Judge Richard Posner On Homosexuality: ‘Incredibly Weird’
Judge Posner's views on gays and gay marriage have evolved greatly since he was 13 years old -- and so have the American people's.
Quote of the Day: No, but we might criminalize failure to exfoliate.
I don’t have a problem with appointing an openly gay person. Because they’re not going to try to put sharia law in our laws. — Herman Cain, Republican presidential candidate, explaining why he would consider appointing an openly gay person to his cabinet, even though he would not appoint a Muslim to the federal bench […]
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Circumcision, Anti-Semitism, and You
The phone’s been ringing off the hook here at the Circumcision Law Desk all weekend, so I apologize in advance if this post comes off sounding a bit distracted. Oftentimes, the intersection of foreskin and law is a lonely corridor filled with nothing but shattered dreams and crying babies. A screaming anti-semitism comes across the […]
Quote of the Day: And Thank God for Them
People read us at work — we’re a procrastination tool, a guilty pleasure. There are so many bored lawyers out there, just clicking refresh, refresh, refresh…. — Andrew Sullivan, noting the large lawyer readership of his blog, The Daily Dish, at a very interesting panel discussion last night on the future of the media.
Lawsuit of the Day: You Mad? Circumcised Baby Edition
Protip: Don’t look up the Wikipedia entry for foreskin. Don’t do it even if you have to write a post about a baby who was given a circumcision against his parents’ wishes. Vera Delgado, the baby’s mother, had left the hospital to shower and get a change of clothes. Just long enough for Nurse Ratched […]