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Fifth Amendment Victory
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Holiday (Second Amendment) Reading
The Supreme Court’s grant of cert. in DC v. Heller reminded me of an entertaining article on the Supreme Court’s last Second Amendment ruling in 1939. I recommend Brian Frye, The Peculiar Story of United States vs. Miller, NYU Journal of Law & Liberty, Vol. 2 (2007), for light (by law review standards) holiday reading.…
Holiday (Second Amendment) Reading
The Supreme Court’s grant of cert. in DC v. Heller reminded me of an entertaining article on the Supreme Court’s last Second Amendment ruling in 1939. I recommend Brian Frye, The Peculiar Story of United States vs. Miller, NYU Journal of Law & Liberty, Vol. 2 (2007), for light (by law review standards) holiday reading.…
A Farewell, a Thank You, and an Invitation
This is my last post here. This blog is one of the things I’m the most proud of when I look back on my time at UW. We’ve had good, civil (most of the time) discussions, and in my mind, raised the level and diversity of the discourse at our school overall.The Federalist Society is…
A Farewell, a Thank You, and an Invitation
This is my last post here. This blog is one of the things I’m the most proud of when I look back on my time at UW. We’ve had good, civil (most of the time) discussions, and in my mind, raised the level and diversity of the discourse at our school overall.The Federalist Society is…
Apparently 25 Feet Isn't Enough
In order to comply with I-901, the University has adopted a new smoking policy which is currently being implemented. The “designated smoking area” for the law school is located here, all the way over by the Burke museum. I am not an expert on smoker’s rights laws, but under I-901, smoking is only…
Apparently 25 Feet Isn't Enough
In order to comply with I-901, the University has adopted a new smoking policy which is currently being implemented. The “designated smoking area” for the law school is located here, all the way over by the Burke museum. I am not an expert on smoker’s rights laws, but under I-901, smoking is only…
Affirmative Action and Conservatives
An interesting post by Harvard economist Greg Mankiw. Professor Mankiw had headlines earlier this year for his proposal to impose a tax on height. While I’m not a big fan of that plan, he does raise a good point in a post of his blog today. He notes that is the theory behind affirmative…