News & Media
The Nevada ACLU: One chapter gets it, 49 to go.
Popehat.com reports: The ACLU has long refused to acknowledge an individual right to bear arms, insisting on a narrow, collective-militia-rights interpretation of the Second Amendment. That’s unprincipled. It’s not unprincipled
Seven Deadly Sins
This was fun, and no surprise. I took the “Seven Deadly Sins Quiz,” and here are my results. Greed: Medium Gluttony: High Wrath: High Sloth: Low
Fourth Circuit Public Figure Case
In Hatfill v. New York Times, __ F.3d __ (4th Cir. 2008), the Fourth Circuit reaffirms the New York Times v. Sullivan standard. If you seek the limelight, don’t be
"Room 8" Subpoenas and Prosecutors Running Wild
This post is a corrected version. The New York Times and Simple Justice report on a Bronx District Attorney’s First Amendment overreach. Somebody in the Bronx District Attorney’s office (nobody
This Might Explain Florida
Apparently the heat makes you stupid and more likely to be a criminal (if you’re white, anyhow). See Gene Expression, Colder climates favor civilization.
The Dude…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efZQhYu1E5s] Dedicated to Scott and Jon.
Bastille Day
In celebration of Bastille Day, today’s entry is my annual expression of gratitude to La République Française et les citoyens français (the French Republic and the French Citizens). It is
The Troy King Gay Tryst Rumor (Yes, RUMOR)
Alabama A.G. Troy King joins a long line of Republicans who made a career out of railing against the evils of homosexuality. Now, the rumor mill is churning with reports
Arlen Specter and Joe Lieberman on the Free Speech Protection Act
I previously blogged on the New York libel tourism prevention law and how Rep Peter King (R-NY) introduced federal legislation that would serve the same purpose. See New York steps
South Carolina is SO GAY!
From The State, but Hat Tip to Ann Bartow South Carolina’s top tourism agency has canceled an overseas advertising campaign targeting gay tourists. The campaign, tied to gay pride week
Quote of the Week
I don’t think it’s the job of the law to limit the options of law-abiding citizens and businesses because of the potential harm to the Darwin-Award-winning segment of our society.
Is this Denver or Singapore?
A citizen came to a public place, where John McCain was giving a “town hall meeting.” For some reason, the Secret Service told the police to remove this citizen because
Page One Girl – Camille Paglia
More proof that you can be a feminist and intelligent. You can be a strong woman without being a frump toward anyone else who is trying to have a good
New Yorkers in Red Sox Nation
This is what happens when you let a New York law firm represent the Boston Red Sox. A Bostonian filed an Intent to Use application for the mark “RAD SEX.”
Lessons Learned from Square Watermelons
A cool article from Hard Knox Life.
Law Professor gets pwned by pornographer
Prof. Barry McDonald is a “First Amendment Professor” who doesn’t seem to know a freakin’ thing about the First Amendment. Not that Pepperdine is a bastion of intellectual prowess, but
Stagliano Video
A representative of the group Bureaucrash wrote me and sent me a link to this video. I feel like uploading it to my iPod touch, strapping that to a brick,
Indiana Explicit Materials Law Struck Down
An Indiana state law that required vendors of “explicit material” to register with the state and pay a $250 fee has been crushed in a resounding victory for free speech
Goodbye Windows!
This is my first blog posting from my new Mac. I went over to Windows during law school, because you had to have special software to access Lexis and Westlaw,
Miserable Failure? Check
Here is a chart of Bush’s historical approval ratings And, for the idiots who still think he’s doing a heckuva job. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUx0a49X9lU]
