Food roundup
“It is one of the first times that two big craft brewers have been in a lawsuit against each other.” [San Francisco Chronicle] Hee hee: poll finds more than 80 percent of public favors “mandatory...
View ArticlePolice use of force roundup
Fairfax County, Va. finally releases file on police shooting: contradicting fellow officer’s account, three cops say homeowner had hands up when shot [Washington Post, earlier here and here] “11,000...
View ArticleBeware the “Utah Compromise”
Gov. Gary Herbert (R) has signed into law an expansion of Utah’s anti-discrimination law following what’s being billed as a historic compromise between gay rights advocates and the Church of Jesus...
View ArticleA 21st Century answer to the public stocks?
Utah to establish nation’s first white collar offender online registry [Scott Greenfield; earlier on animal abuser registries, sex offender registries, etc.] Tags: crime and punishment, Utah A 21st...
View ArticleBusiness, gay rights, and the law: what comes next
Following the furor over RFRA (Religious Freedom Restoration Act) legislation in Indiana and Arkansas this week, I’ve got a new piece in today’s New York Daily News on the emergence of American...
View ArticleLabor and employment roundup
Mach Mining v. EEOC: unanimous SCOTUS, Kagan writing, agrees courts can hold EEOC to legal duty of pretrial conciliation, but prescribes narrower review than employer asked, with no commission duty of...
View ArticleLabor and employment roundup
“May employer fire employees for defending themselves (or others) against violent customers?” Dissenting Judge Lee has better view in Utah case [Eugene Volokh] “You have to ignore many variables to...
View ArticleFree speech roundup
“Utah poised to outlaw mentioning people’s names online with intent to ‘abuse’ or ‘harass’” [Eugene Volokh] In win for Paul Alan Levy, Eugene Volokh & co., filer of fake R.I. lawsuits aimed at...
View ArticleFree-range kid legislation
“The Utah State Legislature is reviewing a bill that would decriminalize the actions of responsible parents who let their kids walk or play outside” [Lenore Skenazy, Reason, more] Tags: Child...
View ArticleJanuary 29 roundup
Authorities arrested man who stood in front of courthouse passing out leaflets encouraging jury nullification. Michigan Supreme Court should uphold his First Amendment rights [Clark Neily and Jay...
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