Is That Legal?

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• I'm Back!

  But I'm not here. I'll be blogging (very sporadically, no doubt) at The Faculty Lounge, a wonderful group blawg. Stop on by....

• Elizabeth Edwards to Open Furniture Store

  I'm guessing there will be no loveseats....

• My Grandparents Were Incarcerated at Manzanar ...

  And all I got was this lousy t-shirt! (Though I must admit, their book selection ain't too shabby!)...

• Typing Head

  Here's a link to some blowhard law professor yapping at washingtonpost.com today about the SCOTUS decision in Iqbal v. Ashcroft....

• A Lovely Lunch with Jay Bybee

  Back in the spring of 2003, several of my UNC faculty colleagues and I had a very pleasant lunch with Jay Bybee, who was still at OLC while he awaited confirmation to the U.S. Court…

• Warner Brothers on the Second Amendment

  Two days ago, a U.S. Marine was caught carrying an arsenal of weapons in his luggage through security at Boston's Logan Airport. He was charged with the crime of "possession of an infernal machine." Boston…

• "Laying Blame for the Past"

  President Obama yesterday on Justice-Department approved torture by CIA agents: This is a time for reflection, not retribution. I respect the strong views and emotions that these issues evoke. We have been through a dark…

• Maybe Ford Will End Up Where GM Is.

  I just called our local Ford dealer to inquire about the 2010 Fusion, a hybrid that is getting fantastic press and that is supposed to be available starting right around now. ("Right around now" would…

• %$#%$#

  I am not sure that there is a front page of the historical Onion that makes me laugh harder than this one. Every time I see it. No matter how many times....

• Some Stories Will Bring A Blogger Out Of Retirement.

  My daughter just told me that the school cafeteria at her high school here in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, recently served fried chicken and watermelon "in honor of Black History Month." I am not making…