Posted by Walter Olson on July 29, 2010
By Walter Olson
The Chipotle Mexican Grill heralds its “Chipotle Experience,” in which customers can watch their food being made behind a glass partition. Now a Ninth Circuit panel (including famously liberal judges Stephen Reinhardt and Dorothy Nelson) has ruled that the “experience” violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, to quote the AP, “because the restaurants’ 45-inch counters [...]
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Posted by Ilya Shapiro on July 29, 2010
By Ilya Shapiro
The Institute for Justice has launched a new economic liberties program called “The Power of One Entrepreneur.” They have five detailed reports produced by successful local writers, highlighting five individual entrepreneurs.
The power of one entrepreneur, the reports explain, is the key to helping our nation recover from this economic slump and to restoring our inner cities and countless lives through honest [...]
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Posted by Sallie James on July 29, 2010
By Sallie James
The House Financial Services Committee voted 41-22 yesterday to report a bill legalizing online gambling out of committee and onto the House floor for a vote, should the Democratic leadership choose to pursue it (Wall Street Journal [$]). This is heartening news.
As I’ve written before, though, the ability to spend your time and money as you choose [...]
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Posted by Jim Harper on July 29, 2010
By Jim Harper
Fourth Amendment:
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
Supreme [...]
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Posted by Jim Harper on July 29, 2010
By Jim Harper
Fourth Amendment:
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
Supreme [...]
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Posted by Ilya Shapiro on July 28, 2010
By Ilya Shapiro
The ruling demonstrates the problems the federal government creates when it fails to either enforce or reform our immigration laws. Judge Bolton’s hyper-technical decision — anybody who tells you this case was black-and-white isn’t a serious lawyer — got it half-right: She correctly upheld most of SB 1070 and correctly struck down two sections of SB [...]
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Posted by John Samples on July 27, 2010
By John Samples
The cloture vote on the DISCLOSE Act will soon be taken. It appears that its supporters lack the votes to close off debate.
Brad Smith explains some of the problems of DISCLOSE.
Roger Pilon notes other failings.
President Obama tried to rally the troops yesterday by taking a populist tone. I have never thought Obama was a very [...]
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Posted by John Samples on July 27, 2010
By John Samples
The cloture vote on the DISCLOSE Act will soon be taken. It appears that its supporters lack the votes to close off debate.
Brad Smith explains some of the problems of DISCLOSE.
Roger Pilon notes other failings.
President Obama tried to rally the troops yesterday by taking a populist tone. I have never thought Obama was a very [...]
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Tags: brad smith, disclose act, Government and Politics, Law and Civil Liberties, populism, roger pilon | No Comments »
