Emory University Open Expression committee issues broadly speech-protective opinion; @LitCritTrump: Books reviewed by Donald Trump (or not); GOP Senators may be justified in blocking the Garland nomination until the election – but not if it opens the door for Trump; Re: Merrick Garland, it’s a bit late for the Obama administration and its supporters to appeal to constitutional norms requiring Senate consideration; It’s ‘harassment’ for a sixth-grader to criticize vegetarianism to a vegetarian classmate; Open Borders Day 2016 – some thoughts on immigration and conservatism; University of California Board of Regents is wrong about ‘anti-Zionism’ on campus; Initial thoughts on President Obama’s decision to nominate Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court;     Emory University Open Expression committee issues broadly speech-protective opinion "Assuming for the sake of argument that some content on the Wall violated the values of civility, respect, diversity, inclusion, or community ... none of this would trump Community members’ 'fundamental right to open expression' ...." By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » @LitCritTrump: Books reviewed by Donald Trump (or not) A sample: "Sad little man Gatsby can’t get anyone to like him. Maybe he’s not as rich as he thinks. NOT GREAT AT ALL" By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » GOP Senators may be justified in blocking the Garland nomination until the election – but not if it opens the door for Trump Although Judge Garland is a highly qualified nominee, Republicans have every right to refuse to hold hearings until after the election. But they should let the Garland nomination go through if Donald Trump wins the GOP nomination for president. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   Re: Merrick Garland, it’s a bit late for the Obama administration and its supporters to appeal to constitutional norms requiring Senate consideration It's hard for the Obama administration and its supporters to appeal to constitutional norms in trying to persuade the Senate to formally consider the Garland nomination, when the administration has disrespected such norms in a variety of contexts. By David Bernstein  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   It’s ‘harassment’ for a sixth-grader to criticize vegetarianism to a vegetarian classmate The decision also notes that the student told the classmate that “it's not good to not eat meat” and that “he should eat meat because he'd be smarter and have bigger brains.” That's "harassment, intimidation or bullying," New Jersey authorities concluded. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   Open Borders Day 2016 – some thoughts on immigration and conservatism Immigration has increasingly divided Americans along right-left lines. Open Borders Day 2016 is therefore a good occasion to consider the flaws of several standard right-of-center objections to free migration. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   University of California Board of Regents is wrong about ‘anti-Zionism’ on campus And I say that even though I support Israel. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   Initial thoughts on President Obama’s decision to nominate Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court Judge Merrick Garland is more moderate, and significantly older, than President Obama's prior nominees. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Fact Checker Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. Sign Up »         Share The Volokh Conspiracy:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for updates from The Volokh Conspiracy blog. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071