Blogs about Law

Reva Siegel and Mary Ziegler We have just posted a revised draft of Comstockery, the first legal history of the Comstock Act since antiabortion lawyers have attempted to transform it into a de facto national …

The Constitution does not and should not prevent the democratically elected government from passing laws merely because an economically powerful minority opposes it. It is inevitable that the constitutionality of aspects of the National Health …

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The International Court of Justice Provisional Measures and Plausibility Roy Schondorf explores the concept of ‘plausibility’ in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rulings on provisional measures, particularly in the context of the South Africa …

How to read dense and complex regulatory consultation documents which, either accidentally or deliberately, break the internet.

How to set up a custom domain with a shared IPv4 address on Fly.ioFrom 1 February 2024, Fly.io stopped providing dedicated IPv4 addresses for free and started charging for these. If you don't need a …

This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. On May 1, 2024, the Norwegian Supreme Court Justice Normann turned 70 years old and, as a Norwegian state employee, will be forced …

Star Wars Day, 2024 I once came across a quote in a history book which I have never been able to re-find. It was from an acquaintance of I think Lord Randolph Churchill (Winston’s father), …

(This guest post was written by Scott Maravilla. Thanks Scott! NB: This post includes minor spoilers for She-Hulk episode 3! And in case you’re wondering, I have been keeping up with the series, and I …

No, not Donald Trump, who seems to be devoting all his energy to glaring and so must delegate everything else. Also not Bob Menendez, the Democratic senator currently on trial for bribery, who seems content …

From a few years back, Dave Kopek explains the significance of the day to gun collectors.

By Dennis Crouch Two people cannot wear the same sock (at least at the same time) but they can think the same thought, sing the same song, or undergo the same medical procedure. As Thomas …

Attorney Matt Fisher writes: mHealth applications focused on female or women’s health are drawing a fair amount of attention when it comes to privacy practices. The applications, which may be broadly referred to as female …

The Associated Press has highlighted, in a long-read, a legal case which looks to challenge the protection of internet platforms under s.230 of the Communications Decency Act. The Supreme Court case concerns liability for YouTube …

X Corp. v. Bright Data Ltd. is being reported in the press for an odd proposition, quoting this sentence: “X Corp. wants it both ways: to keep its safe harbors yet exercise a copyright owner’s …

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to consumer protection agency (Lawrence Hurley, …

Well, the Supreme Court agrees with me about something: New York City is not the center of the universe. At least not as far as copyright damages are concerned. Today's decision in Warner Chappell Music, …

by guest blogger Guy Rub, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law A Web Scraper Beats a Platform: The Same Story, but Different It seems like we’ve been here before, and not that long …

Immanuel Kant, born on April 22, 1724, would have celebrated his 300th birthday this year. And the German Constitution, the Basic Law (Grundgesetz) turns 75 years old in a few days. What do these two …