September 23 roundup

  • Drunk driver leaves road, hits power pole, Washington high court allows suit against property owner to proceed [Lowman v. Wilbur, PDF]
  • State attorneys general pressure clothing maker to drop t-shirts with drug names [ABA Journal, related earlier]
  • More transparency needed in Child Protective Services [Reason TV] One lawyer’s critique of CPS [Laurel Dietz, Straight (Vancouver)]
  • While aspiring to nudge us into more farsighted financial practices, government has trouble staying out of dumb bond deals itself [Coyote, and more (Detroit)]
  • You can care about safety but still think some speed limits are set too low [Canadian video on Jalopnik]
  • Trial lawyers aim to extend to Indiana their Idaho victory over “Baseball Rule” on spectator liability [NWIT, earlier here, here, here, etc.]
  • New “fair-housing” assessment and planning process propels federal government into social engineering [IBD editorial via AEI Ideas, HUD]

2 Comments

  • Re: “State attorneys general pressure clothing maker to drop t-shirts with drug names” above.

    Suggested new T-shirt message:

    This is your brain.
    This is free speech.
    This is your brain on free speech.
    Any questions?

    Hi! I’m Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
    And I’m Maine Attorney General Janet Mills.
    And I’m Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway.
    We endorse this message.

  • Oh no! I live in Idaho, and I like baseball.