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25 Feb 2024, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
Starting in the 1870s and 1880s, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) opened pounds throughout the United States which used gas to put down unwanted animals.By 1910, the number of animal gassings had increased dramatically, and in the year 1915 alone, New York’s SPCA used gas to kill 176,000 animals.During World War I, both the Germans and the Allies turned to gas as a tool of battle. [read post]
23 Feb 2024, 3:40 pm by Eugene Volokh
The court struck down the law on Second Amendment grounds (citing, among other cases, Caetano v. [read post]
22 Feb 2024, 5:19 pm by Eugene Volokh
We think there is no evidence of recklessness or common-law negligence shown in the case, and the only question is whether a goose is an animal or obstruction in the sense of the statute, which requires the alarm whistle to be sounded, and brakes put down, and every possible means employed to stop the train and prevent an accident when an animal or obstruction appears on the track. [read post]
22 Feb 2024, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
As one Nazi scholar put it, the 1924 law “represents a carefully thought-through system that … protects the United States from the eugenic point of view. [read post]
21 Feb 2024, 5:51 pm by Daphne Keller
 I’ve speculated elsewhere that platforms might do things like shutting down all discussions of race or climate change. [read post]
20 Feb 2024, 1:17 pm by Eugene Volokh
The remaining protections, although much worn down, have at least been sufficient (thus far) to support an injunction in Missouri v. [read post]
20 Feb 2024, 12:36 pm by Eugene Volokh
The order came down today; it noted that no judge called for a vote on the en banc rehearing petition. [read post]
19 Feb 2024, 5:56 pm by Eugene Volokh
There are about 670 shooting ranges in Finland, down from about 2,000 at the turn of the century. [read post]
15 Feb 2024, 3:40 pm by Eugene Volokh
As for the defendant's posted statement that she would "take [the plaintiff] down if it's the last thing she does," we view this as a promise to inflict reputational damage and not cause physical harm to the plaintiff. [read post]
6 Feb 2024, 5:05 pm by Eugene Volokh
.'s face was painted in Chiefs' team colors, black and red, split down the middle—just as myriad fans and team regalia have for decades. [read post]
6 Feb 2024, 2:54 pm by Eugene Volokh
" The court responded, "I will consider everything you just said, I've written it down carefully and I can assure you that I am no happier about being in this position than anybody else is too. [read post]
2 Feb 2024, 3:24 pm by Eugene Volokh
When Governor Ron DeSantis signed this bill into law, his office issued a press release, explaining that the bill was enacted to "counteract the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party in the state of Florida," and that its passage showed that "Florida is taking action to stand against the United States' greatest geopolitical threat – the Chinese Communist Party," and that the state was "following through on [its] commitment to crack down on… [read post]
1 Feb 2024, 5:01 am by Eugene Volokh
It would "not strike down an otherwise constitutional statute on the basis of an alleged illicit legislative motive. [read post]
31 Jan 2024, 2:30 pm by Eugene Volokh
Claiborne Hardware (1982) [who enforced a boycott by taking down the names of people who weren't complying with the boycott, names that were later publicized in the community-EV], protest activity that is protected by the First Amendment may often result in the intended infliction of emotional distress but, because of the First Amendment protections, will not give rise to tort liability. [read post]
29 Jan 2024, 1:13 pm by Eugene Volokh
The reason Trump likely abandoned it is because of what could happen down the line…. [read post]