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When The Teacher Becomes the Student . . .

Kimberly Amick
December 13, 2008 20:54

Last week a friend at work asked me to sit as a judge for a class he teaches in appellate advocacy at JFK Law School.  After a certain amount of polite grumbling (it required driving into SF in rush hour traffic) I agreed.  As I was subsequently sitting in that traffic, I began...

I believe the judge should have said a little more about why those South Carolina license plates violate the Establishment Clause.

Ann Althouse
December 13, 2008 15:32

A federal judge has told South Carolina to stop making and selling the "I Believe" license plate. (Via Hot Air.)In court, an attorney for [Americans United for Separation of Church and State] said state lawmakers had approved what she called a "uniquely Christian" license plate...."The question...

Is the f-word indecent or just coarse and unmannerly?

Ann Althouse
December 01, 2008 14:54

It makes a difference, according to Jeffrey Rosen, talking about the Supreme Court's pending "fleeting expletives" case. (The question is what can the FCC do to broadcasters if Cher suddenly says "People have been telling me I'm on the way out every year, right? So fuck 'em" and so forth.)At the...

Federalist Society audio-visual update

November 26, 2008 18:46

The proceedings of last week’s National Lawyers Conference are in the process of being posted on the Federalist Society webpage, here.  Thus far, we’ve got audio (only) from Justice Scalia, Judge Edith Jones, Mark Steyn, Attorney General Mukasey, Secretary Chertoff, and Senator ...

"Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select Their Favorite People On The Right."

Ann Althouse
November 17, 2008 14:56

And, yes, you can guess who's #1. I guessed #1 and #2, and I see plenty of good reason for these choices:23) Michele Bachmann (4)23) Glenn Beck (4)23) Pat Buchanan (4)23) Victor David Hanson (4)23) Charles Krauthammer (4)23) Dennis Prager (4)23) John Roberts (4)20) Dick Cheney (5)20) Mark Levin...