For An Originalist, Gorsuch Is Clearly Slacking On His Definitions And Their Historical Meanings
Is what he said stupid? Yes. But let's be technical here.
Anti-Establishment Liberty Is Not A Discrimination Against Religion
The issue in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue is being distorted by atextual and ahistorical nondiscrimination principles.
How MyCase’s Smart Spend Can Help Increase Your Profits
This tweak to your financial management seems like a no-brainer.
Hysteria Does Not Generate Good Policy
The suggestion that we should make domestic terrorism a federal crime is not only unnecessary but given the abuses of the past and present, it represents a significant danger to civil liberties.
The Peculiar And Destructive Focus Of The Pro-Life Movement
Why is prohibition the main focus of the pro-life movement when it often causes more harm than good and other, better methods exist to achieve their goals?
Religious Persecution
A subtle, yet pernicious form of persecution has not only gained acceptance within the highest levels of our judicial system, it is being expanded in a way that significantly threatens social harmony.
The Life And Death Power Of Speech
Are words that encourage others to commit suicide protected speech? The state of Massachusetts says no.
How AI Is Transforming The Legal Profession (2025)
A survey of professionals reveals the impact of legal work, clients, concerns, and future roles.
Respect For Due Process Can Be Brutally Tough, But Always Necessary
In cases of rape, due process is traumatic, and it makes the constitutional right often difficult to accept.
Religious Liberty Is Under Significant Threat This Term
The Constitution and the Founders were clear, yet rather than the law, ideologically driven preference has largely dictated the result in this area.
Gun Control Policies Have Been Destructive, Ineffective, And Unnecessary
Dread it, run from it, the brutal reality of prohibition still arrives as long as significant portions of the population demand it as a policy solution.
Empowering Personal Liberty, Not Systems Of Control, Solves Societal Problems
Although both sides utilize the principle of individual liberty on narrow issues, embracing it generally remains difficult.
Private Practice Lawyers: Rater Your Work With In-House Counsel
Please share your thoughts in this brief and anonymous survey.
The Failures Of Principled Consistency
Never forget that even in the current political climate, our civil liberties were meant to be nonpartisan.
Ebola Quarantines Were Probably Unconstitutional And Certainly Stupid, Says New Report
Those Ebola restrictions were as terrible as they seemed.
Know Your Rights, Take Your Shirt Off
Take your shirt off, for liberty's sake.
Morning Docket: 01.29.13
* “[W]e cannot continue as a nation with 11 million people residing in the shadows.” And we especially can’t have all those people in the shadows without hundreds and hundreds of drones in place. Civil liberties be damned! [Huffington Post] * According to this Wells Fargo survey, Biglaw did quite well in terms of revenues last year. Given that PPP was up nearly five percent, it’s now appropriate to bitch about why your bonuses weren’t even bigger than they were. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)] * “Being a lawyer is a damn good profession.” To be fair, it could be an even better profession if things in legal education were subjected to some serious change, and Hofstra Law’s new dean seems to understand that. [New York Law Journal] * Stoners everywhere would like to know when the federal government is going to legalize marijuana, but to be frank, they should thank their Lucky Charms they’re not getting prosecuted in states where it is legal. [TIME] * Russia is officially trying to prosecute a dead man — a dead lawyer, no less. That said, we’re pretty sure it’s safe to say that not even Yakov Smirnoff himself could come up with a reversal for this one. [New York Times] * Oh my god, some of Lat’s pop culture prophecies are coming true: Casey Anthony wants to become a paralegal. Nancy Grace is in the process of birthing a herd of cows over Tot Mom’s ambitions. [ABC News] * The grand jury in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case thought there was enough evidence to indict the Ramseys on child abuse charges. This would’ve been a great thing to be outraged about in 1999. [CBS News] * I’ll be tweeting from the LegalTech show today. Follow me on Twitter to get all the latest updates. [Twitter]
Traffic Cameras Play Bad Cop In Civil Liberties Versus Safety Battle
Every good story needs a villain, which is why people love to hate traffic cameras. Cold and unblinking, they stalk us like prey, hitting drivers hard in the wallet when they blow through red lights, make rolling stops or, as is sometimes the case, let someone else drive their car. Frederick County, MD recently began […]