Our own John Yoo takes a victory lap on his win in the 9th circuit, what states can do to hold off federal encroachment, Bill Clinton's creative take on the constitutionality of HCR, the effects of Lugar's demise, commencement addresses, and of course, we take a spin on the dance floor of the "YMCA" copyright case. Get out your disco whistles, another Law Talk is on the air.
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Dec '10
Re: The Legal People
Wow, EJ, just wow.
May '10
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This was a special request from an (unnamed) participant. Me, I was leaning toward a celebration of John Yoo.
Oct '11
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and prejudicial to our eyes.
Mar '11
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OK, now I want to bleach my eyes out.
Feb '12
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What? No rainbows and unicorns?
May '10
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I can't breathe! I may fall off my chair.
Oct '10
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Get them to sing one of the songs.
Re: The Legal People
Now Troy will never be confirmed to the Supreme Court.
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Yes ... now.
May '10
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Gentlemen: Explain this
Sep '10
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Caption for Troy's picture:
"I am bound by more than just precedent."
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Pseud for the win!
Pseudodionysius: Caption for Troy's picture:
"I am bound by more than just precedent." · 14 hours ago
Sep '10
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Troy Senik, Ed.: Pseud for the win!
Pseudodionysius: Caption for Troy's picture:
"I am bound by more than just precedent." · 14 hours ago
3 hours ago
It takes a village to pillage a visage.
Sep '10
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Pseudodionysius
Troy Senik, Ed.: Pseud for the win!
Pseudodionysius: Caption for Troy's picture:
"I am bound by more than just precedent." · 14 hours ago
3 hours ago
It takes a village to pillage a visage. · 0 minutes ago
May need triage.
Jun '10
Re: The Legal People
While I am glad that John Yoo won his case in the Ninth Circuit getting qualified immunity, I am disturbed by the roadblocks the government grants itself and employees for true abuses of power. Look at the Wilkie Supreme Court case where government employees abused the poor Wilkies, complete with bogus criminal charges, all for the purpose of intimidating the Wilkies into granting the government an easement (which the government could have simply taken, but that would have been an embarrassment to someone who screwed up in the first place by not recording a deed).
I have personal experience with illusory government remedies, forcing citizens to go to court in Washington (Court of International Trade) for matters within its exclusive jurisdiction, which is not clearly defined, resulting in confusion about where to file and the certainty of facing a jurisdictional motion to dismiss no matter where one files. Some laws require the government provide certain safeguards to citizens, but allow no remedy when the safeguards are not followed. See e.g., United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property, 510 US 43 at 64-65 (1993).
Our government have become tyrannical. We need remedies.