Opinions from authors on legal topics
I just read a very interesting article from the NY Times on a bill that might be reintroduced in the Texas legislature. The bill would ban "intrusive" airport searches, such as pat-downs that touch "the anus, sexual organ, buttocks or breast of another person including through the clothing, or touches the other person in a manner [...]
...because NPR said so.
So, when does a patient become involuntary? This isn’t an idle question; there’s an awful lot of government-run health care facilities, and the question of voluntary vs. involuntary patients is pretty important. I just finished a brief to the 8th Circuit on this question. First, in DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of [...]
As you no doubt know, unless you've lived under a rock, there was big news in the last couple of days. By this, of course, I am referring to that tremendous spectacle that rendered an entire city paralyzed and represents a marvel of planning and preparation. And apparently there was a wedding somewhere, too. Wednesday, [...]
It was kind of a quiet week here at the CockleBur–most likely because it has been a largely quiet week in the legal world. So I wanted to just throw out some things I have been thinking about. Next week is a huge week for me. My wife and I are traveling [...]
I usually try to not follow celebrity legal dramas. I really have no idea what Lindsey Lohan's latest case is about. But I will admit that the Charlie Sheen madness sucked me in. As most of you who have watched television in the last week know Charlie was fired from Two and a Half Men. Then [...]
I shouldn’t quibble. When a law professor writes an academic article that is published in a law review, she is lucky to have it cited in other academic articles published in other law reviews. This is, after all, what we do. To have it not just cited but reviewed by someone who [...]
65 is one of those magic ages here in the U.S. We drive at 16; we vote at 18; we drink (legally) at 21; we retire at 65. Why? Because that was the age at which full Social Security benefits traditionally kicked in. As a result, 65 became the age at which [...]
The recent blizzard in the Northeast and a funny article in the New York Times reminded me of a practice I had long forgotten. When I lived in Boston many years ago, I always found snowfalls amazing. The snow itself was wonderful, at least at first, but what really amused me was [...]