Judge blocks California budget cuts re: in-home services for disabled [Mercury News]
Media exploited her daughter for titillation, claims suit by mother of “Toddlers & Tiaras” star [Above the Law]
Narrower definition of autism ahead? [Althouse]
“Police Charge Canadian Blogger With Criminal Libel for Criticizing the Police” [Sullum, Popehat]
Prince George’s County, Maryland, wants to ban liquor deliveries; no harm linked to them, but you can’t be too sure [Ben Giles, Washington Examiner] Centers for Disease Control’s curious definition of “binge” drinking [Sullum]
The law of authors’ liability for inaccurate memoirs [Mark Fowler, Rights Of Writers; earlier here, etc.]
“Diagnosing Liability: The Legal History of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder” [Deirdre M. Smith, SSRN via TortsProf]

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How can you blame authors for fake memoirs when the Nobel Committee rewards them with the most prestigious prize in the world? They didn’t ask Rigoberta Menchu to return either her medal or the money when so much of her memoir was exposed as a lie.
- February 03, 2012 10:00 AM
- By Jack Olson