Third Circuit doesn’t resolve standard for forced decryption under the Fifth Amendment; Prof. Geoffrey Stone (Chicago) guest-blogging about ‘Sex and the Constitution’; Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions; Law professors in support of Judge Gorsuch (and my thoughts, too); Crime on the virtual street: Disturbing the peace and the Bangladesh problem; Some questions I hope the Senate will ask Judge Gorsuch; Could a victory for property owners in Murr v. Wisconsin hurt property rights in the long run?;     Third Circuit doesn’t resolve standard for forced decryption under the Fifth Amendment But the court strongly hints that it disagrees with the 11th Circuit's standard. By Orin Kerr  •  Read more » Prof. Geoffrey Stone (Chicago) guest-blogging about ‘Sex and the Constitution’ Prof. Geoffrey Stone, one of the nation's leading liberal constitutional scholars, will be posting based on his new book, "Sex and the Constitution: Sex, Religion, and Law from America's Origins to the Twenty-First Century." By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions A criminal criminal defense attorney, an appeal for shorter sentences and a missing serial comma. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   No, there is no way to force Supreme Court nominees to give revealing answers Supreme Court nominees can always avoid giving revealing answers at their hearings by using two simple techniques: the fluency move and the open-minded move. By Orin Kerr  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Law professors in support of Judge Gorsuch (and my thoughts, too) Why I did not sign the professors' letter (though I support him). By Will Baude  •  Read more »   Crime on the virtual street: Disturbing the peace and the Bangladesh problem What would virtual reality and augmented reality crimes be like? By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   Some questions I hope the Senate will ask Judge Gorsuch Today is the first day of confirmation hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court. George Will recently published a thoughtful column with a list of questions he hopes senators might ask Gorsuch at the hearings. Most of Will’s questions are ones I would very much like to hear the answers … By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   Could a victory for property owners in Murr v. Wisconsin hurt property rights in the long run? Legal scholar Roderick Hills argues that it would. I disagree. By Ilya Somin  •  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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071