• Thomas Sowell on EPA dairy-spill regulations [NRO, earlier at Cato here and here] It’s the miracle federal agency: “What doesn’t the EPA do?” [ShopFloor]
• President’s State of the Union medical malpractice gesture, cont’d [PoL, more, Ted Frank/Examiner, NJLRA, related, earlier here, here, here, here, here, here, here, etc.]
• Fired minor-league Yankees mascot files wage-hour suit [ESPN]
• Ohio sheriff prepares criminal complaint against reporter for asking him questions [WHIO via Balko]
• It all happened so suddenly: Henry Waxman now disapproves of the use of subpoenas for fishing expeditions [Mark Tapscott, Examiner; earlier]
• Should hospitals ban cameras from childbirth? [NYT “Room for Debate” with contribution from Jim Harper, Cato Institute]
• Non-“flagrant” trespassing OK? Tort liability shift in Third Restatement [PoL]
• Nope: “At this time, I would like to formally accuse Walter Olson of having an intern or something.” [Ron Miller]

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