From Hill v. DePaul Univ., which was decided in September by the Illinois Appellate Court (Justice Martin, joined by Justices Rochford and Hoffman) but which I missed at the time: Jason Hill is a tenured professor of philosophy at DePaul University in Chicago. Professor Hill authored an article, which he describes as an “op-ed,” that […]
From Ruth v. Carter, decided Tuesday by the Nevada Supreme Court: Appellant Shannon Ruth sued respondent Nickolas Carter for sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress, alleging that Carter sexually assaulted Ruth following a Backstreet Boys concert in 2001, and that Carter had also sexually assaulted several other women. […]
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Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society, by John Hasnas, Oxford University Press, 328 pages, $90 Arguments for libertarianism typically take two forms. Some libertarians base their creed on natural rights—the idea that each individual has an inborn right to self-ownership, or freedom from aggression, or whatever—and proceed to argue that only […]
From today’s opinion in U.S. v. King County, written by Judge Daniel Bress and joined by Judges Michael Hawkins and Richard Clifton: For some years, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) chartered flights out of Washington’s King County International Airport, also known as Boeing Field, to transport removable aliens from this country elsewhere. At […]
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. New on Unpublished Opinions, IJ’s roundtable podcast: public interest attorneys and social media, specialized courts, and judges wearing wigs. Narrow ruling (for now) in buzzy nondelegation case. Issue: Does FINRA, a private corporation that stockbrokers must join, […]
From the motion for preliminary injunction in Peter v. Lopez (D. Haw.), filed Wednesday: Plaintiff is a long-term resident of Hawaii who legally lives in the United States pursuant to the Compact of Free Association (“COFA”) the United States has with various islands nations located in the Pacific. “The Compact grants [citizens of the Federated […]
[I first posted a version of this post in 2020, but I’ve seen the problem enough since to think it was worth mentioning again.] I have often run across documents written by lawyers that looked redacted—but all the supposedly secret information in them could be extracted with literally three keystrokes (ctrl-A, ctrl-C, ctrl-V). One was […]
America’s greatness lies not in perfection but in her relentless pursuit of it. For nearly 250 years, this nation has strived to fully realize the revolutionary ideals laid out in its founding documents. While we have often fallen short, our capacity for self-reflection and renewal inspires hope and spurs improvement. Let us hope the efforts […]
We’re well accustomed to progressive politicians railing against corporate greed, especially here in California where Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Democratic allies blame oil companies—and not their own tax and regulatory policies—for our sky-high gasoline prices. This economic illiteracy isn’t confined to our state, of course, with the ongoing congressional hearings on credit card rates likely […]