Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Phyllis Schlafly Said It Would Be Like This:
As I note below, a California trial court has just held that the
California opposite-sex-only marriage requirement is unconstitutional;
and part of its argument -- though only part -- was that it violated
the ban on
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Co-Bloggers:
Occasionally, I get e-mail from new readers who haven't noticed that
there are multiple bloggers here. Sometimes, it's of the "How can you
say X when yesterday you say Y?" variety, to which my response is
"careful with that 'you.'"
More broadly
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Same-Sex Marriages in California:
Here's [1]today's California trial court decision holding that the
opposite-sex-only requirement for marriages is unconstitutional. I
expect there'll be an appeal to the California Court of Appeal, and
the issue will eventually
Posted by Juan Non-Volokh:
Tribe Responds:
Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe has written [1]this response to
Ramesh Ponnuru's article charging Tribe with "falsifying as fact what
was, in truth, fantasy." Tom Goldstein also had some final thoughts on
the controversy [2]here, and my c
Posted by David Kopel:
The First Amendment Defense of Ward Churchill:
Many academics and commentators continue to make the bald assertions
that:
1. The CU Regents' investigation of Ward Churchill violates his
First Amendment rights, and
2. Because of point 1, nothing that is
Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Another Reason To Be Skeptical of International Influence in U.S.
Constitutional Law:
Consider this [1]account in the Times of London:
Supermodels have fallen foul of Franceâs blasphemy laws with an
advertising campaign that parodies Leonardo da Vinciâs pain
Posted by Orin Kerr:
Will Technology Lead to More Crimes Being Solved, or Fewer? :
Penn lawprof Paul Robinson, one of the best crimlaw professors in the
country, has a very short essay up on SSRN entitled, [1]Criminal
Justice in the Information Age: A Punishment Theory Paradox. The essay
Posted by Randy Barnett:
Horowitz's Alleged "Urban Myth" Story Substantiated:
In case you missed the update to my previous post, click [1]here. It
turns out that there is not one story, but two.
References
1. http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_03_13-2005_03_19.shtml#1110812369
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Posted by Todd Zywicki:
The Poor, Subprime Lending, and the Debt-Service Ratio:
This pattern holds up when you look at the lowest quintile as
well--belying the claim that the problem is profligate expansion of
credit to risky low-income borrowers, which is usually what is
referred to i
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
Debt Service Burden and Consumer Bankruptcies:
I have read a great deal lately in the Blogosphere and mainstream
media criticizing the bankruptcy reform legislation. A common refrain
is that the primary reason for rising consumer bankruptcy filings is
reckless e
Posted by Randy Barnett:
No Urban Legend After All:
[1]This link from a VC reader shows why it is very hard to prove a
negative. It turns out that there IS a student at Foothills College in
California named Ahmad al-Qloushi who claims this happened to him,
though [2]Media Matters--"a
Posted by Todd Zywicki:
Institutions, Incentives, and Consumer Bankruptcy Reform:
The working paper of my new article "Institutions, Incentives, and
Consumer Bankruptcy Reform" is now available. You can download it from
[1]SSRN or [2]BEPress. This is the article of mine that was reference
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