Supreme Court Nonsense

Every once in a while, it's fun to read nonsense online. Through the magic of the internet, one can explore the  finer points of legal n...

White on Trump "Opening Up" Libel Laws

I have written several posts on the implications of Trump's presidency on various constitutional rights. I was going to write one on t...

No, It is Not Legal to Smoke Marijuana While Walking On the Sidewalk in Downtown Los Angeles

...or in any other California city or town for that matter. On November 8, California passed Proposition 64 (text of the Proposition here , ...

Build Your Own Lawsuit With A "Lawgo" Set

I only just learned of this (nearly one year old) article at Legal Cheek, but I thought it was worth sharing. Legal Cheek reports: A Canadi...

Forget Stop-and-Frisk: The Trump Supreme Court's True Threat to Fourth Amendment Protections

When discussing the Fourth Amendment under Trump's upcoming presidency, commentators tend to remain fixated on Trump's remarks in wh...

Trump's Presidency and the Supreme Court

Cass Sunstein has this interesting article at Bloomberg View. Sunstein begins by correctly noting that even though Trump will appoint Justi...

Charged With a Crime? Don't Accept Interview Requests

The Des Moines Register reports : A Des Moines woman has been arrested on suspicion of voting twice this month in the general election, poli...

Sweden Effectively Bans Drones with Cameras

From The Verge : The Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden just ruled that camera drones qualify as surveillance cameras and require a per...

Luther on Placing Your First Law Review Article

From TaxProf Blog , I learned of this essay by Robert Luther III on the art of submitting law review articles for publication. Here is the ...

In Memoriam: Skye Donald

UCLA School of Law issued this press release earlier today which states in part: UCLA Law faculty member Skye Donald, widely admired for he...