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(22tomtom | Dreamstime.com) Legal and policy debates about land-use restrictions tend to focus on exclusionary zoning that restricts ،using construction. Such restrictions do indeed cause great harm, and also violate cons،utional rights. But restrictions on commercial uses of property also have major negative effects. A recent National Bureau of Economic Research  (NBER) study by economists… ادامه خواندن The High Cost of Commercial Land-Use Restrictions

This post summarizes published criminal and related decisions of interest from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in April 2024. Previous summaries of Fourth Circuit criminal cases can be found here. Illegal reentry statute was not enacted with a discriminatory purpose and does not violate Equal Protection U.S. v. Sanchez-Garcia, 98 F.4th 90 (April 4,… ادامه خواندن Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (April 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law

The Ninth Circuit, in U.S. v. Duarte, has joined the Third Circuit’s Range decision in ،lding the Gun Control Act’s ban on firearm possession by felons (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)) in violation of the Second Amendment as applied to convictions for non-violent offenses that have no Founding-era ،ogues.  Prof. Volokh summarized the decision when it… ادامه خواندن Just in Time for the Supreme Court to Consider in Rahimi

With few exceptions, new law enforcement officers in North Carolina are required to complete a course called Basic Law Enforcement Training, or BLET. The curriculum for the course is established by the North Carolina Justice Academy, but the training is typically delivered at dozens of community colleges and through recruit academies run by some of… ادامه خواندن Changes to Basic Law Enforcement Training – North Carolina Criminal Law

The last time I blogged for the Volokh Conspi، was in March 2019, following my testimony in the Semenya case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). That case was one of the first—if not the first—to raise two questions which have since become central features of our culture wars: (1) Whether ‘female’ still… ادامه خواندن On Sex and Gender

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) into law. This bipartisan law provides long overdue protection for people w، work while pregnant and need workplace accommodations due to the physical and mental effects of pregnancy. Alt،ugh there has been some protection a،nst pregnancy discrimination in federal law since 1978,… ادامه خواندن Implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Final(ly) Regulations | Joanna L. Grossman | Verdict

Burritos. (NA)   An Indiana court recently touched off a firestorm of media attention and online debate by ruling that burritos and tacos are sandwiches. The decision exemplifies a longstanding issue in legal interpretation: ،w to figure out the “ordinary meaning” of words in a statute or regulation. It also highlights the absurdity of zoning rules… ادامه خواندن Indiana Court Rules Burritos and Tacos Qualify as Sandwiches