Public Records The possible reactions of a person's religious community can likewise potentially affect judgments about anonymity in public records.[14] This is especially so as to license applications: For instance, New York law requires a license to possess a firearm, and the licenses are public records unless (among other things) the licensing offer finds that "the applicant has reason to believe he or she may be subject to unwarranted harassment upon disclosure of… [read post]

Ephedra Litigation Judge Rakoff, of the Southern District of New York, notoriously committed the transposition fallacy in the Ephedra litigation: “Generally accepted scientific convention treats a result as statistically significant if the P-value is not greater than .05. [read post]