by jpitney | Aug 8, 2024 | Congress, Law
Nobody knows exactly how many federal crimes there are. Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze at The Atlantic: Part of the reason no one can easily count the number of federal crimes is that our federal criminal code was “not planned; it just grew,” as Ronald Gainer, a retired...
by jpitney | Jul 7, 2024 | California Politics, Law
LAist asks a good question: Fireworks are illegal in most of LA County but they still light up the sky. So, where’s the law? Not a trivial question. Illegal fireworks pollute the air, start fires, cause serious injuries, and trigger PTSD in combat...
by jpitney | Jun 1, 2023 | Civility, Law
From the Federalist Society: Deborah Enix-Ross would like to see a national movement promoting civility. She has made civics, civility, and collaboration a primary focus of her term as President of the American Bar Association. Ms. Enix-Ross has taken her message that...
by jpitney | Jun 29, 2021 | Civility, Law
by jpitney | Oct 9, 2020 | Law, Madison, Regulation
Federalist 62: To trace the mischievous effects of a mutable government would fill a volume. I will hint a few only, each of which will be perceived to be a source of innumerable others. In the first place, it forfeits the respect and confidence of other...
by jpitney | Feb 16, 2020 | Language, Law, Madison
From Federalist 37: The experience of ages, with the continued and combined labors of the most enlightened legislatures and jurists, has been equally unsuccessful in delineating the several objects and limits of different codes of laws and different tribunals of...
