- Eugene Volokh on civil liberties problems with the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization [first, second posts]
- More coverage of the “N.C. vs. diet advice blogger” story we noted in February [Sara Burrows/Carolina Journal, Brian Doherty/Reason]
- A case for an administrative alternative to asbestos litigation [Michael Hiltzik, L.A. Times] More on administered compensation funds [Adam Zimmerman, Prawfs]
- Scuttle-the-boat insurance fraud scheme goes amusingly wrong [Lowering the Bar]
- “To lower prices at the pump, abolish the boutique fuel regime” [Steven Hayward, Weekly Standard]
- Supreme Court denies certiorari in NYC rent control case [Trevor Burrus, Cato; earlier here and here] But it does grant cert in Cato-backed property rights action [Ark. Fish & Game v. U.S.; Shapiro]
- New Zealand’s innovative public policies: left, right or something else? [Eric Crampton] Let’s be more like the Scandinavian countries [Tim Worstall, UK] Don’t forget loser-pays…
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[…] on due process and double jeopardy.UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh yesterday raised additional civil liberties problems with the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, arguing that the changes made to the […]
Sometimes you have to wonder if it is coincidence or Cosmic Karma? Just as the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011” is getting noted here and on Volokh Conspiracy (as an example of the “OMG, did they really say that?”), this story appears:
“Altercation Over Parking Spot Ends in Death by Testicular Asphyxiation” http://gawker.com/5904888/altercation-over-parking-spot-ends-in-death-by-testicular-asphyxiation#13353598316341Quick summary — guy, shop owner, got into argument with woman who parked her scooter outside his shop. She decided to make her point using the Grab & Twister method, and he arrived at the hospital DOA.
As Momma used to say, “It’s always best to ask ‘Please’.”