There are many talented people in this world. Some people can sing; others can dance; others still can pole vault, run regressions, mimic bird calls, entertain large crowds with wit and charm, or even switch hit. Alas, I can do none of those things. Instead, I have only two real skills: I can (1) sleep […]
It’s hard to be a parent. Kids these days, after all, confront an avalanche of messages. How are they supposed to process a world where so much is happening so quickly? Plus media is no help. Even child-friendly content can be surreal. And don’t get me started on today’s music! “Rolly, Rolly, Rolly,” indeed. Sometimes, […]
Apologies. This post is another quick one — sono occupato. A few months back my duteous research assistants* put together a list of D.C. Circuit law clerks who became law professors. Since then, they have kept at it. Although it also is no doubt incomplete, here is an updated list: It’s a noteworthy list, especially […]
We love mysteries here at Notice & Comment — especially mysteries about the D.C. Circuit. And this week we have a humdinger of a mystery. As co-blogger Chris Walker highlighted a few days ago, Abbe Gluck and Richard Posner have just published Statutory Interpretation on the Bench: A Survey of Forty-Two Judges on the Federal […]
The D.C. Circuit did a rare thing this week — in fact, it did it twice. It revisited opinions that the Court had already issued. In Detroit International Bridge v. Government of Canada, the Court “reissued” an opinion from several months ago by making a few minor changes. And in American Petroleum Institute v. EPA, […]
Before jumping into this week’s post, I want to express appreciation for and to the D.C. Circuit Clerk’s Office. The D.C. Circuit is closed today because of the weather. The good folks in the Clerk’s Office, however, still docketed the Court’s opinion. Sincere thanks — you are professionals. Also, this week the D.C. Circuit announced […]
This was a quiet week in the D.C. Circuit — that is, unless you study Internet Law.* The D.C. Circuit again confronted the turbulent waters of “net neutrality.” Indeed, it did so in two ways, one high profile and one low profile. High profile, more than 20 States refiled their petition for review of the […]
Apologies again; this post is also a quick one. I don’t often agree with Richard Posner.* But I’m sympathetic to his criticism of “mock trials” involving real judges. This is how they work. A pair of (often famous) lawyers reimagine historical — or historical-ish — cases before a panel of honest-to-goodness judges while an audience […]
If you peruse the D.C. Circuit’s webpage often — and, really, who doesn’t? 😉 — you’ve no doubt noticed an announcement that hasn’t changed for a long time: This may confuse you. First, why is dated “2014-15”? And second, why is an announcement about clerkship hiring of all things given arguably the most prominent placement […]
Earlier this week, as I was reading the en banc decision in PHH Corp. CFPB, it struck me that the Court cited a large number of law review articles. So for this bonus edition of D.C. Circuit Review – Reviewed, I asked my dutiful research assistants to put together a chart of the articles cited […]
At long last, the en banc D.C. Circuit has decided PHH Corp. v. CFBP. This case — which, of course, we have discussed many times here at Notice & Comment — concerns the constitutionality of the restrictions on the President’s ability to remove the CFPB director (namely, only for “for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or […]
If you are a regular reader (“Hi, Mom!”*), you might think that D.C. Circuit Review — Reviewed does too much cheerleading for the D.C. Circuit. After all, although I make exceptions, I generally try not to offer my view about whether the Court’s opinions are right or wrong. Plus I try — hopefully successfully– not […]
Apologies: This post was written quickly. My evening was spent at a D.C. Circuit-ish event. The D.C. Circuit and “Net Neutrality” have a long history. Here is a short, very simplified version of it.* In 2002, the FCC decided that internet access was an “information service” rather than a “common-carrier” service. The decision was challenged […]
Have you ever read the unabridged Les Misérables?* One of my favorite activities — unfortunately, not one I do all that often — is reading 19th-century fiction. For a long time, my favorite author was Thackeray. Recently, however, I’ve started re-reading the greatest hits of Victor Hugo. And sure enough, Les Misérables is an amazing […]
Something unexpected happened last Saturday night. I was hard at work — true story, grading exams — in my home when the clock struck midnight. At that moment I heard fireworks! And it was not just from one house. I was more than a little puzzled. Who in the world would launch fireworks to celebrate […]