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; | | | | | 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 » |
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