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From 2015 until 2019, Marc Randazza wrote for the blog Popehat. That blog has been discontinued, but Randazza’s posts from that blog are archived here. Some of Randazza’s views have changed since these were published, but they remain available nonetheless.
This is Part 3 of a 3-part series on the Nevada Caucuses. Here is the Previous episode, Part 2 3.0 – I enter the nest of the Republicans I approached
This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on the Nevada Caucuses. The previous part is here. 2.0 The Democratic Caucus – sorta dirty, but not in a fun way.
This is Part 1 of a 3-part series on the Nevada Caucuses. 1.0 I know Dirty… and I know Elections The big news of the day is Donald Trump’s runaway
If you’re ever worried about the United States being the only western democracy with a stick up its ass about porn, fret not, we still have our friends in The
Nevada voters must register their party affiliation before caucusing – Democrats on Feb. 20, and Republicans on Feb. 23. Nothing about this is unusual for a closed caucus system, but
By Marc Randazza. Easy answer: We do not need “White History Month.” “White Pride” is not the same as “Black Pride.” I’m really sick of hearing this garbage, as we
By Marc Randazza. It is said that if you are a young conservative you have no heart, and if you are an old liberal, you have no brain. As a
By Marc Randazza. For those who have ever had dirty thoughts about their favorite movie character, chances are there’s a porn parody to make all their naughty Hollywood dreams come
And round and round the censorship wheel goes. By Marc Randazza. Utah State Senator Todd Weiler is just the latest to try and shape the marketplace of ideas to his
Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, visited Rome recently, and in order to avoid offending his delicate sensibilities, the Italians covered up all the dicks and tits on the statues for him.
Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided In re Tam, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 22593 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 22, 2015). In it, the Federal Circuit
Some people in our audience do not know the finer points of trolling… Wow… there I was, all proud of the article I just wrote about journalism licensing. And five
By Marc Randazza. South Carolina’s house bill 4702 seeks to create “The South Carolina Responsible Journalism Registry.” The bill sounds like a pretty good idea. Lets face it, there are
By Marc Randazza. Censorship often comes along with a side order of good intentions — or at least that is in the marketing materials for the proposed censorship. You want
By Marc Randazza. If I were to write about Martin Luther King, Jr.’s contribution to civil rights, I think I would be wasting my time. Far more qualified views are
My latest law review article does! Randazza, Marc J., Freedom of Expression and Morality Based Impediments to the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (January 16, 2016). Nevada Law Journal, Vol.
Netflix announced that it is going to take action to prevent people from logging in through proxy servers. “In coming weeks, those using proxies and unblockers will only be able
It’s been just over a year since the Charlie Hebdo murders, and I thought it was time to do a little more than simply defy, although I do love that
Twitter announced that in order to combat abuse and harassment on its increasingly unpopular online platform, that it would enact new rules and regulations that would hopefully get control of
As readers may know, I have a bit of a soft spot (or a hard on, depending on how you look at it) for the Nevada Anti-SLAPP statute. See The
The U.S. Senate recently passed their version of the “Consumer Review Freedom Act” (CRFA), which would bar companies from trying to enforce “gag clauses” in contracts with consumers. It’s a
Bernie Sanders sues the Democratic National Committee and the complaint is here. The legal issues are less exciting than Bernie’s hair style. What is more exciting is that Bernie Sanders
The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d), provides: “A person shall be liable . . . by the owner of a mark . . . if .
A charter school in Washington DC is suing abortion protesters. (source) Why? Because Planned Parenthood is opening next to the school, so the abortion protesters have decided to focus their
Peter Biro was the subject of a 2010 article in The New Yorker. Biro sued the publisher and other defendants who allegedly republished statements from the original article. Since Biro
A guy went on Tinder, picked up a woman, and got herpes from her. Yeah? Why is that news? Well, the guy sued her for giving her the as-of-today incurable
The Man in the High Castle is a piece of alternative history fiction, which imagines an alternate future in which fascist forces won World War II. The Nazis occupy the
Yes, I’m planning to vote for Bernie Sanders, but I’m going to cut the Rubio campaign a check just the same. It won’t be much, but, as the Supreme Court
Madison Gesiotto is a law student at Ohio State, and is also the author of the “Millennial Mindset” column at the Washington Times. (Pause for laughter at the thought of
Type in jebbush.com to your browser. If you would rather not, I can just tell you what happens. It brings you to the Trump campaign website. There are plenty of
Massachusetts has given the world its fair share of musical greatness. From the Dropkick Murphys back to Jonathan Richman, The Cars to the Pixies, Aerosmith to Mission of Burma. Bim
I’m not prepared to get rid of our right to keep and bear arms unless we do get rid of the Second Amendment. But, doing that requires tinkering with the
