I'm agnostic about the outcome in today's other case, Yates v. U.S. But two passages from Kagan's dissent are worth quoting. This is the one that will get the attention: While the plurality starts its analysis with §1519’s heading, see ante, at 10 (“We note...
Month: February 2015
From the statement of facts in Kennedy's opinion for the Court today in North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission: In the 1990’s, dentists in North Carolina.
On Sunday the Times had a piece about how some (many?) military veterans don't like to be "thanked" for their service by civilians: To some recent vets — by no.
Lindy West is always a great read. (Does anyone else think it's terrifically unfair that Lindy West gets to be as funny as she is AND have such a gorgeous, well-designed website? Lindy West, check your privilege!) GamerGate! (Thank you, as always, Origami Isopod.) Get...
Veto'd.
A lot of the commentary on Graeme Wood's long article on ISIS has focused on the relatively uninteresting question of whether ISIS is "Islamic." This question has become a minefield,.
Ian Millhiser has an interesting piece for Slate, putting the potential for a Supreme Court ruling gutting the ACA in the context of the constitutional struggle that led to FDR's (legal but not normative) proposal to pack the Court. Despite the title, it should be...
Remarkable reporting by Spencer Ackerman that you should read: The Chicago police department operates an off-the-books interrogation compound, rendering Americans unable to be found by family or attorneys while locked.
A couple weeks ago, I asked for your help on trying to end the tipped (sub) minimum wage in New York State, so that more than 200,000 workers could get a raise..
Crucial point by David Strauss: "There is no need to resort to anything about Congress’s intentions or the ACA’s purposes – although if you did, the government’s case would be even stronger." Which is another reason why the ACA's opponents have invented a fictitious bizarro...
Questions on Raising an Evil Child (more…)
On February 24, 1908, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Muller v. Oregon. This landmark decision upheld the idea that, at least for women, laws restricting the hours of.