaks it back completely. Now we know. Biden IS the pick. From First Read : As Delaware Sen. Joe Biden l...
The Wall Street Journal Law BlogAnother Look at Fred Baron, the Man at the Middle of the Edwards Flap
As Fred Baron, a big Democratic fundraiser and one of the kings of asbestos litigation, found himself increasingly in the spotlight for his moving of John Edwards’ mistress across the country, his explanations became more confusing and his memory...
Above the LawATL Idol: Frolic & Detour's Farewell
[ Ed. note : This is the farewell post of FROLIC & DETOUR , who was recently eliminated from ATL Idol , the "reality blogging" competition that picked ATL's new editor . It is marked with F&D's avatar (at right).] I've speculated about whether Sophist ...
Instapundit.comDavid Gergen
Is the Obama Tide Turning? "McCain came roaring out of the gate from the first question and was a commanding figure throughout the night as he spoke directly and often movingly about his past and the country’s future. By contrast, Obama...
The Wall Street Journal Law BlogStudent Hackers Free to Speak on Security Flaws, Federal Judge Rules
Last week, we posted on a situation involving a group of MIT students who were enjoined from giving a talk at a hackers conference, called Defcon . In the talk, the students planned to expose security flaws in the automated fare system used by the subw...
Instapundit.comHeh
Where was he when Alderman Dorothy Tillman — who reportedly brandished a .38-caliber pistol during a ward redistricting session — faced a tough reelection fight in 2007? Endorsing her. (Finally, Obama is willing to stand up for a gun owner.) F...
Instapundit.comLab-testing
the latest stud finders. I have one of those but it's useless -- for some reason it goes off whenever I get near it . . . .
Above the LawSummer Associate of the Day: The Shearman & Sterling Slacker
Last week we covered some goings-on -- or non-goings-on, to those of you who found them boring -- at Shearman & Sterling . Here's a quick update. We reported that, according to the firm, there have been no staff layoffs. One source writes: I'd like to ...
The Volokh ConspiracyOnline debate about SSM:
The Federalist Society has posted a lively but civil debate about gay marriage on its website. The exchange is available here . The participants are: Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern), Bob Nagel (Colorado), Amy Wax (Penn), and me. I'm a big fan of the wo...
ProfessorBainbridge.comDoes Joe Biden Have Plugs?
Dunlap seems to think so: [continued on site]
ProfessorBainbridge.comBiden’s Biggest Problem?
According to Richard Cohen (no conservative he), it’s Biden’s mouth: The only thing standing between Joe Biden and the presidency is his mouth. That, though, is no small matter. It is a Himalayan barrier, a Sahara of a handicap, a summer...
TalkLeftLATimes Poll: Obama "Underperforming"; Only Up 2
Update [2008-8-19 17:23:39 by Big Tent Democrat]: LATimes poll has Obama 15 point lead evaporating , now up 2, 45-43. Have no idea what "underperforming" is supposed to mean, but the LATimes blog says that is what its new poll shows Obama doing: Which ...
Instapundit.comBack To School Tips
for families with dogs.
Concurring OpinionsAALS FAR Form Database or Elaborate Phishing Scam?
Thanks to Dan and company for agreeing to let me blog here again. During my stint, I promise to talk about the law (and in particular, the threat to privacy posed by Internet Service Providers) but let me warm up with some lighter, more navel-gazing fa...
The Volokh ConspiracyThe Upside of Falling Home Prices:
The Boston Globe has a good article on how home foreclosures in Massachusetts are allowing lower-income families to purchase houses in areas that were previously too expensive for them: As devastating as it has been for families who have lost their hom...
Above the LawSaving Babies or Bucks? A New Lawyer's Dilemma
A recent bar passer sent this query into Freakonomics : I recently passed the bar and am currently applying for jobs. My main concern is bringing out the most charitable result. Should I work in the nonprofit section where my services are passed direct...
Concurring OpinionsCrocodile Tears over Ethanol Subsidies
The following broadcast is one of the most compelling and succinct briefs against ethanol subsidies I've seen: The only problem is that the group that sponsors it has helped create the problem they're now decrying. It's as if someone had surrounded a h...
Instapundit.comDemocratic Party Crashers
target Denver.
Instapundit.comWrinkle Removers
that actually work.
Instapundit.comGrand Rounds
is up!
The Volokh Conspiracy"Spying Employers Raise Legal Hackles":
The National Law Journal has this interesting report .
Instapundit.comFrank Pasquale
on The Steady Decline of Security via Obscurity.
Above the LawAnd Now The Hard Part(Or: Meet ATL's incoming editor.)
My name is ELIE YING MYSTAL , f/k/a SOPHIST , and it looks like I will be taking over day-to-day editorial responsibilities here at Above the Law. I would like to thank everybody who read anything that I've written over the past three weeks. I've alway...
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