Ann Althouse detects aesthetic, rather than paternalistic, origins (Dec. 9). More: Steve Chapman, “New York’s food police ride to the rescue”, syndicated/Chicago Tribune, Dec. 11; and more Althouse.
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Point of Law- Small business Sarbanes-Oxley exemptionRahm Emanuel, for one, is said to be pressing for it [Bloomberg] The New York Times's Floyd Norris is predictably having a fit.... […]Walter Olson
- Revoking telecom immunity"Well, we changed our mind" doesn't strike Carter at ShopFloor as a very good reason for Congress to yank back a former liability protection. Earlier here, here, here, etc.... […]Walter Olson
- "Why Drug Companies Should Beware Of Doing Business In West Virginia"Beck and Herrmann explain why the Mountain State's inroads on the learned intermediary doctrine are a serious matter, especially since forum-shopping could lead to the application of the state's liberal rule to drug injuries alleged to have occurred in other... […]Walter Olson
- N.J.: Gov.-elect Christie on liability reformNew Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance reports that incoming chief executive Chris Christie has given encouraging pledges on forum-shopping, class actions, and expert witness standards.... […]Walter Olson
- "Tuesday's Biggest Loser: the Union Agenda"Michael Barone in the WSJ: The unions' unprecedented political push in 2008 has not been unnoticed by the voters. Mr. Corzine's cozy relationship with public employee union heads proved a liability in New Jersey, and in Virginia Mr. McDonnell campaigned... […]Walter Olson
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- Paul Hollander on the Fall of CommunismThis fall is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and other events associated with the collapse of communism. Paul Hollander, a sociologist who has written numerous works on communism and Western attitudes towards it, has an op ed in the Washington Post, noting some of the lessons of the communist [...] […]Ilya Somin
- New Jersey and Indiana Casinos May Not Eject Blackjack Players for Card CountingFrom Donovan v. Grand Victoria Casino & Resort (Oct. 30), in which the Indiana Court of Appeals so holds, and cites a 1982 New Jersey case so holding: [The casino] may not simply take refuge in the common law right of exclusion, inasmuch as it is the public policy of this State that gambling is subject [...] […]Eugene Volokh
- IJ’s Bone Marrow Case: Wrapping UpAll of us at the Institute for Justice want to thank Eugene for giving us an opportunity to discuss our latest case this week (previous posts here, here, here, and here). I want to use this last post to respond to a few comments. First, some people have argued in the comments that just because a [...] […]Jeff Rowes (Institute for Justice), guest-blogging
- Establishment Clause Violation in San Francisco’s Condemning the Catholic Church’s Refusal To Help With Adoptions by Same-Sex Couple?A Ninth Circuit panel said no in June, and I thought its ruling was correct, though I disapproved of San Francisco’s resolution on nonconstitutional grounds. But yesterday, the Ninth Circuit agreed to rehear the case en banc, so it might be that the panel decision will be reversed (though I still think that it’s [...] […]Eugene Volokh
- Illegal to (Among Other Things) “Be[] at a Location Frequented by Persons Who Use, Possess or Sell Drugs”Winston-Salem, N.C., had an ordinance that provided, (b) It shall be unlawful for a person to remain or wander about in a public place under circumstances manifesting the purpose to engage in a violation of the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act, G.S. 90–89 et seq. Such circumstances are: (1) Repeatedly beckoning to, stopping or attempting to stop [. […]Eugene Volokh
- Paul Hollander on the Fall of Communism
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