See Also: You Cannot Wield The Weapon Of The Enemy

ALLOW ME TO NERD OUT FOR A SECOND: Okay, so in Lord of the Rings, there's an existential conflict that defines my life. Boromir, fundamentally, thinks that he can use the One Ring to defend his people against the forces of Mordor. Aragorn understands that the Ring cannot be used for good, despite the best of one's intentions, and it must be destroyed. Aragorn is right... BECAUSE THE DRAMA OF THE FANTASY REQUIRES HIM TO BE. I remain largely unconvinced of his position in real life. I tend towards Boromir's position: "I ask only for the strength to defend my people!" Of course, Boromir says that like eight seconds before he tries to kill Frodo and steal the ring, so... I have issues. In any event, here is me arguing with Ken White of Popehat and Corynne McSherry of EFF that we should interpret the First Amendment so that it also allows us to stop Nazis. And here's our post about the enemy trying to absolutely crush the free speech rights of protesters. It's not pretty. EVEN THE GOOD PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA ARE CONCERNED ABOUT AL FRANKEN: Who is using the judicial obstruction strategies of the enemy. Again, I stand with Boromir, but it's a close thing. HURRICANE LAW: Sometimes, I feel bad generating traffic by thinking through legal angles to natural disasters. But, not that bad. FOR GONDOR! Our post on LEGAL chaos from Irma. Our post on using your time while sheltering in place, productively! WHAT IS THE POINT OF BEING A JUDGE IF YOU STILL HAVE TO SHOP AT COSTCO? Costco is the Lembas Bread of grocery stores. Just ask Judge Alex Kozinski. LAST LORD OF THE RINGS JOKE OF THE WEEK: "Even if your for-profit law school survives this war, you will still be parted. If your institution survives and you are crowned in the top ten percent and all that you hope for comes true, you will still have to taste the bitterness of the bar exam." Read about North Carolina's bar passage rate here.