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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
D.C. Circuit Rejects Claim for Sudanese Bombing as Political Question
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The full D.C. Circuit ruled last week in a divided opinion (5-4) that the political question doctrine prevented the courts from hearing the plaintiffs' case against the government for President Clinton's…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Did Scott Roeder Act Alone in Murdering George Tiller?
Ms. Magazine: Not ALone Wolf: Scott Roeder is now serving a life term for murdering abortiondoctor George Tiller. But did he really act alone?, by Amanda Robb:AS SOON AS SCOTT…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Vladeck on Terrorism Trials and Federal Courts
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Professor Stephen I. Vladeck (American University Washington College of Law) has posted "Terrorism Trials and the Article III Courts after Abu Ali" on SSRN. It will be published in the…
The Right Coast
Steyn on Obama on Daniel Pearl Tom Smith
Classic Mark Steyn and he has a point.
Sentencing Law and Policy
“First, They Came for the Sex Offenders”
Main May 21, 2010"First, They Came for the Sex Offenders" The title of this post is the heading of this interesting new commentary at Cato's @ Liberty blog by David…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Distinguishing Faisal Shahzad From Other Muslim Pakistani Americans
From Salon.com:What I understand about Faisal ShahzadAs a Muslim Pakistani, I can't tell you why he did it. But I know one violent nut can change how Americans see me…
Litigation & Trial
The Simplest Explanation Is Usually The Best: “Why Aren’t There More Terrorist Attacks?”
The almost-unbelievably amateurish nature of the recent Times Square "device" — so poorly designed and built it's hard to call it a "bomb" — has prompted a new round of speculation…
The Right Coast
Shortage of suicide bombers Tom Smith
If you kill them, they will eventually stop coming.
The Right Coast
Citizens are not terrorists Tom Smith
It really is just shocking that the former President (Clinton) of the party that just elected a guy who did indeed hang out with a guy (Bill Ayers) who actually…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Thoughts Following the Insurance Insolvency & Reinsurance Roundtable
By Chip Merlin
Peter Thomas is one of those people that have the unique ability to think deeply about a wide variety of subjects, figure out how they interplay and then how that information…