We Need To Talk About What The VanDyke Video Dissent Gets Right
This is the only dissent I’ve ever encountered that is regularly interrupted by YouTube ad breaks.
Ninth Circuit Judges Sick And Tired Of Unqualified Trump Judge’s Spamming The Record With Irrelevant Screeds
This is a deeply unserious jurist.
First Trump Supreme Court Nomination Wish List Is Out And It’s Properly Horrifying
It's all style over substance when it comes to selecting Trump's next Supreme Court justice.
Federal Judge Worries Steady Rise In Virulent, Insulting Opinions Might Make Judiciary Look Bad
Shockingly, decades of lionizing a judicial writing style based on calling your colleagues stupid creates young judges who call their colleagues stupid.
Judges Must Stop Writing For ‘Cheerleading You Get From Twitter,’ Judge Tells Crowd Of Twitter Cheerleaders
A noble attempt, but probably lost on this crowd.
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Ninth Circuit Judge Has Had It With Trump Judge’s Insulting Dissents
Don't worry, there's only several more decades of this to come.
NEWSFLASH: Unqualified Federal Judges Are… Unqualified
Maybe next time we can listen to the ABA?
Nominee Tries To Get Away With Mealy-Mouthed Gay Rights Statement And Then Cries About Getting Called Out On It
Don't get distracted by the theatrics -- this is an assault on the ABA as an institution.
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Non-Sequiturs: 01.25.13
* PETA sends Bebe a cease-and-desist letter over fur-free advertising. To be honest, I only understood half of what I just wrote. [Fashionista] * Here are five reasons why editors hate lawyers. Of course, when the editors are lawyers, you just kind of end up hating yourself. [About Editing And Writing] * Can someone explain to me how it’s constitutional for Virginia to promise not to enforce laws? [Pilot] * Did you enjoy the South Park episode that involved proprietary towel technology? Then you’ll love this lawsuit! [Thomson Reuters News and Insight] * I asked Professor Rick Hasen whether or not I should self immolate to prevent the GOP from legally rigging the next election, and he’s telling me to chill out because it’s gonna be okay. [Slate] * I’ve been trying to find an excuse to link to this. It’s a guy who is blogging about news from 1913 as if it was happening in real time, in this technological environment. Here, we look at some very swift Southern-style justice. [Retro Pundit] * I must admit, I wanted to pull out my Leonardo DiCaprio coconut drinking goblet to fully enjoy this rich-white-man fight. [Dealbreaker] * Belated congratulations to Elbert Lin, aka Mr. LEWW, on his appointment as solicitor general for West Virginia. [Bench Memos / National Review Online]