The Volokh ConspiracyThe Volokh Conspiracy, an academic blog.Are We All Still Environmentalists- August 15, 2008 Roger Pielke Jr. cites some interesting polling data purporting to show the percentage of Americans considering themselves to be "environmentalists" has declined dramatically over the past 20 years. Today just...http://volokh.com/posts/1218763338.shtml Worst Phishing Email I've Received, from "Rolland Holland":- August 14, 2008 I actually found this one to be so bad, I was somewhat amused. From an email address in the Netherlands:...http://volokh.com/posts/1218756371.shtml Jewess:- August 14, 2008 Commenter jgshapiro asks, apropos a recent case that used the term,...http://volokh.com/posts/1218757707.shtml "Indigenous Nudity":- August 14, 2008 Spotted by Arnold Zwicky (Language Log), on a Travel Channel food show:...http://volokh.com/posts/1218755703.shtml A Reason to Resist Getting a Legal Education:- August 14, 2008 Bill Poser (Language Log) reports:...http://volokh.com/posts/1218755422.shtml Tortious vs. Tortuous:- August 14, 2008 A slip I caught myself making, though fortunately I caught it in time. A quick Westlaw search suggests others have made the slip, too....http://volokh.com/posts/1218754062.shtml Running Deer Call Me Sitting Shiva:- August 14, 2008 An interesting legal question (and, as usual in such cases, hints of a deeply unpleasant factual back story), from In re Estate of Feinberg: "Can an Illinois court enforce a...http://volokh.com/posts/1218748901.shtml CardHub and the Market for Information in the Credit Card Market:- August 14, 2008 One of my longstanding frustrations with regulation of credit cards (and consumer credit generally) is that regulation is enacted without always clearly specifying the market failure to be addressed. Most credit...http://volokh.com/posts/1218731691.shtml Forensic Science Reform:- August 14, 2008 Radley Balko and Roger Koppl have an article in Slate urging forensic science reform....http://volokh.com/posts/1218746173.shtml Maher Arar En Banc:- August 14, 2008 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has decided, sua sponte, to rehear the case of Maher Arar en banc. This is an interesting and unusual development. Details <a...http://volokh.com/posts/1218733433.shtml |