‘More than 1,200 women were sexually assaulted in various German cities’ on New Year’s Eve; On racial disparities in the use of force by police; The Notorious RBG gives a potentially notorious interview with the New York Times – UPDATED; Prosecutors’ duty to disclose impeachment evidence in police personnel files: The other side of police misconduct; ‘Baptists, Bootleggers & Electronic Cigarettes’: A response to Professor Berman; Reducing police abuses by reducing the number of hostile interactions between police and civilians; Jonathan Abel guest-blogging on prosecutors’ duty to disclose impeachment evidence in police personnel files;     ‘More than 1,200 women were sexually assaulted in various German cities’ on New Year’s Eve A leaked German government report suggests that this is what likely happened. "More than 2,000 men were allegedly involved." By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » On racial disparities in the use of force by police New research suggests police may be more quick to use violence against black suspects, but less likely to use deadly force. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more » The Notorious RBG gives a potentially notorious interview with the New York Times – UPDATED Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg holds forth on a Trump Presidency, the Supreme Court's immigration decisions, and other matters. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more »   Prosecutors’ duty to disclose impeachment evidence in police personnel files: The other side of police misconduct Brady v. Maryland requires prosecutors to disclose potentially helpful information to criminal defendants as a matter of federal constitutional law, but a combination of state statutes, local policies and police politics has blocked Brady’s application to material in police personnel files, privileging police privacy over criminal defendants’ due process rights. By Jonathan Abel  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   ‘Baptists, Bootleggers & Electronic Cigarettes’: A response to Professor Berman It should surprise no one that Big Tobacco supported the FDA's decision to regulate electronic cigarettes because Big Tobacco stands to benefit from such regulation. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more » Reducing police abuses by reducing the number of hostile interactions between police and civilians We can reduce police abuse by cutting back on the number of potentially hostile interactions between officers and citizens. There are various ways to do so without compromising public safety. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   Jonathan Abel guest-blogging on prosecutors’ duty to disclose impeachment evidence in police personnel files Even well-meaning prosecutors sometimes cannot carry out their obligation when it comes to one critical area of evidence: police personnel files. 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