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Sotomayor’s Noncitizens [sic?]
In her majority opinion in Moncrieffe v. Holder today, Justice Sotomayor repeatedly refers to “noncitizens,” even though the statute refers to “aliens.” Justice Alito wasn’t pleased, and even went so...
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Why Did It Take So Long for Us to Get the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco?
After the wild success of the Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos taco, one might wonder why Taco Bell didn’t immediately create a Cool Ranch Doritos taco. Instead, the company took its time. Taco Bell launched...
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I usually don’t care for Lawyerist, but this
I usually don’t care for Lawyerist, but this post hit it right on the nose: So, he added, it’s natural for a young idealistic lawyer to try to improve the situation [in a big law firm] (or fight the...
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Slate’s Article on O’Connor Misses the Mark … Or Does It?
Over at Slate, Emily Bazelon seems to have an article criticizing Justice O’Connor for retiring from the Supreme Court too early. One would at least think that from the subtitle, which reads: “Retired...
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Doritos Locos Drama: Did Taco Bell Steal the Idea from a SuperMax Prisoner?
I’ve already blogged about why it might’ve taken Taco Bell so long to develop the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco. But if one federal SuperMax prisoner is telling the truth, there’s a much more...
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Standard-Bearers
The Supreme Court’s decision this morning in Fisher is a decision that only a law nerd could love. The case was expected to address one of the great issues of our days: whether public colleges and...
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The State’s Opening Statement Uses Awesome Curse Words
Susan offers a detailed breakdown of the defense’s opening statement in the Zimmerman case below. As usual, I can’t hope to match Susan’s encyclopedic knowledge of the facts of this case. But I’d just...
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Today’s decisions in Windsor and Perry are important reminders to lawyers–and...
Today’s decisions in Windsor and Perry are important reminders to lawyers–and law students!–that less-glamorous issues–like standing and the standard of review–often decide the juicier issues. Don’t...
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Why Russia Can Exercise Jurisdiction Over Snowden Right Now
Well, not quite. Edward Snowden, the egomaniacal wannabe spy who leaked all those awesome NSA documents, has apparently turned into Tom Hanks. In The Terminal, Hanks plays a man who’s trapped in JFK...
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Trayvon/Zimmerman Open Thread
The jury is in: Zimmerman is not guilty. I’m opening this thread for comments. Please try to keep it civil.
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