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20 Jan 2012, 4:14 pm
(Eugene Volokh) The sometimes critical reaction to the criminal division chief of the Arizona U.S. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 9:38 am
(Eugene Volokh) The Supreme Court has long distinguished content-based speech restrictions, which are almost never upheld (when they’re imposed by the government as sovereign rather as proprietor, and deal with speech outside the established First Amendment exceptions), from content-neutral speech restrictions, which will often be upheld if they leave open ample alternative channels for communication. [read post]
12 Dec 2010, 3:38 pm
(Eugene Volokh) If you want a look at pure cultural defenses that do set up a separate legal rule for people who belong to a particular group, check out Rhode Island General Laws § 15–1-4: The provisions of §§ 15–1-1 – 15–1-3 shall not extend to, or in any way affect, any marriage which shall be solemnized among the Jewish people, within the degrees of affinity or consanguinity allowed by their religion. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 10:15 am
(Eugene Volokh) Arkansas’s Act 1 (passed by a voter initiative, though that didn’t affect the analysis), “an individual is prohibited from adopting or serving as a foster parent if that individual is ‘cohabiting with a sexual partner outside of a marriage that is valid under the Arkansas Constitution and the laws of this state. [read post]
14 Apr 2011, 4:27 pm
(Eugene Volokh) Several recent court decisions have concluded that the Second Amendment doesn’t protect gun possession in public places, but only in the home. [read post]
20 Jan 2012, 8:35 am
(Eugene Volokh) The New York Daily News reports: A bigot named their WiFi signal “F— All Jews and N—-” — and now cops are investigating. [read post]
24 May 2010, 11:36 am
(Eugene Volokh) Nina Easton at Fortune writes about an SEIU protest at a Bank of America executive’s house, and reports that “hordes of invaders poured out of 14 school buses, up Baer’s steps, and onto his front porch. [read post]
5 May 2010, 11:03 am
(Eugene Volokh) I might be missing something, but there seems to be a singularly poor (and misleading) juxtaposition in this Reuters piece (which has been picked up in various places, such as here): A comedy show on North Korean TV has the distinction of being one of the longest-running in the world, although there’s very little that’s actually funny in it. [read post]
9 Aug 2010, 5:16 pm
(Eugene Volokh) SF Weekly blogs reports that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency doesn’t allow movie ads with guns in them: While the official poster for [The Other Guys] features a maniacal Ferrell and the menacing Wahlberg sailing through the air, guns drawn, the version on Muni vehicles and in stations features Ferrell brandishing a vial of pepper spray and Wahlberg relying upon his bare fists. [read post]
10 Oct 2010, 3:52 pm
(Eugene Volokh) Very unfortunate; the AP reports: A piece of artwork denounced as obscene by church members and allegedly ripped up by a Montana woman using a crowbar won’t be returned to display because of safety concerns, city officials said Thursday. [read post]
10 Dec 2010, 4:23 pm
(Eugene Volokh) Cal. [read post]
27 Jul 2011, 1:57 pm
(Eugene Volokh) The AP reports (thanks to reader “Herb Spencer” for the pointer):Rep. [read post]
11 Oct 2011, 3:14 pm
(Ilya Somin) Like co-blogger Eugene Volokh, I read and liked Lev Grossman’s Magicians series. [read post]
25 Mar 2011, 8:35 am
(Eugene Volokh) The panel in United States v. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 2:53 pm
(Eugene Volokh) A commenter on the Amish heretic hair-cutting thread writes: How sexist is everyone — the Amish, the Feds, especially — when stretching to such absurd reaches (scissors transported across state lines) for felony hair assault — to say n-o-t-h-i-n-g of RAPE. [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 3:36 pm
(Eugene Volokh) Texas Penal Code § 21.15(b)(1) makes it a crime to photograph someone “without the person’s consent” and “with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person. [read post]
19 Jul 2010, 4:37 pm
(Eugene Volokh) A commenter discussing the gun show case writes, among other things, So, along with Chicago and DC trying to keep poor people from exercising their “fundamental right” by pricing permits/licenses/training/registration out of their reach, now California is trying to reduce the Second Amendment to a “want” instead of a “RIGHT”. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 3:45 pm
(Eugene Volokh) The Daily Record reports: Several days ago, three Ocean County legislators called for action on a bill introduced in both houses of the Legislature that would establish the crime of “cyber-harassment” in New Jersey. [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 2:03 pm
(Eugene Volokh) So the Ninth Circuit holds today in United States v. [read post]
12 May 2011, 7:00 pm
(Eugene Volokh) There’s long been something of a debate about this question, and I thought I’d note an interesting and apparently quite credible article touching on it, Nanette K. [read post]
