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21 Feb 2019, 9:01 pm
In our last column, we explored some threshold justiciability issues (focusing on the plaintiff’s standing to sue in federal court) in the recent federal lawsuit by a Texas-based nonprofit organization—Faculty, Alumni, and Students Opposed to Racial Preferences (FASORP)—against Harvard Law Review (HLR), challenging HLR’s use of race and gender in selecting members and also in selecting authors for publication. [read post]
10 May 2016, 9:01 pm
Instead, in this column I will describe why Trump has already backed away from those indefensible statements about the debt, and I will then explain why Trump’s public statements about the public debt are not appreciably worse—and are certainly no more ill informed—than the views of the supposedly responsible leaders of the Republican Party.To be clear, what Donald Trump said about the federal debt last week is absolutely, completely, and shockingly irresponsible. [read post]
15 Dec 2024, 9:01 pm
The temptation for President Joe Biden to use his pardon power to benefit his only surviving son was strong, and Biden’s misuse of this power pales beside his predecessor’s. [read post]
6 Apr 2013, 4:33 pm
That being said, I think the NRA’s position is largely indefensible, especially for the vast majority of independent restaurant operations who are in most cases unable to absorb outbreak-related losses from a single outlet. [read post]
13 May 2022, 5:52 am
As Marty Lederman wrote: The Manual’s “assumption of risk” proposition as to the requirement of proportionality is indefensible, and threatens to unravel the proportionality rule through the back door. [read post]
16 Apr 2025, 6:47 am
David Kluft, Assistant Bar Counsel at Massachusetts Office of Bar Counsel, notes: “Tidbit: Can I represent both the litigant and the third party paying for the litigation? [read post]
16 Jul 2018, 6:03 am
In a series of seven prior posts, I explored the primary reason—aggressive use (and misuse) of interrogation methods—for the 2007 murder conviction of Wisconsin teen Brendan Dassey. [read post]
29 Jul 2007, 12:11 am
Today's New York Times reports that "the 2004 dispute over the National Security Agency's secret surveillance program that led top Justice Department officials to threaten resignation involved computer searches through massive electronic databases, according to current and former officials briefed on the program. [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 3:14 pm
This untoward, anti-Congressional-intent result is only the more indefensible when one considers the nature of the red flags themselves, all of which -- or nearly all of which – were generally unknown to the small investor, but many of which -- sometimes most or all of which -- were known to the large institutions or investors whose cases have been brought to the District Court for the Southern District by withdrawals of references. [read post]
13 Jan 2011, 2:52 pm
The 111th Congress turned out to be a very productive session that ushered in several major policy reforms for animal welfare that were top priorities for HSUS and HSLF. [read post]
13 Jan 2009, 6:10 am
It is as if the Milligan Court knew that the Meachams, Stuart Taylors and Evan Thomases of the world would always be around, defending the indefensible. [read post]
15 Mar 2024, 6:03 am
Commitment to justice: It underscores a societal commitment to holding perpetrators accountable, sending a clear message that certain crimes are indefensible, regardless of timing. [read post]
4 Dec 2009, 1:42 am
The Judges and Advocates General adjourned for lunch to discuss matters of common concern. [read post]
30 Sep 2011, 11:17 am
Justice Dalveer BhandariSupreme Court of IndiaThe Supreme Court in State of Haryana v. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 12:00 pm
Everyone has a different reason for going to law school. [read post]
13 Jun 2010, 9:08 am
Parental interference and parental alienation are very common problems. [read post]
24 Aug 2013, 9:25 pm
That being said, I think the NRA’s position is largely indefensible, especially for the vast majority of independent restaurant operations who are in most cases unable to absorb outbreak-related losses from a single outlet. [read post]
14 Dec 2019, 4:19 am
The recent sacking of McDonald’s chief executive Steve Easterbrook for having a consensual relationship with a female colleague has shown that an office dalliance can fry your reputation as well as your bank balance. [read post]
7 Jan 2012, 8:29 am
Indefensibly, and over the other Allies’ objections, the U.S.S.R. [read post]
28 Mar 2022, 9:54 am
The so-called “hosting rule” is indefensible because “hosting” and “publication” are the same thing, so mandating “hosting” and mandating “publishing” are the same thing. [read post]
