Crosswords and copyright; Politician seeks restraining order against critic who called her ‘political prostitute’ and ‘honey’; Is it a crime to encourage an audience to physically attack hecklers?; Is it a crime to heckle at a campaign rally?;     Crosswords and copyright A fascinating plagiarism scandal in the strange and esoteric world of crossword puzzle construction sheds some interesting light on what we mean by "plagiarism," and how that relates to what we mean by "copyright infringement." By David Post  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Politician seeks restraining order against critic who called her ‘political prostitute’ and ‘honey’ The plaintiff is Baldwin Park mayor pro tem and council member Monica Garcia -- and Mayor Manuel Lozano and council member Ricardo Pacheco are seeking restraining orders against defendant Greg Tuttle on related grounds. Garcia also claims Tuttle followed her and her colleagues to a conference and a post-conference dinner -- but critics should be free to track what politicians are doing at such events, just as journalists and opposition researchers do. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » Is it a crime to encourage an audience to physically attack hecklers? Probably yes -- either incitement or solicitation -- if the speaker is calling for attacking just hecklers. Probably no if the speaker is calling for moderate defense against people who are throwing things, who are punching or shoving, or who are shouting down the speaker. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   Is it a crime to heckle at a campaign rally? Yes, if the heckling shouts down the speaker, or otherwise seriously interferes with the event. Probably not, if it's just the occasional catcall (or maybe even more). But on private property, the heckler can be ordered to leave, and can be prosecuted for trespass if he doesn't. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » Jury nullification instructions coming to New Hampshire? Last week, the N.H. lower house passed a bill that would require courts to instruct jurors about jury nullification -- the jurors' power to refuse to convict even when they think all the elements of the crime have been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. By Eugene Volokh  •  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