• Dreadful “Caylee’s Law” proposals continue unabated [Balko and more, Lowering the Bar, Skenazy, Frank, Somin] Confirmed non-members of Nancy Grace fan club include Stephen Bainbridge and Scott Greenfield;
• Swedish heavy metal fan has musical preferences officially classed as disability [Cowen]
• In welcome Goodyear and Nicastro rulings, SCOTUS reins in “stream of commerce” jurisdiction [Yeary, Beck, Wasserman and more, Lahav, Fisher]
• Federal lawsuit alleges polka song infringement [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
• EPA winning showdown with Texas, power plants may shutter at cost to Lone Star economy [Chron] Don’t dismiss the Texas job creation story — or the role of lawsuit reform [Rick Wartzman, L.A. Times]
• Breyer backs Thomas on recusal ethics [Adler]
• “Clashing Visions of a ‘Living’ Constitution” [William Van Alstyne on SSRN, his Cato lecture last fall]

Filed under: constitutional law, disabled rights, Environmental Protection Agency, music and musicians, Nancy Grace, recusals, Supreme Court, Sweden, Texas