Is the surgeon general endangering America’s youth?; ‘The Brothers Karamazov,’ and translating phrases; DC Film Society talk on the politics of “Star Wars”; What’s the exchange rate among pounds, bolivars and dollars?; N.J. newspaper ordered not to publish complaint in heroin/crack-to-school child custody case; Finding marijuana residue in trash doesn’t justify search of the home for drugs, court rules; Libel lawsuit over ‘It was horrible’; When ‘Miranda’ violations lead to passwords; Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions; Law students, remember: Judges do not feel this way;     Is the surgeon general endangering America’s youth? The surgeon general's new report on e-cigarette use by youth and young adults threatens to do more harm than good. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more » ‘The Brothers Karamazov,’ and translating phrases There's something a bit exotic about the noun-adjective inversion in the phrase "The Brothers Karamazov." By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » DC Film Society talk on the politics of “Star Wars” My upcoming talk on the "Politics of Star Wars" on the day before the new Star Wars movie comes out. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   What’s the exchange rate among pounds, bolivars and dollars? The bolivar is the Venezuelan unit of currency. (The Bolivian unit is the boliviano, currency code BOB, I just learned.) By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   N.J. newspaper ordered not to publish complaint in heroin/crack-to-school child custody case An unusual and troubling incident. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » Finding marijuana residue in trash doesn’t justify search of the home for drugs, court rules A surprising Fourth Amendment decision from the Sixth Circuit. By Orin Kerr  •  Read more » Libel lawsuit over ‘It was horrible’ The phrase is probably too vague and subjective to lead to liability. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   When ‘Miranda’ violations lead to passwords If the government obtains passwords in violation of "Miranda" rights, can agents still use the passwords? By Orin Kerr  •  Read more » Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions Due process for students accused of sexual assault; the mysterious case of the teen who broke his jaw in police custody; and more. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » Law students, remember: Judges do not feel this way "If a man uses a word I've never heard before, my attraction radar surges to Defcon 1. Likewise if he uses somewhat poetic, non-standard language, my brain enters orgasmatron mode. Long complicated words, beautiful poetry, technical phrases that I don't understand are all tantamount to talking dirty to me. In other words, I like big words and I cannot lie." By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » 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