- Not only did Wisconsin turn back the effort to recall Gov. Walker, but voters in San Jose and San Diego embraced public employee pension reform by convincing margins [Steven Greenhut, Cal Watchdog] Union immediately sues to overturn measure backed by 70 percent of San Jose voters [Greenhut, PSI] Illinois and Ohio have ducked the need for reform, Wisconsin and Indiana haven’t [Malanga] Did it make a big difference that recall proponents were outspent? [John Samples, Cato Institute; Ira Stoll] “Comparing the Impact: Public Sector Labor Reform in Wisconsin and Indiana” [Josh Barro via Reihan Salam] Where next — on to Michigan? Maryland? More: Althouse;
- New Mexico ruling: “Why Not Force Somebody Who Hates You to Photograph Your Wedding?” [Reason, Kincaid/Box Turtle Bulletin, Volokh and more, Bader, earlier]
- Suddenly, the science of salt casts less odium on sodium [Gary Taubes/NYT via Alkon; Bader]
- For making up authority without statutory basis: “Supreme Court spanks HUD” [Mark Calabria/Cato]
- Another way to think of Oglala v. Bud: “Native American Tribe files lawsuit requesting discrimination on alcohol sales” [Rob Green/Abnormal Use, earlier]
- It’s not every day the New York Times agrees with me in favoring broader use of loser-pays in litigation [editorial on shifting costs of document translation]
- GOP sinks misnamed, lawsuit-promoting Paycheck Fairness Act [Steve Chapman, Caroline May/Daily Caller, WSJ, David Harsanyi, earlier]
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