Does the Stolen Valor Act violate free speech rights?

The Supreme Court has decided to answer that question in the case involving Xavier Alvarez, who was prosecuted for claiming — while running...

"The concept of depicting a young, fashion-forward female with exaggerated features, including an oversized head and feet, is... unoriginal as well as an unprotectable idea."

Writes 9th Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski, giving the victory to Bratz over Barbie. Mattel argues that the sculpt was entitled to broad protect...

"Those offended by Kehowski's ideas should engage him in debate or hit the 'delete' button' when they receive his e-mails."

"They may not invoke the power of the government to shut him up."

We need cameras in the courtroom, because of the "long, slow decline of the newspaper industry" and the rise of "pseudo-journalist."

Says Judge Kozinski.

Why does Judge Kozinski hate blogs? (And does he, really?)

Everyone's blogging about Judge Kozinski saying -- joking? -- that he hates blogs: ERIC GOLDMAN: So but what about blogs? . . . JUDGE A...

"'The office of student services has disapproved your transfer request' because it would 'have an adverse effect on desegregation compliance.'"

Do you accept that... well, not you, you're a 5-year-old boy... should your mother accept that? Crystal Meredith did not , she sued, and...

"If you've sat through one of Justice Breyer's civics lectures on C-SPAN... you've heard this all before."

David Lat gets antsy when an interview with Justice Breyer is insufficiently confessional. Why can't he be more like Justice Scalia (or...

"All of this blogging-in-drag is bewildering and appalling."

Wow, David Lat -- the erstwhile Article III Groupie , who's now blogging at Above the Law -- is getting doubly slammed over there at Fe...

Once again, the Supreme Court takes up the question of racial balance in education.

Linda Greenhouse writes : The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to rule on what measures, if any, public school systems may use to maintain rac...

"Be Ashamed, Our School Embraced What God Has Condemned/Homosexuality is Shameful."

Those are words on the front and back of a T-shirt, worn to school by a student reacting to the school's Gay-Straight Alliance events. A...