Chilling Effect

I generally don’t do this kind of thing, but in light of this (see also here) I’ve removed Feminist Law Professors from my blogroll. I regret this, since it’s a good blog, and I’m mystified about why Bartow is engaging in this kind of behavior–I would hope that liberals in the blogosphere could leave this kind of thing to the Jeff Goldsteins and Josh Trevinos of the world. Anonymity is a crucial tool for many people who don’t have the privilege of being largely exempt from repercussions from their employers, and threatening frivolous lawsuits also has the effect of inhibiting speech among those who can’t afford the legal fees necessary to get the suit dismissed. I simply can’t promote a blogger who would do this.

…this is encouraging. But I still don’t understand why she would even mention a lawsuit, or why she did all her communication through third parties.