From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Not a satire: a study suggests ditching school choice would reduce carbon emissions from bus rides [Caleb Brown]

Our growing government

by Ted Frank on February 1, 2010

Notwithstanding Barack Obama’s claim of a spending freeze on discretionary spending, Roger Clegg finds that the Obama Justice Department’s proposed budget calls for 22 new attorneys to bring “disparate-impact” cases—presumably the ones too weak to find a trial lawyer willing to take it on. And we can be quite confident that there won’t be any disparate impact against Federalist Society members when they do that hiring, right?

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It’s happening in central Pennsylvania too. [Harrisburg Patriot-News]

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What some have labelled “a worst-case scenario” approach to daily life has even reached Whitehall, the seat of [British] government itself. In front of the magnificent horse guards who stand guard in rain and shine to the delight of tourists, someone has placed an official sign on the pavement explaining, just in case humanity hadn’t twigged the fact, that “these horses may kick or bite”.

[Michael Simkins, National (Emirates) via Legal Blog Watch]

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The actual content of the complaint isn’t quite as reported, per Siouxsie Law (earlier).

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How bad do these stories get? This bad. More: Radley Balko on a Hoboken cop; and commenter VMS criticizes the linked New York Post report.

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The Truth About Cars has the details. I’ve got a bunch of background links at Point of Law.

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Defying the prospect of lawsuits, more airlines are imposing new rules on “customers of size.” [David Landsel, AirfareWatchdog.com] Earlier here, etc.

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