Non-Disparagement Agreements With the Government and the First Amendment

Eugene Volokh wrote yesterday about a settlement agreement between a former employee of a Veterans Affairs Hospital in Washington. The sett...

Court Convicts Dead Man of Stealing Electricity

Kevin Underhill at Lowering the Bar comments on an unusual case where a Greek court convicted a defendant in absentia for stealing electri...

My New Paper on Prior Sexual Misconduct Evidence in State Courts

I just posted my most recent article on SSRN. The title is Prior Sexual Misconduct Evidence in State Courts: Constitutional and Common Law ...

Is it Constitutional to Prosecute Those Who Mail Cow Manure?

My attempt at answering this age-old legal question is prompted by this story about a pair of feuding Iowa couples. Here is the report: A s...